I don’t work with Flash Components much, but have been doing some experimentation with them recently for a class I’m preparing. Flash Componets can make something that’s a little complex much easier to accomplish. But that ease of use comes at a price. The Flash 9 components are surprisingly heavy in terms of K size. This basically rules out their use in most ad banners. By the way, my top five don’t refer to which components are the heaviest,... + read on
If you haven’t checked out a Gorillapod before, it might look like some sort of toy. Actually it’s a really useful photography tool, basically a short tripod that has flexible legs with lots of little joints that can wrap around things and hold onto a wide variety of surfaces. Since the joints are rubbery, it can even hold onto slicker surfaces than I expected.
I’ve been using the new Go-Go! version (check it out at Amazon.com here) of the... + read on
Walking around NYC today, I happened upon a small shop set up for young artists to sell their wares near Mulberry and Houston. Much of the stuff for sale were hand made jewelry, but that’s not really my thing.
Then I happened upon some really cool t-shirts (much more my thing) made by Jason Laurits. I looked over his collection and came away with a great t-shirt that has a t-shirt silkscreened on it. I love good design especially when it’s... + read on
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I got an email from a friend today asking me a question that I get asked quite a lot. How do you make your site show up in Google?
It’s a great question. First though, ask yourself a question. What terms are you searching upon when you’re expecting to see your site pop up to the top of search results. Are you searching for something too generic? The more general your search is the competition you’ll have for showing up on the list for those... + read on
FriendFeed is the current “coolest app ever” on the Internet for good reason. It’s a simple central location for all your online social activity. It doesn’t require you to stop using your old sites. It just aggregates everything you and your friends are using in one convenient location. It’s also got an impressive pedigree in that its been created by 2 people who brought us Gmail and Google Maps. You can read more about it on Wikipeida, in Louis... + read on
