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The Creative Technologist

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:55:39 +0800

Creative Technologists are a new type of breed. The Creative Geek (or “Creek” for short) has a very unique and mixed profile. It’s a profile where the left side of the brain meets the right side. Creeks are logical, rational, analytical and objective which are all qualities coming from their technical background and left side of the brain while equally they are random, intuitive, synthesizing and subjective which are all qualities coming from the right side and creative side of the brain. They have this unique blend that looks at the parts as well at the wholes.

Not too keen on the “Creek” definition, but wholeheartedly agree with the need for people that are both Creative and Technology “aware” and can drive innovation within organizations.

Lovely video by Alex Faaborg exploring tab positions in Firefox...

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:53:00 +0800

Lovely video by Alex Faaborg exploring tab positions in Firefox 4. I’m totally sold on the “Tabs on top” concept. One of my biggest gripes with Firefox (that includes Safari) though is still the lack of a unified search/address bar. Less is truly more when it comes to browser UI.

Bonus points for the soundtrack. Kno is a new device, that is...

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:42:00 +0800

Bonus points for the soundtrack. Kno is a new device, that is geared at the education market (double display, text-book-like shape). It’s a tad big for my taste, but includes some nifty features I’m missing on my iPad (scribbles and notes). Perhaps Microsoft should have another look at their Courier concept.

Making an iPad HTML5 App & making it really fast

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:42:00 +0800

Making an iPad HTML5 App & making it really fast:

Great advice from Thomas Fuchs. I had my own run in with CSS3 related hardware acceleration some time ago; a bit odd, that everyone’s trying to figure out, how this beast really works (open standard, implementation’s mind-boggling) — hope to see some solid articles coming out soon with additional test-cases.

Absolutely hilarious video describing how gameplay may become...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:53:00 +0800

Absolutely hilarious video describing how gameplay may become ubiquitous in the near future. Unimaginable potential for Digital disciplines (ranging from Digital Marketing, PR to Media) and E-Commerce. (via Pieter-Paul Walraven)

Introducing Stationery Version 2.0. I’ve been a bit busy...

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:32:00 +0800

Introducing Stationery Version 2.0. I’ve been a bit busy working on P302, but finally managed to complete the massive update (or is it upgrade?). The theme should be available shortly, after the guys/girls at Tumblr hit the Approve button.

The new version includes full support for semantic HTML5, the latest CSS3 standards, including neat transforms and box-shadows and every imaginable Tumblr feature. It’s still the same clean design and I do hope you’ll enjoy it!

Here’s a full list of Release Notes:

NEW: Full semantic HTML5 support (including
)
NEW: CSS3 Animations (very subtle)
NEW: Typekit support
NEW: Support for custom Background colors
NEW: Support for Facebook Like (Page) boxes
NEW: Toggle About section
NEW: Toggle Search section
NEW: Toggle Blog Tools section
NEW: Support for changing section Headers
NEW: Support for Group Blogs
NEW: Toggle Post Author metadata on Group Blogs
NEW: Support for Tags
NEW: Support for Likes
NEW: Support for Latest Tweet
NEW: Support for Answer posts
NEW: Support for
and
NEW: Supports both “Ask a question” and “Submit”
UPDATED: Asynchronous Google Analytics support
UPDATED: Asynchronous Disqus support
UPDATED: Audio Post styling
UPDATED: Chat Post styling
UPDATED: Now fits better on 1024px screens (iPad anyone?)
REMOVED: Elsewhere section (replaced by Tumblr’s Page functionality)

The Premium-grade theme will remain free of charge and I do hope you’ll show your support for my “hobby”, once I manage to get my first Premium theme out (secret sauce, but it’s going to be delightfully minimalistic and sweet).

Here’s a quick tip to add images with stylized captions into Text posts:


    
    Your description goes here

For those of you wondering, where the pre-formatted “Elsewhere” section went; Tumblr now supports creating Pages/Links, which renders my old implementation obsolete. Here’s the full story on that.

Update: IE refused to join the party; Modernizr provided the fix.
Update: Fixed an issue with Unlisted Youtube vids.

At tad off-topic; but this combines some of my favorite things -...

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:35:00 +0800

At tad off-topic; but this combines some of my favorite things - Daft Punk, Adidas and Star Wars. Somehow, this leaves me craving for an intergalactic football display by Beckham. (via ideasareawesome)

Apple's HTML5 and Web Standards website

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:05:49 +0800

Apple's HTML5 and Web Standards website:

html5watch:

Apple just launched a website which demoes some great examples of rich webpages made using standards-based technologies. A fantastic resource.

Some of the best examples I’ve seen so far. You’ve got to love the Javascript/CSS3 Transitions demo, which kicks serious ass.

Hello, how do I add the 'tagline' for the stationery theme?

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:26:00 +0800

Within Tumblr’s “Customize” feature, there’s a tab called “Appearance”, which let’s you change the tagline.

Erm, you have an entire site devoted to "Is Kotaku posting porn?" Why do you obsess over a gaming site's posts? They site isn't using nudity any more than any comparable gaming site, like IGN with their "Babes" section for example. Also, just reading the front page for your site. "Kotaku is advertising porn, it may be charity but it's nudity!" First of all, Brain was saying "Sadly" IE regretably most people would just read "topless", since it is the internet. He was hoping that people would read that it was about a freaking charity, YOU sir are the one that is simply saying that Anything revealing = Porn. Nudity /=/ Porn, you are the ignorant one, the article is about fucking breast cancer and all YOU can see is nudity, clearly you need to see the big picture. This translates to you being one of those people that is so ignorant, they can't see beyond a topless chick.

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:53:00 +0800

Lovely; someone’s running this site using my Stationery theme and I get called “ignorant”. Dude, I just made the theme and have nothing to do with the site. I can assure you, that I have no issues with “topless chicks”.

Open Source Webfont Loader

Thu, 20 May 2010 09:52:00 +0800

Open Source Webfont Loader:

Win! Webfonts for everyone. The gap between print and web design is fading with the arrival of new toolkits and technologies. (via kellysims)

Our Solar System, an experiment with CSS3 border-radius, -webkit...

Wed, 19 May 2010 14:42:00 +0800

Our Solar System, an experiment with CSS3 border-radius, -webkit transforms & animations.

One of the nicer examples of the power of CSS3 in WebKit. (via webkitbits)

lonelysandwich: Apple Gives a Nod to Newton with New ‘What is...

Thu, 13 May 2010 15:06:00 +0800

lonelysandwich:

Apple Gives a Nod to Newton with New ‘What is iPad?’ Ad”

MacRumors points out that the wonderful new back-to-roots iPad spot (while it stands on its own) is actually a pretty unmistakable homage to the original “What is Newton?” ad, which holds up pretty well after two decades of shifting color palettes and film stocks.

This is just the sort of advertising I shudder with joy to see Apple doing. It takes us out of Crate and Barrel and puts us everywhere else.

via @buzz

Absolutely lovely ad. “iPad is … crazy powerful” (yip; the guy really said “crazy powerful”); now that sounds a lot better than that weird Verizon Droid ad, which seems keen on advertising its “1Ghz Snapdragon Processor” to a non-tech mainstream audience.

Have a look at Amazon Mobile for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on...

Thu, 13 May 2010 09:59:00 +0800

Have a look at Amazon Mobile for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store. As a newly converted iPad “couch-surfer”, this will definitely feel at home. The iPad creates a contained environment, which makes personalization easy.

Deploy a Blog in 5 Minutes with Toto and Heroku

Thu, 13 May 2010 09:39:00 +0800

Deploy a Blog in 5 Minutes with Toto and Heroku:

This post changed my (coding) life. Probably the easiest way to create a simple blog, use Git for version control and deploy from the command line. Should also add that Heroku probably has the easiest sign up process ever for a free app hosting account.

Are you dutch?

Thu, 13 May 2010 09:34:00 +0800

By definition: “yes”. Although I have been living in Beijing (China) for almost 5 years now and am quite enjoying the global citizenship.

Weird! Just weird. Ryan crafted a little illustration for a...

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:49:18 +0800

Weird! Just weird. Ryan crafted a little illustration for a “Tidbits” page; hooked it up to Tumblr for sharing cam pics and presto.

As P302 continues to evolve, so does our little website. With...

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:38:30 +0800

As P302 continues to evolve, so does our little website. With our first iPad landing in our hands, we decided it was time to experiment a bit with WebKit’s CSS3 Animations, Gradients and Transforms, while creating a fresh new mini-site for our company. Hope you enjoy the result.

Word to the wise: stay away from margin based -webkit-transform’s (use translate instead), as they seemingly take up a bit more processing power on Apple’s Mobile devices, causing animation lag on older devices.

Working on the future of Marketing

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:42:00 +0800

I’m far more a product/tech guy than I am a Marketing guy (ignore parts of the curriculum vitae), but I’ve always believed the online Marketing (both campaign and banner-driven) model to be broken and with Brands, or Agencies for that matter, not having the tools for change, we set out last summer to fix just that and up the game indefinitely.

For the past eight months, we’ve been hard at work on a stealth project dubbed P302 (short for “Project 302”, which started off as a placeholder name and stuck) and are now ready to unveil quite a bit more about what we’re doing.

P302’s new identity, executed by the talented Frank Müller

We’ve been picking up speed and signing on the initial crop of partners and are ready to grow our team in Beijing, after having worked with a small group of four (and a half) extremely talented people, consisting of vetted business-builders, designers, developers and Digital Marketing specialists.

Our vision is to build a next-generation Engagement Platform (Web, Mobile, IPTV) and instantly enable Brands and Agencies to engage with their target audience, and potentially monetize their IP/assets, through the use of Branded content, ranging from highly-contextual, targeted Ads to Branded Virtual Goods, utilizing a whole new set of metrics and measuring what really matters; Engagement!

P302’s first Engagement Platform is currently in development and will be launched later this year in cooperation with one of our portal partners in the Greater China market, with our first escapade being in the Online Gaming space, addressing the difficult needs of Brands and Agencies targeting teens and young adults online.

From Technical Note TN2262 - found it! The magical user agent...

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:25:06 +0800

From Technical Note TN2262 - found it! The magical user agent string that will let you test iPad optimized sites right from your desktop.