I feel the pain as do many designers. There are constant requests to do projects without pay. Along with the requests come all kinds of reasons (excuses?) why this particular job should be done for free. Of course artists will sometimes use their creativity for an...
The Cave Creek Geek grew up a huge Kansas City Royals fan. Back in those days they had some great teams and players. Unfortunately the team went through a long funk after the Geek moved to Arizona. Twenty-nine years of futility ended this year and the Royals have...
Viewers have asked the Cave Creek Geek why CorelDRAW claims that some Adobe Illustrator or PDF files are corrupt. While there is a remote possibility the files are truly corrupt, the true answer usually involves using a version of CorelDRAW that predates the...
JC Printing is a full-service print house that recently had a grand opening open house in their new facility. The Cave Creek Geek heard there was a free lunch available and toured the operation. Sure, you can get business cards and brochures printed. They also can...
Cave Creek can be a very diverse little community. It has a very Western feel with a lot of ranchers enjoying the life of a horseman. See someone in the grocery store wearing chaps and spurs isn't uncommon. There are also a lot of "cowboys" on steel horses (the...
Sometimes the Geek just needs some good home cooking and Auntie Mae's Cafe is as close to home as it can possibly get for the Geek. That's because "Auntie Mae" is the Geek's mom! The Geek's cousin decide to honor Auntie Mae by naming the restaurant after her. After...
In the world of college basketball, the die-hard fans can't wait for the first official day of practice to begin. This year the rules changed and the more celebrated day is the "Midnight Madness" show put on by teams and schools. While they once took place at...
In the first ten episodes of the Cave Creek Geek, I took you from West Coast to East Coast and several locations in the middle of the country. Today it is time to do a video from right here in Cave Creek, Arizona. I visited the Welcome to Cave Creek Sign that was...
Sometimes the Cave Creek Geek wants to have fun like everyone one. So he went to Chase Palm Park in hopes of riding the antique carousel. The current iteration of the park was the result of a design competition won by Girvin Associates Ltd. In addition to this...
The Cave Creek Geek visited the Hilliard Gallery in Kansas City, MO to view some art. One popular form of artwork these days is the Giclée. As the geek explains, this is just a fancy word for an inkjet print.View the latest episode of the Cave Creek Geek to see the...
The Cave Creek Geek was told to walk the plank and he headed to the end of Sterns Wharf in Santa Barbera, CA. This large pier has a number of merchants and even quite a few parking spaces. One of the Geek's concerns being near Los Angeles was the appearance of a...
The Cave Creek Geek was looking for just the right greeting card and went to the world headquarters of Hallmark Cards to try to find one.Hallmark is known for their greeting cards and a huge staff of designers, writers and printers help produce the cards we know...
If you or your company have a home on a social media service, it is important to brand that home. Previously I've written Facebook Brand Template for CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Free Twitter Header Template For CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT providing...
The Cave Creek Geek couldn't stand the loud noise made by a friend's computer and helped him clean out the dust. After the cleaning, the computer was nearly silent and ran much better. Watch the video and get your computer cleaned out!For more information on this...
Since it is Geek Week on YouTube, I thought it was only appropriate that I post another episode of Cave Creek Geek in celebration. Today the Cave Creek Geek Goes to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and American Jazz Museum. Both of these museums have numerous...
Last week the geek was in Southern California and today he has crossed the country to Jacksonville Beach in Jacksonville, Florida.I discuss the many different types of apparel you'll find on the beach, specifically t-shirts and bikinis. Of course computers are...
Now that the Cave Creek Geek series is underway, it is time for the Geek to continue the trek all over the US and possibly beyond. In today's episode, the Cave Creek Geek Interviews James Leonard in Long Beach, CA. Some of you may recognize James as the author of...
Last week, I got the Cave Creek Geek series rolling with "In The Beginning." In today's episode, the geek heads out on the road and takes in a Kansas City Royals game. Watch Cave Creek Geek Goes to Kaufman Stadium and learn how a massive scoreboard is different...
A few weeks ago I told you Cave Creek Geek Is Coming Soon. Since I posted that blog, I've filmed a number of episodes of Cave Creek Geek. I hope to release a new video approximately once a week, though that could change if the number of episodes changes. And just...
I've been bouncing around the idea of recording a fun and educational video series for quite some time. But I didn't want to get the series started until I had a concept that truly excited me. Guess what? I have that idea and I hope you'll be as excited about it as...
