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Delicious Redesign

Tim — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:02:24 +0000

Delicious just got an overhaul. Wow. That’s like Craigslist getting a redesign. I’m a little dissapointed about the loss of the impossible-to-remember “del.icio.us” domain name though.

Photoshop vs Fireworks

Tim — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:30:49 +0000

Digital Web Magazine has a great article on Photoshop and Fireworks, interviewing designers who advocate one or the other.

I myself use Photoshop more, since it is what we use at work, but prefer Fireworks for my own work. I would say that I am equally comfortable in both, but just feel that for web design, Fireworks is much more optimized for laying pages out quickly. (more…)

iPhone 2.0 Geek-out

Tim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:41:38 +0000

The iPhone 2.0 software is here! I installed it this morning and have been installing new apps from the App Store ever since.

I used to think that web apps were just fine and native apps were “nice,” but not really a must-have, but just checking out these new free apps have convinced me. (more…)

The D3, D700 and Canon

Tim — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:46:42 +0000

I’ve been hearing good things about Nikon from podcasts, blogs, and friends. The general buzz is that Nikon is ahead of Canon again after 10 years.

Slanty Photo Design

Tim — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:44:07 +0000

I use the “Slanty Photo” in a lot of my designs. Maybe I should stop…

Run Two Different Versions of FireFox

Tim — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:41:15 +0000

MultiFireFox, a very useful for us web developers who need to test in different versions.

“The Best Firefox Yet”

Tim — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:24:55 +0000

I’ve been using the betas and RCs for a while now and it’s great. Pick it up while you can…the servers were down for a while earlier.

Amazing OSX Video

Tim — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:13:48 +0000

Very impressive video showing off OS X.

The Mysterious “Save For Web” Color Shift

Tim — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:54:38 +0000

A great article on how to fix the color variation that happens when you “Save for Web” in Photoshop.

McAfee UI Team Reunion

Tim — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:27:36 +0000

I only spent a short 9 months at McAfee as a contractor with the Web User Interface team, but I gelled so well with the incredible people there, that I can easily call that time in my life the most fun I’ve ever had at work. (more…)