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My kid could paint that — the Marla Olmstead documentary
The documentary is about Marla Olmstead, a 4-year old girl (now 6) who has been the subject of international news stories, and has sold over $300,000 dollars worth of art
Challenges of print design vs. interactive design
I’d been doing primarily web/interactive design for the past few years, but have recently gotten back into print. It’s where I got my start, but after being away from it for a while, I feel that I’ve gotten kind of soft. I’m noticing that print design is a lot less forgiving, versus interactive media. A few of the challenges…
The Apple iPhone vs. the Nokia E70
Well, the apple iPhone has just come down in price to the tune of about $200. Suddenly, my relatively anti-mac business partner is in love with the iPhone. Unlimited data and 450 minutes (plus rollover) for $59/month isn’t a bad deal. AND, you can connect to available Wifi networks, or through the cell phone’s connection. Plus its an MP3 player, has bluetooth, looks cool, has really good marketing, looks cool, has really good marketing, etc., etc.
A friend sent him a page from thebestpageintheuniverse tonight, that may have changed his mind.
OMG, there is such a thing as NUDE yoga.
I’ve recently started going to hot yoga classes. I was doing a little research to find out what the benefits of hot yoga are (vs. non hot yoga), and stumbled across a link to “nude yoga.”
Adapting (hacking) Ikea to make it your own
Ikea’s a great place to go if you’re setting up an apartment or an office. Their merchandise is generally clean, modern, and fairly simple in design. There’s a feature in the New York Times Style Section, though, that shows how people have taken Ikea’s simplicity and run with it — they’re modifying off-the-shelf pieces to make them their own unique and individual pieces. Some of the highlights: a waterproof dress (made from an Ikea shower curtain), a surfboard table (supported by two Ikea chairs), a hanging speaker assembly encased in two Ikea salad bowls, and a bunch of pieces where people have painted or otherwise decorated stools and end-tables.
Kinkos for graphic designers.
I learned way back when I was in college to never, ever go to the Kinkos during the day. Especially not the one that’s right downtown. Why? Because they’re busy. With more important clients than you. They have bigger, higher volume fish to fry. Your job goes in the queue, which often is 4 hours or more (even if its only 8 pages). Concerned about the color? That’s not really their deal. Last time I asked (while the sun was up), they flatly told me that it wasn’t possible.
Is microwave popcorn harmful to your health?
Aside from the partially hydrogenated fats, artificial flavors, preservatives, and all of that standard stuff that’s bad for you, there may be something else lurking in microwave popcorn. Curiously enough, people have recently started speculating that there’s something harmful in the aroma too.
Disaster! Blank page when I log in to Wordpress
It’s fixed now, thankfully, but last night I had a blogging disaster! I was changing the wp-config.php file, and started getting errors — and was unable to log in to Wordpress — I just saw a blank page without any error messages. I was installing the WP-Cache plugin, to improve performance…
Sell your old cell phone for cash
I have a habit of destroying cell phones, leaving my “old” cell phones unusable. I’m thinking of upgrading my current phone before that happens, though, and found a website that’s willing to pay me cash for my old phone.
Stay updated on Ebay auctions with a Firefox plugin
I’ve found a Firefox plugin that lets me see my auctions all day long, displayed in the sidebar of my browser. I can work AND obsessively check my auctions at the same time! Hooray for multitasking.
