Posts filed under "asides"
iBooks Author - It’s a mixture of Microsoft word and Indesign but you get the added bonus of being able to publish and sell your wares on the Apple iBookstore…it’s going to be fun to see what comes out of this.
Sonora - A fast, lightweight music player for OS X. The killer feature of this app is speed. For me, the quality applications that I use on a regular basis are generally defined by their speed. Speed is such a fundamental element in any app because it’s that element which really defines the quality of the code behind it.
Second Crack - Marco has finally released his Second Crack static file blogging engine. My issue? I have NO IDEA how to actually make it run. The instructions are for a geek level a little above my height. I’m sure it will develop, for now I’ll just monitor and observe.
Have Faithe, Be Merrie - Go download this little Christmas song from Billy Corgan (was released today via the Smashing Pumpkins newsletter).
Automate posting in Wordpress from Calepin using IFTTT - I have a massive post coming up about my preferred blogging solution, but right now, I’m experimenting with Calepin. I really would like a self hosted version, but this workaround is interesting. The thing is that using this system the site would depend upon my server, Dropbox, Calepin, IFTTT and WordPress all working nicely together. As opposed to Dropbox and my server (along with a self hosted version of Calepin).
http://www.brokenkode.com/automate-posting-in-wordpress-from-calepin-using-ifttt
Pixeled Mind - Go and download some excellent wallpapers that honestly fit in with my design requirements on my iPhone. Also I really love the post-it note png that has a ‘thanks for downloading’ message in it. Just a lot of class in that.
iPen - Don’t own an iPad (yet, I’m holding out for the 3rd revision, always wait a couple of versions on a new Apple product), but when I do get one, this will be a key accessory for me.
John Carter Trailer - Disney does seem to like these sorts of things. It’s like they’re trying to recreate Pirates of the Caribbean, first with Prince of Persia and now with this. Hopefully the story will be as fun as former rather than latter…
Noah Case - I like this case, but it’s extremely pricey to even think about. Still it’s nice little niche projects like this that are inspiring (via minimal mac )
Roll Pen Case - From my new fount favourite website (Jetpens), is this truly awesome pen case. Definitely getting myself one of these.
Humans TXT - Interesting initiative. I guess this is the equivalent of an artist signing their drawings, but since oftentimes a website is the work of several people, this is a nice way to give credit. Usually I include some of this information in my CSS file, but this is an interesting alternative.
Christmas Catalog - Some excellent suggestions for those wondering what to get your man this Christmas.
The Insanely Great History of Apple - Great print. Can you imagine the research that went into this!
http://www.brokenkode.com/the-insanely-great-history-of-apple
Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses - Probably the funniest shit I’ve seen on the net in a good long while. Honestly can’t stop laughing at this. (via kottke )
Inkling - Definitely an interesting technology. Don’t know if it will be useful to me, but it would be fun to try. Beats the whole scanning routine.
Like a Genius and a Sacred Whore - One of my favourite comic book writers of all times, Alejandro Jodorowsky answers some questions, I’ve read better interviews, but the recap of his works at the beginning is excellent. I even have a whole post to be written about the man, been working on it for a while now.
Drawing for the President - One of my favourite artists in the world (well when he used to draw on a regular basis), Joe Quesada, getting commissioned to draw something by Barak Obama….nice.
Sometimes there’s a Man - A rock opera for Back to Work . Love little side projects like this, that have such a nice polish to them
Alan Moore Interview - Great interview on the Guardian website. Comics and Moore in general are becoming more mainstream, but it’s always nice to read a well thought out interview with Moore. Always on the lookout for what he’s creating.
Amy Winehouse Dead - She was a complete mess at the end of her life, but the one thing that will always remain is her music - Back to Black and Frank.
CBR Comicon Index - List of all the news coming out from Comicon in one handy location.
ComicCon News: The Massive - One of the first things that I’m actually interested in. Dark Horse Presents is seriously looking like a hell of a comic book anthology.
Strain Comic Adaptation - Guillermo del Toro will be the ‘executive producer’. The real news for me is that David Lapham is writing this and Mike Huddleson is drawing it. I’m so there when they finally release it as a collection.
The Amazing Spiderman - I love the last 20 seconds of that trailer so much. Can’t say I’m that excited about yet another Spider-man origin story though.