Jon Manna

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Black Friday Deal: 30% off all 8BIT Themes

November 24, 2011 — Leave a comment

To all my American friends I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

To all my blogging friends, wherever you live, I want to make sure that you are aware of the opportunity to grab the most awesome premium wordpress themes from 8BIT at 30% off.

Just so you’re at ease, this blog is built on 8BIT’s Standard Theme and so is WorshipDrummer.ca. I honestly will never buy another theme!

So here are three of their themes that I highly recommend you take a look at:

Standard Theme

A premium WordPress theme for professional blogging

Pro Photo Theme

Ideal for photographers, photo bloggers, and image enthusiasts

Live Theme

A premium WordPress theme for streaming video and live events.

Over a year ago I bought a standard license of the standard theme and within two months I upgraded to the support license. I don’t regret it one bit (and I paid full price too!).

If you have a self-hosted WordPress blog you will definitely want to consider these 8BIT themes. Let me know if you have any questions leave a comment and I will be happy to answer them for you.

Happy Blogging .. uhh I mean Thanksgiving!

In Wordpress

3 Beautiful Vertical Scrolling Website Designs

November 24, 2011 — Leave a comment

Parallax is a difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along different lines of sight. The term derives from the Greek word parallaxis, meaning alteration. In web design, the parallax effect is a relatively new trend. The effect itself has been around for a while, but lately is becoming more used and talked about.

Here are some recent examples that I’ve found:

VNTG Conference

Mcdonald’s McCafe

Samsung Galaxy S2

Pretty awesome, eh! Like what you see? Check out 21 more beautiful parallax sites

In design

3 Easy Ways To Take Screenshots On Your Mac

November 18, 2011 — 2 Comments

A few days ago I had to show my pastor how to take screenshots on his mac. After showing him 2 common methods, I came across an awesome third method from iHospital. Here are all three methods:

1. To take a picture of your entire screen as it appears hold down the Command+Shift+3 keys in that order.

You will hear a snapshot noise and the image thumbnail will appear on your desktop.

2. To take a picture of a selection of your screen, hold down Command+Shift+4 in that order.

Use the tool to select the area in which you want to tae the picture of.

3. To take a picture of a window on your screen, hold Command+Shift+4 in that order, release all three keys and tap the Space Bar. Then click the window which you want to take the picture of.

Try them out and I bet they’ll become part of your workflow.

(via iHospital)

In Tips and Tuts

Indescribable: A New Book from Louie Giglio and Matt Redman

November 11, 2011 — Leave a comment

Louie Giglio (Passion) and worship leader Matt Redman have teamed up to write Indescribable: Encountering the Glory of God in the Beauty of the Universe.

Here’s an official book description from Amazon.com:

Putting this powerful message into print for the first time, visionary pastor Louie Giglio and songwriter Matt Redman team up to write a heart-stirring book about the mysteries of God’s creation. Indescribable takes readers on a journey through the vastness of outer space and into the depths of the soul.

Modern science allows viewers to see farther into space than ever before, and every step draws them closer to the God who breathed each star into existence. In Indescribable, the authors intertwine devotional insights with remarkable scientific facts that awaken both mind and spirit. As Giglio and Redman write, God turns wonderers into worshipers.

Above all, Indescribable is a call to worship—an invitation to know and be known by the God of all creation and to become more passionate worshipers of Jesus Christ.

As a worshiper, I stand in awe of God’s handiwork and this is a book I definitely want to read. Looks like I will be adding it to my Christmas list.

You can pick up your copy of Indescribable here!

In Life, Music

Carey Price’s Remembrance Day Mask

November 9, 2011 — Leave a comment

I recently posted pics of Carey’s pink mask, which was in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. This Friday is Remembrance Day and Carey and David Arrigo have been busy coming up with another brilliant design. Can you say 8-bit awesomeness?

I don’t know about you but I think this is sweet! And since I am a native Montrealer myself, I love inclusion of the fleur-de-lis! Great job David and Carey!

For those interested (and with enough money), the mask will be auctioned off at LegendsDepot.com with the proceeds going to military family support groups. Anyone else besides me who would love to own this incredible piece of art and history?

(via davidarrigo.com)

In design

PBS Presents – Steve Jobs: One Last Thing

November 7, 2011 — Leave a comment

On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Steve Jobs left us with a lot to think about. Death, life, afterlife, work, making a difference. These are some of the conversations that have ensued following his passing.

Steve no doubt has changed the way the world uses technology. I haven’t read his biography yet, although it’s on my 2011 Birthday/Christmas list.

In so many of his keynotes, Steve would always say, “oh ya, there’s one more thing… .” Enjoy this one-hour documentary from PBS – Steve Jobs: One Last Thing:

Watch Steve Jobs: One Last Thing on PBS. See more from PBS Presents.

Have you, will you be reading his biography?