- Feltron - Feltron 2007 Annual Report
I want one of these. Just $7... - iLK™ | graphic design, illustration and art direction | freelance. Paris, France
Real nice graphic work. Check out Best Wishes 2008 - exljbris :: Free Quality Font Foundry
Some nice, free fonts. What more can I say? - YouTube - How camera lenses are made
This was actually quite a bit more interesting to watch than I thought it was going to be. But then again, I really enjoyed Wordplay - Soïa & Kyo
This is a nice little fashion collection with a cool interface and a cute model. - Print « Athletics
More sweet graphic work. Check out Matt Costa - Songs We Sing - inessential.com: Weblog: Things you may not know about NetNewsWire 3.1 (part one: browser stuff)
It’s super-easy to go from a web page back to the News Items tab
Hit the \ key.Priceless
Oh man... This doesn't really relate to anything, but I just had to post it. Its definitely the funniest thing I've seen in a long time, and the best part is that the guy totally reminds me of Bret and Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords. Totally deadpan, completely ridiculous.
I have to agree with @gruber regarding the MBA:
"They're going to sell a zillion of these things"
NetNewsWire, which seems to be the "best in breed" RSS feed reader for the Mac, is now a free download. I actually use NewsFire, but have only heard great things about NetNewsWire, and its developer, Brent Simmons.
If you are not using RSS feeds yet, I highly suggest it, and if you don't know what RSS feeds are, then you should read this.
I will be giving NetNewsWire a try now that is free, to see how it stands up to NewsFire. I will post an update regarding my findings here.
Inquisitor is a great little plugin for Safari that I found about a year ago, and have been loving ever since. I believe technically it is an "Input Manager", but that doesn't really pertain to the story. What Inquisitor does is add functionality to the built in search bar, making the experience of web search similar to that of using Spotlight. It updates the results as you type, which gives you the feeling that the entire web is right at your fingertips, and then presents you with about three possible hits, as well as a couple of related searches. I find that one of the suggested results is usually what I'm looking for, and if not I can just hit Return which takes me to the full Google search results page.
I highly recommend Inquisitor for anyone using a Mac, as it adds another level of functionality to Safari's built in search, looks great doing it, and is completely free.
Which brings me to the second part of this post, regarding the recent uproar over the fact that some of the results that Inquisitor provides are product links to Amazon and the Apple Store. The developer uses the revenue generated from the affiliate links to support the development of the software. I don't see any problem with the developer, David Watanabe, finding a way to profit from his work, and I have never even noticed that some of the links were altered.
What I find ridiculous, is that not only are people so upset with this, but that they have been using this software for over a year with absolutely no complaints, then someone cries foul, and it is suddenly an outrage.
It’s been like this ever since Inquisitor 3 was released 16 months ago. This behavior is public knowledge, and after over a year of soak-time in the public with no complaints it should be a non-issue. So, imagine my surprise when I wake up to a mailbox containing words unfit for publication, blogs declaring me as the biggest asshole in the world, and demands that people sabotage and steal my work.
When I read that post yesterday, I was discouraged, but not enough so to write a response. But that changed today when I saw an article at The Apple Blog, with the tagline:
Seriously? You are removing some of your favorite software from your computer because the developer had the audacity to try to make a few bucks in such in unintrusive way that you hadn't even noticed it, much less had to fork over a single dime? That does not make any sense to me
Sigh. One of the mediocre blogs about Apple, The Apple Blog, has unfortunately been removed from my news reader.
Apple release a new Mac Pro that sports two Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processors. This thing is a beast, supporting up to 4TB of storage, 32GB of RAM, and 8 30' Cinema Displays
Development Seed is a very interesting group of programmers and designers. They are a "communications" company, started in Peru, that focuses on working with grassroots organizations and others who are trying to change the world for good. Most of their work is based on the Drupal platform, and they seem to be really active in the Drupal community.
I found their site while I was searching for an SMS module for Drupal, and came across the SMS Framework project by Will White, one of their programmers. It is not quite ready for prime time, but I am really looking forward to its release. I have a project that would benefit greatly from the ability to automate SMS communication, and it would really add a "wow" factor to the website.
I would also like to integrate the module into this site in order to trigger events, and post messages from my cell phone.
Well it is a new year, and I think its going to be a good one. Honestly, they've all been pretty good, but this one stands out for a couple of reasons.
In November, I will marry Genevieve and that is really exciting. We've come a long way, and it took me a long time to pull my shit together, but I finally asked her to marry me and she said yes.
Along with that I will be accomplishing these things:
- Not smoking a single cigarette.
I don't really smoke that much. A few here and there, mostly on the weekends. But it is such a disgusting habit, without any real benefits.
- Working out regularly, and joining a soccer league.
I realize that these first two are very typical resolutions that often fall by the wayside quite quickly, but I really believe that I can accomplish them, by thinking of them as clearly defined goals not just vague lifestyle changes.
- Learning to program in Python.
I'm really excited about this one. I've wanted to learn more about programming recently, but was overwhelmed by the number of languages out there. My boss recently asked me if I knew anything about Python, because it is a supported scripting language in ESRI software. I told him that I didn't, but was really interested in it, so one of my goals at work for the year is to learn how Python can help us automate some of our processes. Python is also used to write web apps and also can be used to write software for Mac OS X. What is really great about this is that I will have support and encouragement at work, and will be able to use what I learn for both work and personal interests.
I am going to try to do a monthly post on my progress towards these goals, so stay tuned.
