The Billion Dollar Gram | Information Is Beautiful
I think everyone should take a long hard look at this, especially the Iraq War box.
Dropbox iPhone Launched - get it!
via getdropbox.com
Its out and its awesome. Get a free (2g) drop box account. Dropbox is my personal choice for file synching, collaboration and sharing and the iPhone app takes the it to a new level of usefulness.
Get a free 2 gigabyte dropbox account at the link above and then get the app here itms://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=327630330&mt=8&s=143441
MSA Remote + VDMX + Ableton Live
via vimeo.com
"MSA Remote is a remote control application for iPhone & iPod Touch that sends OSC messages over the wifi network. This allows you to control any OSC supporting applications such as Max/MSP/Jitter, PureData, Reaktor, VDMX, vvvv, Resolume, Quartz Composer etc."
and also
"You can see MSA Remote controlling a Java fluid simulation at vimeo.com/3975324"
I have nothing to add- these videos speak for themselves. Extremely impressed.
Quick Screencast of 'Briefs' Out Of The Box
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I just created a quick and dirty screencast of Briefs code in action after pulling it from Github and just running it. We develop iPhone apps for clients at iCrossing and I just think this is a simple (read: elegant) way to demo work without putting in too much up front time (which I'm told equals money).
I don't work on the consulting side anymore but did for a very long time. We always tried to think of useful ways for our creative to show their stuff without having to us in (us = software engineers).
code here: http://github.com/capttaco/Briefs
Briefs: A Cocoa Touch Framework for Live Wireframes
Test & Validate Your Designs on the iPhone
Briefs is a framework for packaging concept screens & control schemes that run live on the iPhone and iPod Touch. This allows you to experience the feel of your concept without the expense of development.
Each brief is simply a
.plistthat references images, in formats such as PNG, GIF and JPEG. Since they are image based, it allows anything from scanned paper sketches, to the full blown mockups you created in your favorite image editor. These briefs are loaded into the Briefs application and can be run directly on the device. Briefs can be loaded manually onto the device or pulled dynamically from a briefcast.Other Uses
There are several creative uses for Briefs. Elevator pitches, notes, and interactive books can all take advantage of the technology in the framework. And using briefcasts, there is a simple avenue for distributing your content to other Briefs users.
Beta source code available today on Github
via giveabrief.com
Great idea and a lot easier for designers to mock up UI for touch apps without having to learning Interface Builder or having to ask a developer to mock up for you.
iPhone and MMS to Usher in New Era of GOATSE, Rickrolling, and the Archer
Now that the millions of iPhone users in the US will have access to the latest and greatest (2002) MMS technology - I'm officially predicting HERE on this sh*tty BLAHG, a new era of goatse, rickrolling, and the favorite in my circle of friends "The Archer". Which i will not post here but is a surreal photo of a large man wearing nothing but a leather utility belt and posing with his hunting bow.
The great thing is that your friend or enemy or frenemy, can't stop getting visually assaulted unless they turn off notifications when the phone is locked.
So have at it. Start sending your nasty grams until we crash AT&T's networks.
Hi, the End is Nigh?
It was only when i plugged in my iPhone just now that I realized that its Friday - or the day that AT&T exploded . So far I have 1 bar and I'm on EDGE so everything is working as normal :(
Now to start texting my friends video of me singing kareoke.
Win7 Launch Party Video Illustrates Stepfored-esqe Failure
No matter what side of the Mac vs. PC jihad you sit on, if you watched this video without getting a case of the howling fantods then you are on much stronger tranquilizers than I.
The only way I think this could be worse is if they released a European racially pure version.
Someone explain to me how this is going to work. Anyone, if you are actually having a party to launch Windows 7, please take and post your video. I need to bear witness.
Now watch the excellent PORNO version
AT&T to launch MMS on Friday - The End Is Nigh
So this Friday is when AT&T flips the switch on MMS for the iPhone. If you think AT&T is bad now... you just wait.
Rumor is their limited testing has not gone to well and they may be quaking in their telephone poll climbing boots. http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/23/atandt-nervous-about-upcoming-iphone-mms-launch/
"AT&T and its MMS partners are already seeing "record traffic during peak hours of the night" with just the users selected for testing.
That early testing has been a little rocky, with AT&T seeing a fairly significant test outage yesterday that has them rushing to beef up their MMSC messaging servers. Estimates among those working on the project are that traffic on AT&T's wireless network will be about 40% higher all day on Friday as iPhone users fire pictures and video at one another."
I for one plan to send everyone I know a video of my cat as soon as they turn it on.
John Haro
I am a software designer turned suit, occasional low-rent photographer, and as a friend once said a "sarcastic mother @#$@r". I can sleep soundly through any team sporting event but I'm passionate and politely opinionated about music, technology, and many other less valuable topics.
