November 2011
18 posts
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iMeme →
The Mac software we’ve all been secretly wishing for! LOLz!!
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The Nanny
I’ve been having concerns about my time spent on certain social media sites lately. I feel that sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader are taking up too much of my time and not contributing much real value, relative to the time spent.
I found a fantastic Chrome plugin called Nanny that helps you limit the time you spend on Facebook and other websites by either letting you block the...
Photoshop Actions & Workflows →
Some of these Photoshop actions by bjango are rather helpful. I’ve already used Enlarge Canvas two times today.
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Eating my vegetables
Today marks the one year anniversary of the day I decided to stop eating animals.
If I think about it, I’ve never really been that fond of meat. Sure, I like the taste of bacon but the general meat texture and the fat has never been my thing. I’ve eaten meat most of my life more out of habit than love. The meat just had to be a part of my dish somehow and be the main course. That is...
Avatars for web/psd mock-ups by Sarah Parmenter →
Sarah Parmenter finally made what all of us have been thinking. A pack of avatars for web and PSD mock-ups. Lovely!
“The thing about effort is that effort is its own reward if you allow it to be.”
– Seth’s Blog: Worth it?
“So I would advise that you orient your UI around the job to be done - around the...”
– Ryan Singer’s answer to What are the key differences between “Normals” (normal mainstream users) and tech early adopters? - Quora
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On Rails
Today I decided to go on a mission: I’m going to slowly learn enough programming to build a simple user based web application from scratch, on my own. The framework of choice is Ruby on Rails. I’ve heard many good things about it and its active community will surely be a supportive boon to my learning experience.
Why am I on this mission? Well, for starters, I believe knowing just a...
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“Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices...”
– Dalai Lama when asked what surprised him most about humanity.
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Talks from HIVE 2011 →
Been spending this evening watching talks from the recent HIVE 2011: Design meets Tech conference. Some very interesting and good talks. Especially this one.
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Change
A recent downsizing at a company I worked for full-time presented an opportunity to me.
The option was to either go find another job, doing things I don’t particularly like or go do what I’ve always wanted to do:
Be my own boss!
So. I’ve started my own official graphic and digital product design studio in the heart of Reykjavík. The studio will operate under my own name...
Why I take sketch breaks instead of internet... →
Great tip from Glen Elkins on how to use your work breaks in a more creative way.
The Bearded →
Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow!