Refined by Fire

Gotta love the simplicity. Video are now available for corporate use via Common Craft’s Web store.

via Laughing Squid

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That’s what Chrissie Brodigan overheard. Some of the twitterholics got together tonight and actually met up face-to-face. I mean actually shaking hands and seeing eye-to-eye… I know, crazy right?

Continue reading NYC Tweetup. Or, Face-to-Face Support Groups for When Twitter’s Down

Interestingly (to me anyway), one of my top keywords from the major search engines comes from this previous post for the “Everything” skit.

Someone contacted me today from Calvary Chapel Camarillo to share another rendition. It is absolutely awesome; more moving in some ways.

I’d love to share and discuss some thoughts about some differences in this version, but I don’t want to give it away.

Enjoy:

Another little surprise popped up in NetNewsWire today while trying to fix a problem. Something borked my layout and setting it back was not very intuitive. As I’ve mentioned before in a previous post, NetNewsWire could be more user-friendly with its features. Feature-rich it is, but some engineering foresight could make it sing a little prettier.

This time it’s for those fortunate enough to have a widescreen. Always looking for ways to declutterize my life, I try to find solutions to make best use of the space around me. This includes my frequented physical space such as desk and office area, but as a UI designer, maximizing my computer’s screen real estate is part and parcel to the job. Unfortunately for me, I’m much better at the latter, but for you, someone looking to squeak a little more user-friendliness out of your feed-reading experience, I can impart this tip to help you make better use of that additional lateral screen space.

Continue reading NetNewsWire Quick Tip - Layout Switchin’ for Widescreens

Photo by RadialMonster

Found an article⁽¹⁾ over at Read/Write Web that really hits spot-on to the persistent state of my overwhelmedness of late. There are so many great sites that crop up everyday and it is long gone become unruly to try them all. Under the heading “Drowning in Awesomeness,” Sarah Perez makes the best point for all of us webbish early adopters:

Continue reading Social Media: I Think My Buffer is Full