Archive for the 'Musings' Category

Review of the iPhone

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The iPhone has been out for almost a year now. I think it’s time for my official review. Continue Reading »

Can Playing Video Games Inspire Your Interactive Work?

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For some reason I’ve never become a huge video-game fanatic. I had a super-nintendo when I was 11, enjoyed it and that was about it. I’ve always appreciated the graphics, animation and special effects, but as I got older, I was way too into sports, career and social life to see the value in repetitive decisions made within a fantasy realm. Continue Reading »

Papervision. Wow

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I admit I originally didn’t see the potential of papervision. Coming from a background in 3d and illustration, I just didn’t see the value in being able to rotate around a jagged low-poly object in Flash… and I still don’t, but I now see there’s other, more creative applications for this exciting engine. Continue Reading »

Top 10 Interactive Promotions of 2007

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I always enjoy this time of year because of all the “best of” type countdowns about popular media. Here I present the top picks from the sites I’ve bookmarked over the past year. Feel free to email or comment with your own. Continue Reading »

Get the Most Out of Your Employer

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If you’re truly ambitious you’re life revolves around your work, so finding the right squad to join forces with is vital to personal happiness. I’ve pulled it off twice and it’s a simple formula that revolves around relationships. Continue Reading »

Hold Yourself Accountable to Follow-Through

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As a mind that’s always analyzing and seeking improvements all to often I find myself forming some positive conclusions about my life or my work, taking action on them then gradually having them fizzle into nothingness without me realizing until a couple months later when I notice I’m formulating the exact same conclusions again as if it were for the first time. Continue Reading »

What do you drive, Mac or PC?

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I’ve used both my entire career but my home business has always been PC until recently. Having nestled in tightly at Elastic People which is entirely run by Macintosh computers, when it recently came time to update my home office I chose to go with a MacBook Pro and I’m pretty happy with that decision. So much so that I think I can outline exactly what type of person would prefer a PC and what type a Mac simply by comparing them to cars. Continue Reading »

Do You Have What it Takes to Freelance Full-Time?

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Thinking of taking the plunge and freelancing full-time? I did and had success from a client stand-point but over time gradually became very dissatisfied. Once I deduced what needed to change I found the right mesh with the company I’m currently associated with, Elastic People. Here’s the pluses and minuses I encountered freelancing. Continue Reading »