Coding and Design Tips & Tutorials

The beauty of supermarket flowers is that they are dirt cheap. The trouble comes when you get them home, relieve them of their packaging, and they slump over into the vase.

Apogee One: The number one rule of recording is “garbage in, garbage out,” which makes your audio interface arguably the most important part of your rig. The Apogee One has inputs for line-in (great for guitar/bass DIs), XLR (for an external mic), and a built-in omni mic that’s surprisingly good.

[caption id="attachment_10353" align="alignnone" width="612"] Image via Flickr[/caption] If you're not much of a cook, potlucks and other bring-your-own-dish feasts can be extremely nerve-racking. Not only are you worried that yours will be the one side that no one touched, you also have to figure out when you're even going to have time to whip something up.

[caption id="attachment_10338" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo: Travis Modisette via Flickr[/caption] Do you offer gift certificates on your website or in your retail locations?  If not, you may be leaving money on the holiday table.

[caption id="attachment_10300" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo: Matthew Yakel via Flickr[/caption] As a crafter or marker, you strive to make the best products you can, knowing that your customers will love them. But how much time do you actually spend considering who that customer really is, or what happens to the thing you've labored over once they purchase it?