Article updated, please go to the bottom of the article to read the update. We recently updated our computers to Windows 8. We had an issue with WAMP on development server on Windows 8. Another issue we had when we updated our computers to Windows 8 was that the drivers for Netgear WG111v3 WiFi USB
News, updates, tips, tidbits & more
How to run WAMP in Windows 8
We recently updated our development server to Windows 8. We wanted to try out how our things and the applications we need work on Windows 8. The upgrade report didn’t report any issues with the applications we need so we proceeded to a clean installation. The Windows 8 installation was quite fast and smooth. After
Font size fix for Windows Phone
While testing the Violet Pear website, we came across a font issue on Windows Phone 7 devices. Internet Explorer on Windows Phone 7 doesn’t support @font-face CSS property. The Windows Phone 7 devices support and use only the built-in fonts in the OS. As a result the website isn’t displayed in the font we’ve used in
The long wait is finally over…
After the hard work of couple of months, we present to you the Violet Pear website. Some of you might know that Violet Pear used to be a blog for designers and developers. We’ve now started offering design and development services for the web and mobile apps. After the brainstorming and planning sessions, various ideas were
Favourite links for December 22, 2009
Violet Pear’s favourite links for December 22, 2009: 30 impressive ways to design Sign-Up page/form 50+ creative logo designs that use letter form marks as a symbol 20 incredibly useful Illustrator tutorials 33 “Hello” pages examples 40 free Photoshop brushes for Christmas design
10 beautiful Christmas wallpapers
Christmas is here! The wonderful winter season! I selected some wonderful Christmas wallpapers on Deviant Art for Violet Pear readers. Enjoy the festive season by giving your desktop the Christmas look. A Christmas Kiss: Happy Holidays: Christmas Cabin: Simple Christmas: Planet Christmas: Santa Holiday: Christmastime: Christmas Gift Reissue: Hurry up, Rudolph: Christmas: Click download on
Favourite links for December 21, 2009
Violet Pear’s favourite links for December 21, 2009: How to get a professional look with color Top 5 content management systems for eCommerce Create awesome abstract text effect with brush dynamics and filters in Photoshop How to make a logo icon using a P letter into isometric perspective 35 fresh and cool web design interfaces
10 beautiful free fonts
Violet Pear presents 10 beautiful free fonts of the year 2009: Calluna Download Calluna Telegrafico Download Telegrafico Ripe Download Ripe Vegur Download Vegur Mentone Semi Bold & Mentone Semi Bold Italic Download Mentone Aller Download Aller League Gothic Download League Gothic Champagne & Limousines Download Champagne & Limousines Artbrush Download Artbrush Sovereign Regular Download Sovereign
Favourite links for December 19, 2009
Violet Pear’s favourite links for December 19, 2009: Retro style illustration in Photoshop Orange website showcase Purple website showcase How to create a WordPress theme from scratch 40 beautiful minimalist websites