FW5: Pro Templates Soon!

With a new template out today for this BlogSpot, named right now "InBeta", I will be releasing my old template and this new template to be used in Freeway 5 Pro. The reason for the change is that I felt my old template accomplished a form, but truly lacked function. It was easy to read, but not all of the links were easily viewable and were often being skipped over according to Google Analytics. The images and wooden background were a big hit, but from a strictly "posting" perspective it wasn't easily providing a styled way to distribute my thoughts, my experiences, nor my screencasts.

What I feel this template accomplishes is that it now has an "artistic" feel along with better typography and a modern color scheme. It compliments me as a designer and is another great example to the power of Freeway 5. This software has allowed me to build this easily and I would be interested in building more templates for others, and the program itself, in the future. I will admit there are a few things that cannot be done in Freeway 5 in the way of CSS additions that were manually added via CSSEdit, but overall the look is easily accomplished and its purpose could be used outside of BlogSpot.

Moving on, I am still actively seeking full-time employment. Right now I am focused on my existing freelance career and would love to transition over to an office setting. My resume and portfolio are promptly available via the links at the top and I would appreciate any applicable opportunity to present itself.

I've also noticed that Screenflow has been updated and looks to have better compatibility with PPC Mac's but the real plus is that the encoding process is said to go plenty faster. This is encouraging news because it takes on average about 2-3 hours to encode an 8-minute video. I also have a few screen-cast ideas I've said I'd do and a few I was not sure I'd take the time to, so with the update if encoding times improve stay tuned to those.

To wrap things up I'll say that I've had a great time with BlogSpot so far and I've enjoyed moderating the comments I get with people asking questions and I'll never be able to thank my readers enough for leaving appreciative notes and kind messages. It really has been a great learning experience and I hope that there is more I can contribute to helping out in the future.