Entries Tagged as “Freebies”
Free Desktop Wallpaper PSD
Up for grabs is my favorite desktop wallpaper psd file. (Photoshop required) Since it's a Photoshop file, you can use it to make a desktop wallpaper at any size or any color you wish. I have set up the layers to be scaled, or effected in any way that you want. If you prefer not to fuss, just change the gradients to colors that you like and call it good.
Here is a breakdown of the layers. The bottom 6 layers are just gradients. I provided a few options for you to pick and choose from in case your not too good with colors.
Next is the Noise layer. I like to add a little bit of noise to my gradients to help reduce any banding that you might see otherwise. 4% is a good value for most applications. Tip: If you scalle the file up or down to fit your resolution. make sure to reset the noise layer's scale value back to 100% or the effect will be lost.
Layer 8 is the Bokeh effect. It adds a touch of texture to the wallpaper. turn it off if you don't like it, or scale it to fit your taste.
Layer 9 is the Vignette. The vignette is the slight darkening that appears in the corners.
The top most layer is a saturation & vibrance layer. Sometimes I like to make gradients really pop with super saturated colors, or tone them back for a vintage or pastel look. Its easy to play with the sliders to effect the colors.
Download it and give it a try. If people like this file, I may post up some other wall paper PSD files for download.
Here are a few of the gradients that come pre-made in the file ready to go.
Download the wallpaper template free
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Photoshop Grids For Tablets and Android Icons
Just thought I would share some photoshop actions that I created for making various Android/Blackberry user interface grids. There is one action for generating a new document at 1024x600 @169 ppi with a 16 pixel grid system perfect for tablet based devices.
Also included are actions for creating various Android icon grids for LDPI, MDPI, and HDPI screens. I also included a bonus x8 Jumbo template that scales down perfectly to the HDPI icon size.
Download The Photoshop Actions
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Konami Code Plugin
Just in time for April Fools Day, I am releasing my next totally useless Mango Blog plugin for adding easter eggs to your Mango Blog. It uses the SnapTortoise Konami-JS script to handle the pattern matching, url loading and alert notifications.
I couldn't just stop there, so I added easy setups for Rick Rolling, and some of the more popular Konami Code services like Cornify, Ninjafy, Sharkify, and Nippleit. I have plans to add more services and features in the near future. If you have a favorite service not listed here please leave a comment below with a link to the service.
Whats Currently Supported
- Easy setups for above listed services
- Custom url forwarding
- Javascript Alerts
- iPhone gesture support
- Custom key code pattern matching. Your not limited to just the Konami Code!
Go ahead and try it! up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a
Download the Konami Code Plugin
- Plugin version:
- 0.1
- Last Updated:
- 2010-02-19
- Requires:
- Mango Blog 1.3+
- Auto-install URL:
- http://konamicode.riaforge.org/index.cfm?event=action.download
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Magnetic Photoshop Frame
For you designer types out there I created a series of do it yourself Photoshop magnets that you can use to frame a photo or a piece of your child's art on your refrigerator door.
All you need for this project is a pack of magnetic paper available from an office supply store, or online from retailers like amazon available for about $10 a pack.
Download the Photoshop frame file, and print onto the magnetic paper, and trim the pieces out with a razor knife. Enjoy!
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Project Honey Pot
I think it's safe to say that we all hate spam. Whether it's email spam or comment spam, something needs to be done about it. That's where Project Honey Pot comes in. By installing a small script on your website you can help, and be apart of a massive movement to catch and eradicate spammers and email harvesters.
Project Honey Pot is a sophisticated system designed to trap spam bots and report them to various blacklisting services like SpamHaus, OpenRBL, SpamCop, Google and several others.
There are several options for webmeisters to contribute to Project Honey Pot. You can install a honey pot on your site someplace. This is a single file that can be placed anywhere on your site, and called anything you want it to be. Then you can link to it with hidden links embedded into your website that your visitors do not see but spam bots do. I built a Mango Blog plugin to help with this part. More on that below. The second option is to install a quick link to another site that does have a honeypot installed. and lastly you can help out by donating an MX record to the project. This gives the project a trackable email address, to help identify spammers. If your interested in donating an MX record, or obtaining a quick link please go to the Project Honey Pot site and read more about it there.
In the last year, I have personally helped catch 25+ harvesters from just one honey pot. Imaging how many more can be caught if everyone that used Mango Blog had a honey pot! That's exactly why I created the Honey Pot plugin for Mango Blog. It makes it that much easier to run a honey pot on your site. You need only to snag a honey pot script from the Project Honey Pot site, upload it to your server and activate it. Then using the plugin provided here, specify the location of your honey pot and that's it. The plugin will randomly install the hidden honey pot links on all of your sites pages. Viola!
If your using the CFFormProtect plugin (and I hope you are) By creating your account with Project Honey Pot, you now have the ability to get an API key that you can use with the CFFormProtect plugin. Having your own API key adds comment spam protection and helps to build a list of known spammers. As you can see this is a great relationship to have both plugins working together to fight spam. And that's good for everyone!
Download the Project Honey Pot Plugin
- Plugin version:
- 0.1
- Last Updated:
- 2009-11-10
- Requires:
- Mango Blog 1.3+
- Auto-install URL:
- http://projecthoneypot.riaforge.org/index.cfm?event=action.download
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