Having trouble working? Download this free Ambient Soundscape Generator

Something that really helps me work is Vectormedia's Atmosphere (Ambient Soundscape Generator). Although it's extremely relaxing, it also keeps me focused. They have a free version that is actually rather awesome. The program allows you to turn your PC into a complete nature sound environment generator.

You can easily switch to and from themes such as: deep forest, rainy day, ocean night, thunderstorm, night stream, forest stream, dawn chorus, rainforest, and ocean's edge. You can even customize each setting with the sound of the rain on your roof, fountains, or various bird noises. You can also create relaxation CDs or sound affects for video or webpages.

Download it here.

Makes me want a cup of Mighty Leaf's tropical green tea...

Best drop down menu solution ever.

This is by far the best drop down menu solution I've ever encountered. Install a drop down menu in minutes, fully customizable.

This is a Dreamweaver plugin by f-source.com that works with a GUI to easily organize your plugins and to create the menus.

You can get a ton of menu options for multiple domains for only $199, or you can purchase just one menu per domain for $30ish, or one menu for multiple domains for $50ish.

I highly suggest anyone serious about web design check this out!

teakettica takes #3 on google.com

Stealing 3rd place for company branding elkton maryland, organic search engine optimization...

Flash should drop off the face of the planet.

I'm one of those designers that sort of wishes that flash would just drop off the face of the planet. Blasphemy, you say!

Well, if your site is done entirely in flash, you are just a needle in the haystack as far as the search engines are concerned. Not to mention, unless your user is going to a site where they expect to see flash, they are just going to be annoyed, especially if there are wait times involved. People are looking to get information as quickly as possible.

Now, without further delay, I present one of the best websites I have ever seen, that just so happens to be done entirely in flash.

Positives: cutest site ever.
Negatives: Would anyone actually find this if they wanted to? No.

Take a look...

teakettica takes #1 on google.com

Exciting news. I just checked the search engine rankings, and teakettica web & graphic design studio has taken #1 on google.com for company branding bear delaware.

We also took #8 on the front page of google.com for company branding newark delaware.