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Affordable business card printing. Gonna keep this in mind for branding stuff.
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List of plugins for Shaun Inman's Mint, which I use to track stats for my website. Fresh View, Geo Mint, and Sparks! all look terrific.
July 2006 Archives
Note: This title is preemptive while I try this out. Let's see if it really works!
With apologies to Bryan, Facebook interface designer Creative Director extraordinaire.
I'm notoriously skilled at wasting time on the Internet, something that bothers me quite a bit. Although this Internet Addiction Test indicates that I am, in fact, not an addict, I know there are better ways to redeem my time than cruising the del.icio.us popular page or posting on Facebook profiles in the wee hours of the morning.
After reading a Wired profile on Lifehacker's Gina Trapani, I checked out her Invisibility Cloak Greasemonkey Script, which allows you to temporarily block specific sites while you're on the Web so that you can focus on what you need to do (well, as long as you're using Firefox). Her solution is simple but remarkably effective.
I thought it could be improved upon for my particular use, though.
Continue reading How I Quit Wasting Time on Facebook and Got A Full Night's Sleep.
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I have got to stop visiting Facebook, Youtube, and the popular page on del.icio.us if I want to get things done. This Greasemonkey script lets me temporarily ban sites that distract me.
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More branding inspiration, this time from corporate logo redesigns.
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Just bookmarking an old favorite for future inspiration.
Maybe if this whole "Web 2.0" thing doesn't work out, I could take up a career as a rapper. Over IM.
Continue reading Yee-uh!.
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This is a darn good idea, and the Javascript implementation is remarkably straightforward. I try to avoid CSS browser hacks, but this offers up a very elegant solution.
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I've been thinking a lot lately about how to be more disciplined in my spending. I like the idea of a second checking account for personal expenses.
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I've been wondering if there's a site that lets me compare a bunch of different sites for airfare, it looks like this is it.
In a tongue-in-cheek evaluation, Jason Kottke states that Shake Shack burgers are better than In-N-Out. He does note, though, that In-N-Out wins in the fries category and in price-for-yumminess ratio. He's also kind enough to note that it's not a totally fair comparison, since he's comparing a restaurant to a fast food joint.
This aside, I think Jason's evaluation would have changed had he ordered the right thing at In-N-Out.
Continue reading Shake Shack vs. In-N-Out.
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This is terrific -- an inspirational design magazine chock-full of practical tips. The article on designing logos with letters is something I've been looking for a while now.
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Funny, but almost disgustingly elitist in its put down of the faux-artsiness of Myspace-esque self-portraits. Does that description make sense?
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I expect to do some logo work in the near future - this is a good place for some inspiration.
Two years ago, I joined one of those DVD clubs that lets you buy five or so DVDs for just 49 cents each (plus shipping), as long as you buy another five at full price over the next couple of years. With about a month left before the deadline, I have to buy one last DVD. I want to get out of this as soon as possible, so I can start cancelling all the mail and email that this place sends me.
Usually, after shipping is included, a full price DVD at this place typically goes for around $25, which seems unreasonable— it's easy to get a quality second-hand DVD off of eBay or Half.com for significantly less. The fact that it cost so much was one of the reasons why I put off fulfilling my obligation for so long. I'm probably not the only person who feels this way, since the club just introduced a new section—DVDs for under $15, in essence, an online bargain bin. After rummaging through the "$7.95 or less" section, I've picked out a couple interesting titles, and I invite you, dear reader, to help me make a final selection.
Continue reading The Bargain Bin Movie Showdown.
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This will be a useful reference for some projects I have in the pipeline.
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Nice collection of free icons. Useful to have if you're building a web app.
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This site generates pure CSS rounded corners (very Web 2.0!), without using Javascript. Would be interesting to see how they pull this off without Javascript.
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A nice primer on establishing a process for production. I'm planning on writing a process article (about a year overdue!), so this will be a nice reference for that as well.
I've really liked Jason Kottke's use of "remaindered links" on his site, interspersing links and commentary between longer posts. I've been wanting to do the same thing with this site, but felt that Movable Type's user interface is a wee bit too obtrusive for quick posts. Not that that's a bad thing — Movable Type's UI encourages longer, thought-out posts in the same way that Blogger's UI encourages shorter, quick posts.
Last week, I set off to find a solution, and as you can tell from earlier posts, I found one, using del.icio.us and the MTSwitch plugin.
Continue reading Delish!.
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Greetings! Sternest Meaning is a nifty anagram generator. You should check it out. In salivary adoration, Aliotsy Andrianarivo.
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Excellent overview of some of the decisions that go into redesigning a site. I like how the author convincingly backs up his decisions, and sees the design as a way to emphasize the content, rather than overshadow it.
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Springwise spots smart ideas around the world. Neat idea, neat site.
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Vanity dolls. Hm.
