September 2007
Want More Cash? It Will Cost You $500
John Chow dot Com reader, Shannon Bishop, sent me a ReviewMe request to review MoreCashClub.com, an Internet club that helps its members make more cash. How does it do that? I’m going to tell you. What Is MoreCashClub.com? In a nutshell, MoreCashClub.com is an Internet club. Members pay $500 to join. What do you get for $500? A whole heap of e-products and $400 for every new member you refer to...
August 2007
FLOTspotting : Seok won Hong
From the Coroflot portfolio of : Seok won Hong
Featured Project : BRIX Seok won Hong’s BRIX multimedia phone concept aims to bring not only people together, but more importantly, their handsets as well…literally. The 1:2 ratio makes it easy to combine a number of BRIX units to create a much larger screen for all to watch and enjoy. This works out especially awesome for...
Xtorrent Updates to 1.1
The greatest torrent client has just been upgraded to 1.1 with some awesome new features and functionality. Here’s the rundown as posted by the developer.
I’m pleased to announce today that after weeks of testing, Xtorrent 1.1 is now available for download. This is a fantastic release that brings many significant features, including:
individual file selection, so you can pick only the files...
$4,000 blog anniversary prize draw
To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of my graphic design blog, I’m launching this bumper giveaway to thank you all. You’ve helped make this site what it is today and here are the fantastic prizes up for grabs:Gold award The ultimate business blog package: Logo design from David Airey. Add a touch of professionalism to your business with one of my logo designs.
Custom WordPress theme design from...
Importing Folders of Images from the Finder
At an Aperture class I taught last weekend, one of my students was considering using Aperture as a tool to organize his large scanned image library. He had already scanned thousands of photos and organized them into folders within folders (within folders…) in the Finder. When we got to the part of the class covering the “Import Folders into a Project” option, he was particularly interested, and I...
Login LockDown - Enhanced WordPress Login Security
Michael VanDeMar, who comes from a bad neighborhood, sent me an email about his latest Wordpress plugin call Login LockDown. The security plugin records the IP address and timestamp of every failed WordPress login attempt. If more than a certain number of attempts are detected within a short period of time from the same IP range, then the login function is disabled for all requests from that...
Greg Storey on Web Site Design Rip-Offs
“First things first, admit it: you suck. You’re a moron and a cheat.” ★
FastMac
My thanks to FastMac — “makers of batteries, power adapters, optical drives, CPUs, LCDs and wireless upgrades for Macs, iPods, and iPhones” — for sponsoring DF’s RSS feed this week. They sell a ton of cool stuff. Use the code “SMJAJ1DF” before next Wednesday and you save 10 percent off any battery or CPU upgrade. ★
Roller Coaster Ride
I think this is a great Friday afternoon video to enjoy.
Get ready Canada. There is a new big boy in town and the name is Behemoth. This is the new ride that will be appearing May 2008 at Canada’s Wonderland. Being dubbed Canada’s fastest rollercoaster it is sure to impress. Check out the rest of the teaser material here.
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Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones
Shure today announced their new sound-isolating
SE110 earbud. The innovation comes from a speaker shrunk down to micro size that boasts more high-frequency, making for earphones with the exceptional sound quality we’ve come to expect from Shure at a more accessible price point. Designed for iPod and iPhone (yes, the plug fits) users who ditch Apple’s headphones in favor of better...
taking off
iPhone dock app solves the "too many...
Intrepid iPhone hacker Nate True has released a new app that solves one of my major problems with the presentation of third-party apps. As I noted when I first began installing third-party native apps on the iPhone, Apple had clearly not designed Springboard (the iPhone's launcher application) to support more…
Sam Potts
Via John Nack
Dock gets a spiffy new update
Filed under: Software, Hacks, Mods, iPhone Things go fast in the iPhone world. Yesterday, I posted about Nate True’s scrolling dock application. Today brings an entirely new generation of Dock. Dock 2.0 introduces a sunshine-bright hot spot on your iPhone’s lower right corner. Drag out from there and the iPhone presents you with a curved selection arc. Move your finger along the arc to...
Transmit Gets S3 Support
Transmit, my favorite FTP client for OS X, can now connect to Amazon S3 accounts. I never saw this coming but it only makes sense with more and more people using the affordable S3 as a static file host and personal file server. This quite literally makes my day, thank you Cabel and crew. The only issue I can find with Transmit’s S3 support is opening a bucket with a ton of files in it - such as...
‘Creative Leader’, Huh?
I love the credit in the footer: “Site concept and CSS by SimpleBits.com”. True, if by “by” he means “ripped off from”. ★
Adobe Kuler API
Filed under: Design, Developer, Internet, Web services, Adobe, Social Software Are you a designer? developer? Like color? Want to do some cool things with Adobe’s Kuler application? Now you can. The Adobe Labs project Kuler, is a hosted color picker application that allows for inspiration, creativity and sharing, they now have an API for developers. This new Kuler API allows developers to...
Drumroll Please: Baby’s Got a New GTD Application
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for - today, I unveil the GTD app that has most recently stolen my heart: First, let’s review my requirements. I wanted the following things from my GTD system: a nice look
easy (for me) to install
ability to search
no limits (or at least, reasonable limits)
view next actions by context
ability to use a due date
ability to use a deferred start...
Create keywords on the fly in iPhoto '08
You don’t need to use the Keyword window to add keywords in iPhoto 08. If you type a new keyword into the keyword field under a photo (make sure View » Keywords is set), it will be automatically added to the list of keywords (and becomes available in the pop-down list of guesses that shows up as you start typing in the keyword field). So, by setting your view options to show keywords...
Logotrend 2007: Leaves
In modern logo-design leaves stand for fresh ideas or - more generally - for an innovative way of thinking. In Web they are mostly used to communicate light-weight solutions as well as clean and unobtrusive designs. In fact, leaves, plants or ornaments which appear to be related to the nature can be found almost everywhere; it’s a trend that will probably be reversed soon, due to an extreme...
PictureSync: Share Your Photos with the World!
Photography is an avid hobby of mine, and I am sure it is a hobby of many of you readers. When I take a picture that I feel is worth showing to other people, I usually upload it to Flickr. I mostly use Flickr for more creative shots, like landscapes and sunsets, vs. events like birthdays and family get-togethers.
When I want to share the latter, I use Facebook. I am not a real avid user of...
Ambrosia Software Releases iToner
Ambrosia Software Releases iToner (news/software/ambrosia-software-releases-itoner-20070831322)August 31, 2007Ambrosia Software has released iToner, a Mac application that allows you to put custom ringtones on your iPhone.
iPhone 101: Change your default search engine
Filed under: iPhone, iPhone 101 We’re not kidding when we say that Apple and Google have developed a close relationship. When you tap the iPhone Safari address bar, a screen opens offering both a keyboard and a search field. By default, this field is tied to Google. When empty it says Google in dim gray letters. When you start to type in text the Go button changes to Google.
But...
Milton Glaser: Art is Work
“Where am I going with design? That’s a hard question, because none of us has really the ability to understand our path until it’s over.” “My idea about graphic designers and social commentary is that, that is part of the practice. I’ve always believed that, because you have access to peoples’ minds and you communicate to people… there is a corresponding responsibility – the responsibility of...
gDisk: iDisk With a “g!”
When .Mac was first released, it was something that some were wishing for. After purchasing it, you received special promotions, an email address, your own website, and many other neat things. One of the many great perks that came with getting a .Mac account is the iDisk. The iDisk can be thought of as a virtual hard drive. Dragging files into the iDisk creates a backup by moving them to a server...
6 Steps to Lose the Buddha (Belly)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Sara Ost of www.healthbolt.net. Every Friday is Health Tip Day at Zen Habits.
The belly: it’s the first spot to get paunchy and the last place to look sleek. A tight core is the one thing we all want (possibly even more than another new online community).
Unfortunately, biology couldn’t care less about our six-pack fantasies, for the human body is built...
Lighting Africa
Lighting Africa officially launches on 4 September, when organisers will unveil a competition for the design and delivery of low-cost, green lighting products for low-income consumers in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 350 companies have already expressed an interest - from Africa-based small businesses to multinationals like Philips. Perhaps key to the appeal, is the World Bank calculation that the...
Trucks!
So, Eli loves trucks. When we see a truck, it’s often followed by an excitged “Guh!” So you can imagine the time that was has this week when the city did some repaving out in front of our house. There was a big Guh that ground up the road, and another Guh that loaded up all the old asphault and then a third Guh, which was there to mop up. It was a Guh parade.
Housing Prices - Property Values
Nationwide Housing prices do rise and drop, adjusted to inflation, according to The Social Atom: “…House prices are now set to fall, as the New York Times reports. That’s not really so interesting; more interesting is the human dynamics behind the story. “Many government officials and housing-industry executives,”the article reports, “had said that a nationwide...
Paul Addis, the dude who ruined Burning Man for a...
GTD For Bloggers
Good buddy Leo Babauta of ZenHabits has a great post fusing GTD and blogging, specifically for us bloggers who suffer from not using our time productively. Between reading, writing, commenting, responding to emails, advertising, and many other tasks, it can get a little hairy for someone without a trusty system. Fortunately GTD plays perfectly into a blogger’s workflow, as Leo goes on to...
WordPress Stats
WordPress released Stats on Signups, Posting Activity, Pageviews, Embeds and Miscellaneous reports - I heard about this story form CyberNet News. Personally, while I post more to WordPress than Movable Type now (Smartmobs.com and ArtNewYorkCity.com are WordPress 2.0+ blogs), www.WebmetricsGuru.com and www.BigGreenBlog.com are running on Movable Type. I don’t really have much experience...
How I Saved My Pug From Michael Vick
About two months ago, I was having some trouble with money. I got myself into some pretty harsh credit card debt when I bought a whirpool tub for my backyard. My original plan was to charge 5 dollars each time a neighbor kid wanted to use it, but unfortunately one of them dropped a deuce in it and he must have eaten one too many brown eggs because that deuce was rock solid. It got wedged into...
How To Disappear From Search Engines
Like it or not your personal information is on the internet, but not many people know they can actually remove it. Most directories use Acxiom to populate their databases. To remove yourself from their database call 877-774-2094 and they will mail you a opt out form. But there are a few major sites that do not use Axciom’s database, so here are the URL’s you opt out: Google
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Plugging The Money Leaks: 10 Stupid Ways That...
Some people are bad with money and they waste it constantly on stupid crap that they can’t afford and they are sad all the time and have no friends… That’s not you. You’re smart, but even smart people sometimes do stupid things with their money. Smart people are often forgetful, or lazy, or busy, or have enough money that they don’t worry about wasting it. Bad idea!...
Is Apple down with an iPhone unlock?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Steve Jobs, Apple, iPhone CNET’s Don Reisinger has a great article up about what may have been Steve’s Master Plan: letting an iPhone unlock happen. Pretty ingenious if it’s true. Basically, Reisinger maintains two things: that Apple is a hardware company, and that AT&T was just a means to an end for them. If hackers are able to unlock the...
If You Can Read This, You're Hired
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Panic releases Transmit 3.6
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Internet Tools, Developer Panic has dropped Transmit 3.6, the latest version of the FTP app that we freakin’ love here at TUAW. Included in the new version is all the great old stuff (droplets, and the “edit anything anywhere” ability), and the new features of Amazon S3 support and a “Copy URL web preview” (in which you can...
Braille Graffiti
Scott Wayne Indiana’s public art project for the blind, Braille Graffiti, “is an attempt to create a unique moment for a blind person who might happen across one of these bits of braille graffiti.” The project was inspired by an interview with a blind person who chose to remain anonymous. 5 phrases were printed and scattered about the streets of Portland, Oregon, delivering...
Google Docs gains context menus
Filed under: Internet, Office, Productivity, Google, web 2.0 Working with your documents and spreadsheets at Google Docs just got a whole lot easier, thanks to the introduction of contextual menus. Now, right clicking a doc provides most of the popular options that you typically need to use the navigation toolbar for. Google Operating System has some good ideas for where this feature can go next,...
The Big Trip II
Traveling with your camera is a secret dream of many of us. There’s no question when you’re in a new and interesting place, all your senses are stimulated particularly your visual sense and it almost feels like pointing your camera in any direction will yield more interesting stuff than when you’re at home.
Of course this is not necessarily true, but traveling is a rich and rewarding life...
Longest visual website in the world
Don’t be fooled by this humble, yet delightful vacuum error message graphic—there’s a lot more where that came from. Visuals of the World relies on uploaded images by users to create the longest visual website in the world. Right at this second, it’s 23899.92 cm long. We hope your scrollin’ finger’s in tip-top shape.
via infosthetics…
ConceptShare: Online Design Collaboration Made...
We’ve all been there: a typical task web-developers permanently have to deal with: how to communicate with clients in an effective and convenient way? How to make sure that the best compromise between designers’ professional decisions and clients’ personal interests is indeed found? The more organized and convenient you handle the communication issue, the more conflicts and additional work you...
5 Productivity Boosting Mac Apps
One of the many things people strive for during a normal day is productivity. Being productive is something that benefits you greatly. And you who hates being productive, let me know how that is working for you. Not getting any work done each day must really be helping you get places. Applications to keep you focused have been featured here before, but I would like to give you my take on it. The...
Secure your Mac at Starbucks
Filed under: Wireless, Internet, SecurityDon’t feel badly, I can’t resist that green mermaid logo either. Since I like to check the mail and surf the web while I drink my usual, I make sure my Mac is secure while on the T-Mobile Hot Spot. There’s a great tip at Mac OS X Hints about locking down your Mac for that very situation. The process involves creating a new 802.1x...
iFuntastic goes v3, adds PPC support
Filed under: Cool tools, Hacks, iPhone While iPhone hacking remains a sport for the brave, the utility infrastructure to give Grandma iPhone User the same tweaking power as the most l33t denizen of #iphone is coming along nicely, thanks. Now at version 3, iFuntastic provides a GUI for almost any iPhone modification task you might reasonably want to do to your ($500, possibly instantly...
Migrating to a new Mac - say hello to a Mac...
Filed under: Switchers, Productivity, ReviewsWell, what better way to introduce myself but to sing the praises of the almighty Mac! I’m Jason Clarke, and I’m brand new to TUAW, although I’ve been writing over on sister-site Download Squad for a couple of years now. I was also briefly the lead blogger for The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog, until it was rolled into Download Squad....
Get Off Your Butt: 16 Ways to Get Motivated When...
Every Thursday is Happiness Day on Zen Habits.
Even the most motivated of us — you, me, Tony Robbins — can feel unmotivated at times. In fact, sometimes we get into such a slump that even thinking about making positive changes seems too difficult.
But it’s not hopeless: with some small steps, baby ones in fact, you can get started down the road to positive change.
Yes, I know, it seems...
How Do You Use Projects in GTD?
The following is a guest post from Geoff R from Gearfire.net
In my opinion, projects are one of the least talked about and most diversely used components of GTD. In Getting Things Done, David Allen leaves a lot of room for interpretation on the topic of what kind of project you should have. That is why many people have different “levels” of projects. It struck me yesterday that I...
Jake Burton.
HP has done a very inspirational feature on Jake Burton, founder of Burton Snowboards (where I [Matt-Moore] work as a web-designer). The site and featured videos are fantastic. Check it.