Posts Tagged twitter

Bye-Bye Redirect

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A month into using Tumblr for the blog and portfolio here, and I’m still happy I made the move. Something that had been bothering me was the redirect that was required for the homepage. I couldn’t point simplebits.com at Tumblr completely. If I had, over 10 years of files and old archives would’ve vanished. Setting up a subdomain avoids that, but I wanted the blog to be the main index of the site. So redirecting simplebits.com to stream.simplebits.com was the best I could do. … Read the rest here

Illustrator export artboards as png24

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A recent plea on twitter for an Illustrator script has been answered! I needed to export all my artboards as 24bit PNG s, with the artboard name as the filename, but Illustrator doesn’t come with a built in method to do this. The closest it offers is the standard export, where it can save all artboards, but it always appends the document name to the start of the filename. Big hurrays then for Dan Smith for creating exactly the script I needed! It’s already made a big difference to my workflow. If you’d like a copy too, Download Artboards-PNG24.jsx . I placed mine in Illustrators Presets/en_gb/Scripts folder to make sure it’s always loaded… Read the rest here

Illustrator export artboards as png32

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A recent plea on twitter for an Illustrator script has been answered! I needed to export all my artboards as 32bit PNG s (24bit + 8 bit Alpha Channel), with the artboard name as the filename, but Illustrator doesn’t come with a built in method to do this. The closest it offers is the standard export, where it can save all artboards, but it always appends the document name to the start of the filename. Big hurrays then for Dan Smith for creating exactly the script I needed! It’s already made a big difference to my workflow. If you’d like a copy too, Download Artboards- PNG .jsx . I placed mine in Illustrators Presets/en_gb/Scripts folder to make sure it’s always loaded. Tagged: adobe , illustrator … Read the rest here

iFontMaker for iPad

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iFontMaker for iPad : Create your own handwriting font in TTF format. Check the gallery for samples. /via @wTyeRogers … Read the rest here

Camera+ for iPhone: $253,000 in First-Month Sales

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Camera+ for iPhone: $253,000 in First-Month Sales : tap tap tap’s Camera+ , which sells for $1.99 in the App Store, sold 217,000 copies in its first month. That’s a quarter-million dollars in one month of sales for an app that sells for two bucks. Is it surprising to anyone that, right now, any mobile platform other than iOS is “ largely out of the consciousness of your average developer ”? BTW, the article, written by founder John Casasanta, contains lots of good advice for those hoping to accomplish the same as tap tap tap. … Read the rest here

Hard Candy Case for iPhone 4

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Hard Candy Case for iPhone 4 : It’s thin, comes in a few colors, and — most importantly — it’s not rubber. This may be the perfect fix for my Bumper woes . Update: Phil Coffman found another case , less expensive and perhaps even thinner. /via @carlpeterson … Read the rest here

Which loads faster?

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Which loads faster? : Compare two URLs to see which wins. (via @trentwalton ) … Read the rest here

Fixing Font Display in Thunderbird 3.1

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If you upgraded Thunderbird and discovered that the fonts used to display messages suddenly changed, and worse still, you were unable to get all messages to obey your font display settings, then this post is most likely for you. Here’s what happened to me: I upgraded to Thunderbird 3.1, and suddenly all my messages were in a font I didn’t recognize or appreciate. I insist on seeing only the plain text version (technically, the text/plain part) of all my e-mail; and what’s more, that it be displayed in a monospace font. Courier 13, in my case. So I made sure “View > Message Body As” was still set to “Plain Text”, which it was… Read the rest here

Text, Speech, Video

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All of a sudden, people have been asking me to yak about myself and stuff that I know (or at least think I know). These things tend to come in waves, and right now I’m surfing like a search engine’s crawlerbot. I don’t think that metaphor made any sense at all. Anyway, here’s what I’ve had to say so far: The Geek Talk: Eric Meyer — a brief e-mail interview I did a week or so back. Want to know my favorite color… Read the rest here

In the Spotlight: PHP Developer Jobs

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While Authentic Jobs may be noted more for its design jobs than development ones, there’s certainly no shortage of the latter around the U.S. and even for remote work. Highlighted below are a few of these, specifically those looking for skilled PHP developers. K-fx², Inc. offers a relocation bonus for the right PHP/Zend Developer looking to settle in Baton Rouge, Louisiana… Read the rest here

In the Spotlight: PHP Developer Jobs

Cameron Moll Go to the source

While Authentic Jobs may be noted more for its design jobs than development ones, there’s certainly no shortage of the latter around the U.S. and even for remote work. Highlighted below are a few of these, specifically those looking for skilled PHP developers. K-fx², Inc. offers a relocation bonus for the right PHP/Zend Developer looking to settle in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You’ll have an edge over other applicants if you can “coherently explain what ‘fat models, skinny controllers’ means and why it is good.” Alas, I cannot. … Read the rest here

In the Spotlight: PHP Developer Jobs

Cameron Moll Go to the source

While Authentic Jobs may be noted more for its design jobs than development ones, there’s certainly no shortage of the latter around the U.S. and even for remote work. Highlighted below are a few of these, specifically those looking for skilled PHP developers. K-fx², Inc. offers a relocation bonus for the right PHP/Zend Developer looking to settle in Baton Rouge, Louisiana… Read the rest here

Comments

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“I turned off comments in the last redesign of powazek.com because I needed a place online that was just for me. With comments on, when I sat down to write, I’d preemptively hear the comments I’d inevitably get. It made writing a chore, and eventually I stopped writing altogether. Turning comments off was like taking a weight off my shoulders. It freed me to write again.” Derek Powazeck Your right to comment ends at my front door Derek just echoed some of my thoughts, and helps me explain why I’ve turned of my comments recently. … Read the rest here

Apple Releases New Mac Mini

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Apple Releases New Mac Mini : Redesigned shell, HDMI port, and removable bottom for access to the hardware. As Jon Hicks notes , they missed an opportunity to bundle the Apple TV app with this new model. After all, “Apple TV” really means software more than hardware—it’s simply a different way to navigate your iTunes library and the iTunes store. And, as Jon Hicks notes again , Front Row is certainly not the same experience as Apple TV. … Read the rest here

How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?

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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

Etude: “Sheet Music on Steroids”

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Etude: “Sheet Music on Steroids” : I just purchased another sheet music app, forScore , only a few days ago. Etude, however, has what forScore is missing for my needs, i.e. someone who plays primarily by ear and can’t read music all that well: A keyboard showing the keys needed to play the piece. Perfect for figuring out, oh, I don’t know, “ Don’t Stop Believin’ ”? (Actually, Etude has only mostly classical pieces at the moment, with “more on the way.”) … Read the rest here

2UNFOLD Laptop Bag

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2UNFOLD Laptop Bag : The beauty and utility of this laptop easily warrant the €379.00 price tag, in my mind. /via @ AndrewCrow … Read the rest here

What the Twitter for iPhone icon could’ve been.

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What the Twitter for iPhone icon could’ve been . … Read the rest here

Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design

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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

A List Apart: Habit Fields

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A List Apart: Habit Fields : Jack Cheng, describing the habits we associate or exhibit with certain objects: Thanks to the computer’s ability to multitask, sometimes these habit fields actually become oriented around the act of switching programs! If you’re conditioned to alternate between different modes of working every few seconds, it’s no wonder you have a tough time staying focused on one thing. Later in the article, Jack shares a method he uses to remain focused: I have a comfortable chair reserved for e-mail, checking status updates, and leisurely surfing the web. I call it my ‘distraction chair.’ I try to reserve my work desk for actual work—writing, designing, and coding—and when I feel the inclination to read Twitter or check e-mail, I move to the lounge chair…. At first, it may seem like a nuisance to get up and move every time, but that’s exactly the point. Jack’s observations hit home a little too hard: I’ve become too comfortable with switching programs every few minutes, even every few seconds at times. The toll this takes on my ability to focus and remain productive is astounding… Read the rest here