Zepto.js – Mobile JavaScript framework
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Doing JavaScript for mobile platforms? Maybe you should check out Zepto.js. Update: Via Kyle Slattery on Twitter: Sencha. I haven't yet had any experience using jQuery mobile (I simply…
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Good can come from squeezing Adobe.
What do I think about this recent "movement" to uninstall Flash? Glad you asked. I think it is great. Flash has certainly been a tool to help us get to where we…
There’s a new API in town at Viddler
Or, the video in which my head explodes. For more information, see the Viddler developers page. Note: If you are using Google Reader you may not be able to see this video….
Build your own video store with Viddler Subscriptions
Last week at Viddler we launched a brand-new tool called Viddler Subscriptions. Using this new tool you can quickly create a "video store" that makes it quick and easy to charge your…
Chalk for iPad by 37signals
I've been using Chalk by 37signals on my iPad all day and I love it. Here is the announcement post by Jamie at 37signals.
The Watercolor Gallery finds an audience.
I was going to wait until The Watercolor Gallery hit 150 or even 200 pieces in its archive before I gave another update but several key things are going on and I…
Acorn 2.6, now with Tilt-Shift filter
Acorn, my photo editor and general image-manipulation application of choice for the Mac, has been updated and now includes a Tilt-Shift filter. Above is an image I took with my first-generation iPhone…
What ‘Back to the Mac’ really meant
In a post entitled 'Back to the PC' Horace Dediupostulates that the title of the recent Apple media event – 'Back to the Mac' – was a fantastic play on words. Where…
The Thank You Economy, a new book from Gary Vaynerchuk
My friend Gary Vaynerchuk, whom I've mentioned before, has a brand-new book that is now available for pre-order. It is called The Thank You Economy and it is an excellent follow-up to…
A few thoughts on Tumblr, on Tumblr
I thought I'd take a few moments and jot down a few thoughts on Tumblr. And I've done just that, over on Tumblr.
Celebrating 100 pieces of art with an artist interview series on The Watercolor Gallery
Back in late August I was celebrating over 30 works of art in The Watercolor Gallery's archive. Today I'm celebrating over 100. It is an amazing milestone for me personally as it…
The new Tumblr queue
The new Tumblr queue just went live and it is fantastic. My being able to curate The Watercolor Gallery is solely based on Tumblr's queue feature and now it just got even…
\”I told you so.\”
Fred Wilson quips about how he doesn't like to say "I told you so" because he thinks it sounds mean but, deep down, really wants to say it.Fred's direct involvement in some…
The new Learn More video from Viddler
For years Viddler has had a Learn More page that was used to introduce newcomers to what Viddler was capable of. For most of that time it didn't feature a video explaining…
Random 60: Is it the tools or the artist?
It has been said that a great photographer doesn't need the very best tools because it is the artist that makes something great, not the tools. Billy Disney, Viddler's own videographer, weighs…
The top 5 things people really do while watching The Biggest Loser
Professional comedy writers Colin & Eliza Devroe, authors of The Misguided Twitter Guide and The Misguided Facebook Guide, are back to tell you the truth. Many people think that The Biggest Loser,…
Ben Does Life
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Ben Davis got inspired to lose weight. So he pretty much owned running for a year and dropped 120 pounds. Reminds me of my better days of owning running…
Making art with shadows
Kumi Yamashita creates artfrom shadows. She uses just a few blocks or some pieces of paper and a well-placed light source and makes some incredible things. This makes shadow puppets look so…
The tools of The Watercolor Gallery, so far
We live in an increasingly interesting world where creating something from nothing is getting easier and easier. Several years ago I would say that it was easier than ever to set up…
Google Instant
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Google Instant seeing how I like it so much. I think Google Instant is the best thing to happen to search since "the realtime web"…
I don’t think Tumblr sucks
Zach Inglis, a man whose opinion I hold in fairly high regard, simply went off on Tumblr for a variety of reasons on why he thinks Tumblr sucks. He notes technological, design…
Letters of Note, 1 year old
Congratulations to Letters of Note for hitting it's 1 year anniversary. Last year Letters of Note made my The best of 2009 as told by me list winning The Best New Blog…
The Watercolor Gallery hits 30 works of art
After a little over a week of posting over on The Watercolor Gallery I thought I'd write down a short and sweet update. You know, for posterity. Lets just say I'm enjoying…
Worry isn’t work
This is quite simply a must-read for anyone that works at a desk and is the least bit ambitious. Worry isn't work, by Dan Pallotta. /via the speechless Justin Blanton.
The Watercolor Gallery
I've decided to start a new site dedicated to inspirational watercolor art. This is from the about page on The Watercolor Gallery. "I love watercolor art. For years I’ve found inspiration by…
North Seneca
Seneca Lake, Geneva, New York. Circa 2008.
Sorry Kirk, I’m taken
The How to: Delete photos off an iPhone post is the single most popular post on my blog. After several hundred thousand views and 133 comments so far – it finally happened….
Minas Tirith made from matchsticks finished.
Taking just shy of three years to complete, this amazing representation of Tolkien's fictional cityMinas Tirith is made completely out of matchsticks. The Great White City, as it is referred to, is…
Abstract Fine Art Photography from Shane Robinson
My friend Shane Robinson, who hails from the windward side of Oahu, Hawai'i, has a brand-new Etsy shop where he showcases some of his photographic work in abstract fine art. His photos…