Great list of tools!
Posted on June 9th, 2009 by kamakaze
This is a great list of tools for web developers. I was just talking about the font finder the other day.
ui Pattern Factory
Posted on June 8th, 2009 by kamakaze
This site is pretty nice when you’re needing to learn or get ideas for UI.
From their site :
UI Pattern Factory is a mix of user interface design pattern library and UI gallery. It is a place to find user interface best practices, get design inspiration, and share design solutions with others. Our patterns are always fresh with tons of examples, and you can easily add more using Flickr.
xbox + netflix = cool
Posted on June 5th, 2009 by kamakaze
Last night I got the stuff to get my xbox hooked up to the internet as an early birthday / father’s day gift (as well as a super cool nifty laptop bag and lap desk) and, after I download the updates, installed the netflix app. I then proceeded to start watching movies in my queue. Very cool and works great. I wish it would show all the streamable movies in my queue, or, better yet, browse the entire library, but still, it worked very well and I am excited to have that feature. I’m going to be working on a media storage pc connecting to it to stream our music and other media. I am very excited about this new ability. Oh ya, and now we can buy games through it too.
One of the items I ran across was the Natal video. I loaded it up to show Taryn this interface and discovered that it was not the hyped unrealistic looking commercials i’ve seen everywhere , but the actual E3 on-stage demo of the product. It works. It seems to work very well. I can now see it augmenting their existing controllers in a way that would help immerse the gamer and offer more control of the character.
I can’t find a video of the actual E3 demo. If I can I’ll post it up here.
I was wondering why sony, during their motion sensitive controller demonstration, kept mentioning that they needed a controller because it didn’t feel right without it. Now we know. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s tech could work with the existing controller or really any shape or style of controller. That would be something, I’d think, because sony is right that some things just don’t feel right without a button.
Kung Fu will live on…
Posted on June 4th, 2009 by kamakaze
Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide.
I’ve been a fan of David Carradine ever since I saw the first Kung Fu series. Suicide seems unlikely, because anywhere you see people talking about him you hear about how full of life he was and how he loved to work. Then again, even very successful individuals have ended their lives that way for some reason.
R.I.P. David “Kwai Chang Caine” Carradine.
Full Story here
Holy Freakin’ Cow!!!
Posted on June 4th, 2009 by kamakaze
The NEC CRV43 curved display includes the following features:
- Seamless curved screen, which eliminates bezel and screen gap issues for increased productivity and decreased frustration (according to Center for Human-Computer Interaction - Shupp et al, presented at Graphics Interface 2006)
- 2880 x 900 double WXGA native resolution
- 200 cd/m² brightness
- 0.02ms Rapid Response
- 10,000:1 contrast ratio
- Wide color gamut with 100% coverage of sRGB and 99.3% coverage of Adobe RGB
- Single link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 input connectors
- USB 2.0 connectivity for easy use of peripherals
- Front panel controls
- On Screen Display (OSD®) and software-based GUI, which enables advanced display control options
The NEC CRV43 curved display is backed by a 3-year parts and labor warranty including the backlight and will be available for July 2009 shipment with estimated street price of $7,999.
I Want!!!!
story here wtih a couple more pics and more info.
Order now for Christmas!
Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by kamakaze
Artist’s Comments
A 14k custom piece. 50 hours from start to finish.didnt want to put in the rubies but he wanted them. Originally I had carved the triangle eye sockets but it got wiped out with the setting of the stones.
I molded it to make some without stones (stones optional)
Check it out on Deviant Art He has some very interesting stuff.
CarGo
Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by kamakaze
this is…surprisingly a good idea I think…Check out their site for more details and pics..
Sorry I’m Late
Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by kamakaze
I think I’ve seen this before, but it’s worth blogging about.
“making of” details are here.
Thanks to Geekaresexy.net
Microsoft Solution
Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by kamakaze
Method 2: Move Your Mouse Pointer
If you move your mouse pointer continuously while the data is being returned to Microsoft Excel, the query may not fail. Do not stop moving the mouse until all the data has been returned to Microsoft Excel.
This is a priceless article including this final solution :
Method 3: Paste the Data in the Worksheet
Here is the article, and discovered thanks to Geek Hero Comic
Full Body Controls?
Posted on June 2nd, 2009 by kamakaze
Edit:Here’s a video so you don’t have to go to another site to see it.
At E3 this year, Microsoft snet out some videos about their new control system- the human body. While this seems like a good idea, I can’t imagine it really being more than a fad. I know a lot of people said the same thing about the Wii, but imagine playing through any of the FPS/Fighting games like this. Waving a controller around is one thing, but to actually have to do the kicking and crouching and jumping in the game? I can’t even imagine trying to go through Mirror’s Edge with this control system. Imagine running through Cyrodill! Sheesh.
I see this being fun for some short casual games (which looks like the way they’re going according to the demos).