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Gooooogle Buzzzzzzz

dreamplug — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:56:25 +0000

It’s here, finally! And I’m loving it. It’s about time Google strayed into the ever-growing territory of social sharing. There is so much potential for web software products. This is where it’s going. And all we’ve seen so far is just a tip of the iceberg!

Filed under: Fresh, Media, Technology Tagged: Buzz, Google, Google Buzz

Seminar

dreamplug — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:33:27 +0000

In the fall of 2009, I gave a seminar (probably the best presentation of my life – and I’ve given pretty epic ones!) on the same topic – Concurrent Software Development.

Check it out here.

Posted in Geeky, Personal, Technology Tagged: concurrent software development, open source

Concurrent Open Source Software Development

dreamplug — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:24:54 +0000

I penned a report for one of my courses last year, based on a topic I find very interesting – collaborative software development. Grab a coffee and enjoy this, written by yours truly: Concurrent Open Source Software Development.

Posted in Uncategorized

Sexy Web Design

dreamplug — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:33:16 +0000

I recommend this book to everyone out there with a penchant for creating beatiful, useable interfaces. I’ve finished reading it, and I can’t wait to jump on a new project where it can be applied. It’s also insightful beyond web design; you can apply these techniques to standalone software, print, games, or anything at all.

** I know I haven’t blogged in a while now. Twitter truly is the kryptonite of blogging. I mean, why bother with WordPress when you can Tweet in just 140 characters?

Posted in Geeky, Media, Technology Tagged: Human Computer Interaction, User Interface, Web Design

Will You Pay to Use FlickR, Facebook, or your Email?

dreamplug — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:55:40 +0000

Interesting Los Angeles Times article about how our favourite free web tools could start charging us service fees. The rationale is good, and I agree that this will happen sooner than we expect. Read the article here.

Posted in business, Media, Technology Tagged: charge, email fee, facebook fee, flickr fee

Cool Logos Made with Helvetica

dreamplug — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:54:04 +0000

I’m one of those very font-conscious people, and I hardly use Helvetica. I have to jump on the bandwagon before it’s too late. Check out some cool A-list logo’s made with Helvetica. Who woulda thought?

Posted in Media, Technology Tagged: American Airlines, American Apparel, Design, Energizer, Font, Fonts, Graphics, Helvetica, Skype

Seven Ways To Lower System Storage

dreamplug — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:40:00 +0000

A very good read from ITWorld. Check it out here.

Posted in Geeky, Technology

The King of All Mashups

dreamplug — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:49:00 +0000

WOW. This is the best thing I’ve heard in ages. Okay, I do love mashups.

Jaydiohead (Jay-Z and Radiohead) was epic, Eminelton (Eminem and Elton John) was alright; The Grey Album (The Beatles and Jay-Z was okay.

But this new mashup from Super Mash Bros is on a whole different level. You HAVE to download the album here.

Posted in Media, Music

Twitter is here to stay

dreamplug — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:43:22 +0000

Twitter just secured $35 million in funding. The tech market is recession-proof!!! Props to Twitter.

Read ITWorld’s announcement here.

Posted in Media, Technology Tagged: 35 million, funding, twitter, venture capital

Transfer Blackberry contacts to your iPhone!!!

dreamplug — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:36:46 +0000

Although I do not approve of ditching the Blackberry, I know people who have tried (and failed) doing this. ITWorld has a great article on how to export your contact lists from your Blackberry to your iPhone. Read here.

Posted in Geeky, Media, Technology Tagged: Blackberry, contacts, export, import, iPhone