Amazon aims to break from pack with 3D, shopping-ready ‘Fire’ phone
By Deepa Seetharaman SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) new cellphone seeks to offer shoppers instant gratification by recognizing thousands of products, television shows and songs and allowing users to immediately buy...
Happiness Week @ Yale
Project: Happiness Week Poster Design, Yale University Client: Margarita Mooney Technologies: CS6: Photoshop; InDesign, Acrobat Description: Concept and design for event poster and flyers.
Hey, That Guy Took My iPhone!
If a stranger stole your iPhone, and you knew where to find them, would you track them down, or call the police? The article below touches on the outcomes and potential consequences of doing the former. I have been lucky with my three iPhones. None of been stolen, or...
Its Okay to Call Them Pictures
Good photography is still fun, so why not work at it a little? In an earlier post, I wrote about my (currently) diminished interest in taking photographs as an automatic impulse. While this has clearly reduced my output of self generated visual content, when I do...
Controlled Networks Fight Off Snooping
The idea of creating digital security with government funding has so many sides, it may be impossible to reconcile them all for everyone's appeasement and satisfaction. In Sayada, Tunisia, not the place you first think of this happening (or maybe it is.), an...
Don’t Stop Locking Your Doors.
Sometimes, I have no choice but to deliberately stop thinking about the vast security troubles facing all technology users. It can really be intimidating. I should add the word crippling for some users who are so protective of their data, that there is really no...
Data Security In Serious Trouble
Major Security Hole for Passwords, Stored Files and Bank Details Discovered For two years hackers have been exploiting a huge flaw in the internet security protocol known as OpenSSL that allowed them to access personal data on computers and take usernames, passwords,...
Juice, Soda and Identity Theft
You can run, but you can't hide. Yes. Its that bad. Order Chinese online. Buy a soda. Turn on the air conditioning. Now you've done it! Hackers Lurking in Vents and Soda Machines By Nicole Perlroth SAN FRANCISCO — They came in through the Chinese takeout menu. Unable...
Microsoft to Offer Office for iPad, Maybe a Bit Late
Owners of Apple’s tablet will be able to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other popular productivity tools — but they still may not want to. By NICK WINGFIELD, New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most lucrative software franchises in history, Microsoft Office,...
Messaging Services Bypass the Old SMS Route
By Kit Eaton New York Times “Kik me!” is not a silly note to pin to someone’s back. It’s a request to use the Kik app to chat with someone through mobile instant messaging. Kik is just one of many messaging apps that have arrived recently to rival the humble SMS as a...
HDMI vs. optical: Which digital-audio connection to use?
This article is courtesy of c|net. It helped me relax about choosing between these two connections for a sound bar I wanted to purchase for my HDTV. When hooking up an audio system or sound bar, you generally have to choose an HDMI or optical digital-audio connection....
Margarita Mooney
Project: Margarita Mooney, Princeton University Client: Margarita Mooney Technologies: CS6: Photoshop; WordPress, Jetpack Description: Web site development. Social Media integration. URL: margaritamooney.com
Graphic Blogs
Project: Web Site Client: Michael Bailey Technologies: CS6: Photoshop; WordPress, Jetpack Description: Web site development.
The Dietitian, LLC
Project: The Dietitian, LLC Client: Maureen Wasik Technologies: CS6: Photoshop, Wordpress. Description: Web site development and updating
As New Services Track Habits, the E-Books Are Reading You
By DAVID STREITFELD From the New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Before the Internet, books were written — and published — blindly, hopefully. Sometimes they sold, usually they did not, but no one had a clue what readers did when they opened them up. Did they skip or skim?...
Hannah Brueckner
Project: Professional Academic Web Site Client: Hannah Brueckner, NYU Abu Dhabi Technologies: CS6: Dreamweaver, iWeb, Photoshop. Description: Web site development.
The Cosmopolitan Canopy
Project: Book and Blog Web Site Client: Elijah Anderson, Yale University Technologies: CS6: Photoshop, Wordpress, PHP. Description: Web development for book publicity, media, and blog publishing. URL: cosmopolitancanopy.com
Center for Comparative Research
Project: University Research Center Web Site Client: Julia Adams, Director, Center for Comparative Research, Yale University Technologies: CS6 (Photoshop, Dreamweaver), iWeb Description: Web site development for academic research center for fellows, workshops,...