Operating Sytem Interface Design Between 1981 - 2009 has a lot of great screenshots.

There's on omission of history. The Start Menu, wasn't the first "start menu". Apple's System 7 allowed you to put folders into the Apple Menu, and people would put folders full of aliases (shortcuts) to their apps. Next also had a unified menu that listed apps.

This is an idea, not something that exists, but I'm putting this out there to thwart future patents.

While writing a template for spam, I learned the following about mobile email formatting.

This tutorial explains how to make the "LOLCats" or "Meme" style text font so popular with the kids today.

I just read a long ass post about why graphic artists shouldn't stretch type or slant a face. "no duh" as we used to say in school.

Ironic Sans has a fun quiz where you try to identify which font is Arial, and which one is Helvetica.

http://www.ironicsans.com/helvarialquiz/

10. Drop shadows.

9. Crescent swoosh.

8. Gradient background.

7. Rounded corners.

6. 8-bit video game pixel nostalgia.

5. Glassy reflection on buttons.

Does BluRay matter yet? Beats me. I'm always paying attention to this because I need to know when to buy BluRay equipment for work.

First, you have to assume that a given disc or file will not play on the target device.

I got a cheapie from AJ Wright for $12, and it works okay, looks grainy but acceptable. At work we have a Logitech, and I think the model is the "9000". It cost around $70 and has a nicer picture, better auto-exposure, and a sharper lens.

The thing you don't notice right away is the "lag" that the cheaper camera has. There's a noticeable lag between the audio and the video, and this also seems to translate to a lag during videophone. I suspect that there's a little DSP work going on in the images, and the chips in the Logitech are faster.

For business meetings, if you have the chance to upgrade, go for it. The Logitech was rated high, as were the Microsoft LifeCam and whatever Apple sold, all in the same price range. Get one with HD resolution, a glass lens, and if you can tell, a fast DSP.

I was starting work on a theme for Zen Cart 1.3, and the shop operator wasn't into it. I'm still into this layout, so if anyone wants it, here's the initial work.

I was looking for monitors and got into the whole color thing. Here's my summary of findings.

Until I started doing more video work, I ran under the assumption that DVDs were a good way to transfer video. DVD should use only three encodings: MPEG2 for video, and AC3 or MP3 for audio.

I was having lots of problems with HTML email layouts. After doing some research, I came up with a method to get almost pixel-perfect positioning and sizing. It's not that hard.

Once again, another morph. This time from the popular Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek to the guy he studies, French philosopher Jacques Lacan. This one is almost right, but moving the hand from the cheek to the chin was impossible for me.