design

Rock Show Concert Posters 2.0: Now on iPhone and iPod Touch

I’m pumped to announce availability of Rock Show 2.0. This is the first version of Rock Show that works on the iPad and both the iPhone and iPod Touch. A lot of fixes and tweaks are in this version of the application, along with some new posters as well! Two articles are up about the… Continue reading Rock Show Concert Posters 2.0: Now on iPhone and iPod Touch

Display a Simple Loading Message and Animated Loading Gif Using JavaScript

Some pages require an inordinate amount of time to load. For most sites, this is a big problem. Webmasters and SEO specialists know the value of a quick landing page load, because they know that netizens have short attention spans. Dynamically built webpages, (especially applications), require time to load and visual feedback that something is happening.… Continue reading Display a Simple Loading Message and Animated Loading Gif Using JavaScript

April 2009 Song of the Month: N.A.S.A – Gifted

I struggled with April’s song of the month, “Gifted,” which appears on the album Spirit of Apollo by N.A.S.A. N.A.S.A (North America / South America) is a project of Sam Spiegel aka Squeak E. Clean and Brazilian DJ Zego spent five years assembling a gang of artists spilling across genres. Performers on this record include: George… Continue reading April 2009 Song of the Month: N.A.S.A – Gifted

Facebook User Interface Revision and Revolt

One of my guides for creating a slick FB profile recently made PC World’s list of 10 tips for Facebook Power Users (Tip #5). That coverage sort of endorsed me as a thought leader in tweaking Facebook. The user interface and design of Facebook is only of interest to me because I enjoy the service… Continue reading Facebook User Interface Revision and Revolt

iPhone Developer Resource: Preview Application Icon 3D Effect

My friend Dave Peixotto is in charge of coding and software repository work on our iPhone application development. I am in charge of the marketing and business aspects of our software company, Neutrinos, LLC. One of my tasks with the release of our recently submitted iPhone application, TipTotaler was to select an icon for our… Continue reading iPhone Developer Resource: Preview Application Icon 3D Effect

New Saul Williams Album Shows Digital Savvy

Radiohead may know music–but they and their management do not know digital downloads. In trying to be artsy, buying In Rainbows was confusing and clunky. When it came time to download, they couldn’t handle the traffic. I found that particularly startling because a band with that kind of IT budget should have been able to… Continue reading New Saul Williams Album Shows Digital Savvy

What Made OiNK So Special?

[Updated 10/31/07, see bottom of post] I had a professor ask me for more information on what made OiNK special and what it was all about. I assembled the following information for him: Why Oink Was Special The community was very tightly controlled: Only albums that had a certain level of audio quality (192kbps+) were… Continue reading What Made OiNK So Special?

Hacking the Drop Kick Murphys

I needed a new flyer for my obsessive-compulsive Dave Matthews Band fan site. I have some obsessive fans on the board who are willing to help promote the site at shows. They’re like the Jehova’s Witnesses of the DMB fan community. I ran across a flyer for an old Dropkick Murphys / Sex Pistols show… Continue reading Hacking the Drop Kick Murphys