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So I recently ran into an issue while trying to resize a BMP file with PHP. Fortunately, I came across this user created function in the imagecreate() section of the PHP website that made it easy as pie.

All you need to do is take the function there and do something like...

Of course that's a pretty bland and simple example, but you should get the point. If not, post a comment and I'd be glad to update it.

Over on Pixel Acres, Jonathan Nicol has a great post on time management tips for freelancers.

As a freelancer myself I completely agree with the article. One thing that I mentioned in my comment there is that my to-do list is invaluable to me. I’ve used a number of different methods from online task and project management, to my PDA. Now, I am settled and happy with my moleskin planner. Yes, that’s right… paper!

My entire collection consists of two small spiral notebooks: (1) just plain ruled paper where I jot notes from calls and different notes; (2) is a QuickNotes notebook from Cambridge notebooks. I use the QuickNotes book to keep a running track of all the projects I have open as well as specific tasks that need to be accomplished. I then use that QuickNotes list to schedule out my weekly tasks in my Pocket Moleskin Weekly Planner.

Check out Jonathan's post.

Smashing Magazine has become one of my favorite stopping points on the web to find quick and great information as a web designer. Today's venture served no different as I was greeted with a great list of modern solutions for CSS Based Navigation Menus.

Navigation is one of the, if not the, most important elements in web design. Your navigation is used more often than any other portion of the site. Not to mention that the entry to the other pages on your site mostly relies on the ease of use of your navigation menu(s).

So how do other designers and websites attack the task of creating a navigation area that is both attractive and usable?

Well, Smashing Magazine has put together another great list. This time you'll find 53 beautiful and user-friendly navigation menus that are using basic CSS styling (of course some can expect a little Javascript thrown in for cross-browser... ahem IE... support).

One important note to mention is that unfortunately all of the 53 menus are not purely CSS. Some are DHTML and Javascript based menus that were included by mistake.