Land of Chaos Redesign
LandofChaos.net, has been in much need of a complete overhaul and today I just sat down and did it. I went out looking for inspiration at a number of different CSS gallery sites. As I looked I noticed...
View ArticleWeb Design Toolkit
On my Mac I have a set of tools I use in conjunction for all my website design. For most of my graphic design I use Photoshop, I’m very fortunate to have such a powerful tool at my disposal. For …...
View ArticleRolling Down the Hill
Technology has reached a point where consumers are literally afraid of their electronics. They are not afraid that the electronics will attack or hurt them, but rather afraid that if they touch...
View ArticleNew Computer Desk
This next semester I will not be living in the dorms on campus and as a result I will be needing to furnish the rooms where-in I will be living. I have decided that I need a nice computer desk …...
View ArticleBuilding a Computer Desk: Part 1
Several weeks back I decided to build a computer desk. I began by modeling out my idea both on paper and also in Google Sketchup. (Links to the video are in the post New Computer Desk.) Today I took...
View ArticleFree WiFi
If there is one thing I hate when traveling it is trying to find access to the Internet. It seems that no one offers free Internet for customers or visiters, but will gladly charge you hansomely for a...
View ArticleiTunes Burning
Today I needed to make an MP3 CD to backup some music. So I fired up iTunes and opened up the preferences to change my burn settings to MP3 CD. Much to my surprise, I couldn’t find that setting...
View ArticleMuseum of Haunted Houses
I went to an art museum the other day and came home with the ultimate idea for a “haunted house” attraction. First off I wouldn’t call it a haunted house. Only a certain crowd of people go to haunted...
View ArticleThe Invisible Hand of Super Metroid
A friend just sent me a link to an article chronicling the game design of Super Metroid called The Invisible Hand of Super Metroid (or the Readability Formated Version). I read all 8,888 words and...
View ArticleThe Invisible Implementation of iTunes Match
Syncing services by their very nature need to be somewhat transparent. They need to happen in the background. Hitting “sync” every 10 seconds after you make a change makes for a poor user experience....
View ArticleThe New Flickr
Here are some points on the new flickr update: This update is long overdue. The update is good, probably a much needed update, but at least three years too late. Three years ago this would have been...
View ArticleFinal Cut Pro X: Simply Complicated
Final Cut Pro X is a fantastic piece of software, IF you plan to use it the way it was meant to be used. It’s quite powerful and very easy to pick up and start using. It has become my … Continue reading →
View ArticleInsignificant Annoyances
I’ve recently started using Gmail for iOS for my work email and I’ve found a few features I prefer over the standard Mail app on iOS. It’s a small thing, but when you tap the trash can icon in Gmail, …...
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Portal Sign 2
A few years ago when I made my first Portal sign, I made a lot of mental notes about improving the project. I never really planned to do it again, but I knew what I would do differently if I did. Well,...
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Your Phone is the Account
I don’t know what app developers are drinking these days, but I wish they would stop. There’s a clear indication that most app developers come from a web background. Before you use a website you have...
View ArticleNo App is an Island
There’s a certain level of self-centeredness that goes into app development. This is natural, most apps solve a problem or fill a need, they usually have a single purpose or focus. This is normally...
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Imagining Something Different
Over the past few weeks I have lamented the unnecessary requirement to sign up for accounts in order to use apps and the inconsiderate overuse of alerts and push notifications, specifically on iOS....
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Aesthetics vs Usability
It’s really hard to write about a program’s features without falling into the “this doesn’t work for me, so it shouldn’t work for anyone” trap. Yet the feature set of a program used by millions of...
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