Do Something Different

I don’t usually post quotes, but I think it’s OK to mix it up in the spirit of the quote itself: Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.   – Christopher Morley

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Game – The Office Olympics Cube Dash

Here’s a Mario Bros style game I created for Starz last year and just got around to posting. It’s actually created for employees of cable call centers to play and retain information on Starz. It’s pretty addictive so I think it’s working.  I also make a debut in the game so look for me. But keep in mind that it’s made for a T1 so it migh take some time to load initially. Check it out. .

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eSeminar: Think Outside the Box — Add Video to Web Pages for Full Creative Control

I’m doing a couple of eSeminars over the next couple of months.  This first one is going to be really exciting, centered around creative use of video and making it interactive!  Register now! It’s free! Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:00 A.M. PDT Discover not only how easy it is to create web sites and incorporate video into them, but how easy it is to create interactive video content. Using Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Web Premium or […]

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The Top Ten Rules of Software Development

I’m posting this on behalf of a friend that lives this daily.  The software development process:   1) Order the T-shirts for the Development team 2) Announce availability 3) Write the code 4) Write the manual 5) Hire a Product Manager 6) Spec the software (writing the specs after the code helps to ensure that the software meets the specifications) 7) Ship 8) Test (the customers are a big help here) 9) Identify bugs as […]

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Adobe @ Colorado Professional Videographers Assoc.

What: Presentation of Adobe CS3 Production Premium When: April 28th, 6-9pm Where: CEAVCO Audio Visual 6240 W. 54th Ave. Arvada, CO 80002 If you’re in the Denver area, come join me where I will be demonstrating Adobe CS3 Production Premium, which includes Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore, OnLocation, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, SoundBooth, Adobe Ultra and more.  To top it off, They will be auctioning off the full CS3 Production Premium! A $1700 value! Don’t Miss This Dynamic […]

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AIGA Las Vegas: Web Design Using Photoshop CS3 & Dreamweaver CS3

I’m speaking at the AIGA meeting in Las Vegas  and will be tackling web design from a print designer’s perspective. It’s going to be great! Here’s the description as well as a link: Do you design your Web sites in Photoshop® and then rely on a developer to interpret the design online? Do you feel like your designs sometimes lose a little something in that process? We’ll show you some basic Dreamweaver skills that will help you […]

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AIGA: Web Design Using Photoshop CS3 & Dreamweaver CS3

I’m speaking at the AIGA meeting in Denver and it promises to be packed with so much info I think I’m going to have to hand out Aspirin after the meeting.  Here’s the gist if you’re in the area.  It’s FREE!  Do you design your Web sites in Photoshop® and then rely on a developer to interpret the design online? Do you feel like your designs sometimes lose a little something in that process? We’ll […]

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A Look at Cross Media for Print Professionals

I recently delivered a session at the Digital Solutions Cooperative Conference in San Diego titled â€ŔGetting Your Assets in Motion:  A Look at Cross Media for Print Professionals”. Feel free to email me any questions you might have about the outline below.  And you can download the slides here. The Power of CS3 and XML Talked about the power of CS3 products and how they work together. Take content from an InDesign file and export […]

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Save so much $$ you'll feel like you're stealing

  Interested in a Lexmark X3430 All-In-One Printer, Copier, Scanner for $28?   This is best site for finding deals, mostly tech toys.  It’s awesome!  

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ActionScript 3.0 Rain – Randomly creating and animating movie clips

Download Source Files Creation There are a couple different ways to create multiple movie clips in AS 3.0 but this is the way I like best. Basically create an array and attach (addChild) the Rain library item to the stage. Place it at a random position within the stage width/height: var rainArray:Array = new Array(); for (var i:uint=0; i<100; i++) { var raindrop:MovieClip = new Rain(); raindrop.scaleX = Math.random(); raindrop.scaleY = raindrop.scaleX; raindrop.alpha = Math.random(); […]

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