30 Apr 2010
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Graphics, Visuals and Texts
I’ve dabbled a bit in custom fonts for websites (using the @font-face CSS property), but this gave me mixed results. So I dug a little deeper on how to get things right. Turns out, it’s not that easy and requires a little knowledge of a lot of things. Here are 5 resources that will help you get started.
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27 Apr 2010
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Java and JavaScript
I’ve featured a number of Google projects before, most of them I liked. Some look strange and pointless. But I’ve always found the documentation to be outstanding. Maybe a little too technical for many, but for some reason, it’s always just right for me. The Google Data API’s are just one more example. Currently I’m learning the Google Documents List Data API and it looks like another winner.
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23 Apr 2010
Those following me on Twitter (hey, why aren’t you?) might have noticed an upswing in my Twitter usage lately. For the most part, this can be attributed to Mixero, a fairly new Twitter client. I hear you thinking the world isn’t big enough for yet another Twitter client, but this one has a few options that you might want to try out.
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20 Apr 2010
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New Media and the World
Until last weekend, I had been ignoring the latest gaming craze. Namely social strategy games, most known are the Facebook variants, Farmville and Mafia Wars. Since I try to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in the multimedia web world, it was about time I dove into the genre to figure it out. I picked We Rule, because it runs natively on my iPod Touch, which makes it easy to carry around and play it anywhere I have WiFi.
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16 Apr 2010
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Graphics, Visuals and Texts
While some believe the infographic is dead, I happen to think a graphic representation can help. A good infographic summarizes a lot of information in a condensed and visually interesting style. It’s the way I remember stuff.
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