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How to Add PDF Files to iBooks : This is fairly straightforward, but apparently not straightforward for me—I wasn’t able to figure it out without googling the solution. (Love the double irony in the article’s final photo: Using iPad to read a Windows 7 manual, whose cover includes a doctored Apple PowerBook photo as the featured Windows computer.) Alternatively, you can move PDFs from Dropbox simply by clicking the arrow in the upper right of the Dropbox app for iPad and then selecting iBooks: … Read the rest here

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How to Add PDF Files to iBooks : This is fairly straightforward, but apparently not straightforward for me—I wasn’t able to figure it out without googling the solution. (Love the double irony in the article’s final photo: Using iPad to read a Windows 7 manual, whose cover includes a doctored Apple PowerBook photo as the featured Windows computer.) Alternatively, you can move PDFs from Dropbox simply by clicking the arrow in the upper right of the Dropbox app for iPad and then selecting iBooks: … Read the rest here

Cameron Moll Go to the source

How to Add PDF Files to iBooks : This is fairly straightforward, but apparently not straightforward for me—I wasn’t able to figure it out without googling the solution. (Love the double irony in the article’s final photo: Using iPad to read a Windows 7 manual, whose cover includes a doctored Apple PowerBook photo as the featured Windows computer.) Alternatively, you can move PDFs from Dropbox simply by clicking the arrow in the upper right of the Dropbox app for iPad and then selecting iBooks: … Read the rest here

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How Do You Manage Your Fonts? : idsgn interviews Jason Santa Maria, Khoi Vinh, Nick Sherman, and Jackson Cavanaugh to get a feel for how they manage fonts on their machines. I’m in the same boat as Nick. I used to be a Font Explorer X user, but now I’m back to just using Apple’s default Font Book for three reasons: Font Book runs much faster than it used to, I’m not managing a lot of fonts these days, and most newer machines have no problem running under the load of dozens, even hundreds of fonts. … Read the rest here

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Handcrafted CSS: A Day with Dan Cederholm and Ethan Marcotte : This workshop takes place next Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. There are still seats left, and your registration includes a copy of Handcrafted CSS, Video Edition book + DVD, and meals. … Read the rest here

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“What I’d Prefer for the Safari 5 Reader” : Concept by Justin Stahl. I have to agree, the justified text kick that Apple is bent on right now is seems as one-sided as their Flash vs. HTML5 rhetoric. I honestly don’t get why a simple option isn’t available to allow the user to switch between justified and flush-left text, especially in iBooks. … Read the rest here

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How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? : This infographic really puts things into perspective, based on a solo artist making minimum wage (U.S.) each month. The royalties for authors of most tech books aren’t any better. /via @ stop … Read the rest here

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“I’ve Changed My Mind About The iPad” : Fred Wilson: Our iPad is our family computer in way that the kitchen macbook never was…. It feels less like a computer than any computing device I’ve owned. It’s easy on me in a way that the other devices are not. … Read the rest here

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Ethan Marcotte’s latest article for A List Apart is a MUST READ for anyone making websites. I’d dabbled with media queries for flexible layouts on this site previously, but removed it because I’d overcomplicated it. This is such an inspiring read I’ve got the motivation to get it it done properly now… Comment on this … Read the rest here

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Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design : I received a copy of this book in the mail today (signed by the incredible Debbie Millman , no less!). It’s unlike any other book on my desk with its handwritten type and interspersed illustrations. I suppose if I had a copy of Orbiting the Giant Hairball on my desk they might be similar, at least in design. Nonetheless, I’m really looking forward to reading it. … Read the rest here

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Facebook is My New Boatcar : Blaine Cook, whose argument is similar to Ryan Singel’s article for Wired : Instead of offering a carefully constructed vehicle that offers amazing social experiences, [Facebook has] created a clumsy boat-car that can never truly compete with more focused sites…. While no one will ever be able to overcome Facebook’s advantage on Facebook’s terms, just as no one was able to defeat Microsoft on Microsoft’s terms, it’s downright easy to create better social experiences than Facebook’s. It’s easy to create better tools than Facebook’s. It’s also easy to imagine a better social environment than theirs. … Read the rest here

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Yesterday’s post was decidedly about companies vying for talented individuals. What about individuals vying for work opportunities? Check out this job hunt success story , as Gizmodo explains it: Alec Brownstein wanted a job in advertising, so he made pages that showed up as the first result when several big New York creative directors Googled themselves. He got interviews with nearly all of them. Yeah, it’s pretty brilliant. Bryan Veloso , a “guy who doesn’t do much client work anymore, but is willing to,” admits spending money before the check even arrives… Read the rest here

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Creating Stunning HTML Email, The Book : By whom? Campaign Monitor, of course. Two chapters are available for download at the link above and the full text for purchase at Sitepoint or Amazon . … Read the rest here

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The buzzer sounds. And the victorious have been chosen. Congratulations to the winners of last week’s rebound contest announced on Dribbble and Ethan’s blog . The entries were incredibly creative—thanks to all who entered. And we look forward to seeing you in Nashville next month… Read the rest here

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Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative : Ryan Singel, writing for Wired: It’s time for the best of the tech community to find a way to let people control what and how they’d like to share. Facebook’s basic functions can be turned into protocols, and a whole set of interoperating software and services can flourish. Think of being able to buy your own domain name and use simple software such as Posterous to build a profile page in the style of your liking. You’d get to control what unknown people get to see, while the people you befriend see a different, more intimate page. They could be using a free service that’s ad-supported, which could be offered by Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, a bevy of startups or web-hosting services like Dreamhost. While I’d love to see Facebook lose its AOL-in-the-90s grip on the web, Ryan’s vision of an open alternative is nothing more than a pipe dream, I’m afraid. … Read the rest here

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I had the pleasure of joining hosts Dan and Jeffrey for the second episode of The Big Web Show . We talked about Pete Townsend and cats that look like Hitler but mostly we talked about HTML5. Specifically, we talked about what’s between the covers of HTML5 For Web Designers . The audio is available for your huffduffing pleasure so go ahead and huffduff it if you fancy an hour’s worth of three-way markup action. The Big Web Show 2: HTML5 with Jeremy Keith on Huffduffer Tagged with bigwebshow html5 book audio huffduffer … Read the rest here

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I’m very pleased to present A Book Apart , a new publisher of brief books for people who make websites, founded by Jeffrey Zeldman , Mandy Brown , and myself. Our first book is HTML5 For Web Designers , by the indomitable Jeremy Keith . If you’re already getting your feet wet with HTML5, or just trying to figure out what the hell it’s all about, you’ll want this one. I’ve read it three times and love how approachable it is. You can read more from Jeffrey about how we chose our first title , or from Mandy on how A Book Apart works as a publisher . … Read the rest here

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HTML5 for Web Designers by Jeremy Keith : A Book Apart’s inaugural title. I have a preview copy and it’s worth every penny of the $18 USD you’ll pay for yours. Orders ship in June. … Read the rest here

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For the third time in my life, I have written a book. HTML5 For Web Designers is available for pre-order now from A Book Apart . That’s right—the same lovely people who brought you A List Apart are now delivering good ol’-fashioned dead tree publications. The quality and craftsmanship of the resultant book is, as you would expect, stratospherically high. How could it not be given the team of superheroes who put it together: Jason Santa Maria is the designer, Mandy Brown is the editor and Jeffrey Zeldman oversaw the whole process. Working with them has been an honour and a pleasure… Read the rest here

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Henge Dock for MacBook : If you use a MacBook or MacBook Pro as your dedicated machine, and if you disconnect it often throughout the day, hooking it up to a display and peripherals can be cumbersome. While Henge Dock may be reminiscent of the bulky PC/laptop docking stations we’ve all seen in the workplace, I could see myself springing for one. Canny name, too. … Read the rest here