Average folks out there may be alright with the quality of a rip of their old CD’s from iTunes, but those of us with more discerning ears want something that is of the highest quality. It is well known that FLAC is the best quality rip you can run into without playing straight from a CD, but those of us without an infinite amount of space want something that is compressed and sounds good. To help you along with this I have written a guide to your disks ripped and in the best sounding compressed format humanly possible using EAC, the Exact Audio Copy program. It is a long and drawn out process to get you through the program and into your fresh compressed bits of awesome, so please bear with me, follow along, and your ears will thank us both.

Looking at the browsers in the current browser race it is hard to remember the time when Netscape had over 86% of the market share. Once Microsoft started integrating Internet Explorer with Windows they unsurprisingly took over the market and dominated it for several years. Enjoy this infograhpic and the The History of Web Browsers.

With SXSW Interactive taking place over the next five days now is a good time to check out some other upcoming conferences that Web Designers and Developers may be interested in. With that said, here are some great conferences coming up in the next month or so.

The vast majority of experienced and talented web designers are hardly ever out of work – in fact, most of them are likely to have projects lined up for months to come. However, if you are new to the field and have very few contacts, then you need to find good places to offer your services and sell your products. We have taken the time to compile a comprehensive list of websites, which allow web designers to sell their work or offer their services.

This tutorial will teach you how to visually pimp out any car using Photoshop. You could shop your own car and share it to friends and make them wow with the visual effects you have made.

Working in the IT field, often I come across coworkers who have no eye problems but complain about headaches, fatigue, eye strain and dryness. What all of my coworkers have in common is- spending large amounts of time working on a computer. Sounds strange but computer related eye issues are recognized as “Computer Vision Syndrome” or CVS. In this era of technology, life without a computer is unimaginable for anyone. Some users occasionally just check their email, and others, such as myself whose lives and professions revolve around the use of a computer. Kids are often hooked on the fun of gaming online or offline and teens mostly are addicted to social networking and sharing. The IT industry is very large and everything under the sun is now computerized now. As much as they make our lives easier, computer usage, whether it be minimal or large can cause health problems.

If you are just starting out as a graphic designer or web developer, you might find it difficult to decide on what rates to charge; as you gain more experience, this is something that you hardly ever think of and you would find yourself pricing your work just right, so that you get enough projects without underselling yourself.

Welcome to our 5th edition of must read links for web designers and developers. We have some really great links today that will really help you learn and improve in the work you do on the web. Please take some time from your busy day and enjoy them.

As a web designer, often you would want to visit some great online web design galleries in order to draw inspiration or check out the latest trends. We have built a collection of the top 15 sites and galleries, where you could find some remarkable and impressive design.

This tutorial will reveal to you the basic steps on how to make various solid objects MELT. Yep, you read it right, you could create amazing graphics and illustration when you place melted objects on you image. This tutorial covers on how the Photoshop tool called the LIQUIFY can create cool effects.

A small business has little or no capital to spare, which translates into an ongoing struggle of meeting ends by cutting down as many costs as possible. Sometimes you end up handling accounts, sales, customer service, and operations all by yourself; and sometimes you even do the actual job if your employees are busy with another project and there’s a deadline you can’t skip. In the midst of this struggle, imagine that one of your computers breaks down.