After rediscovering Photosynth, I created one using the images I took from the observation deck of Tokyo Tower
Well it's no Mona Lisa but I finally finished my first iPad painting. I've always been too cheap and impatient to get into real painting. Painting on the iPad, however, feels really accessible and natural (when armed with a homemade stylus). I could get into this.
Pearltrees.com is a new service I discovered from the helpful folks on Bagcheck.com. It's a social bookmarking site that allows you to visualize your web bookmarks as "trees." The UI allows you to drag and drop your bookmarks and organize them into trees. It then allows you to discover and connect to related trees created by other users. I haven't used the site long enough to form an opinion on its utility, but it sure is fun to play with. Here's a pearltree I created for my UI pattern bookmarks.
Here's a touch gesture widget library for Axure RP that's better than the two I put together yesterday. The icons are from the Touch Gesture Reference Guide by Craig Villamor, Dan Willis, and Luke Wroblewski. It'll work in Axure 5.6 and above.
UPDATE: Replaced files with Axure 5.6 compatible versions
OpenExhibits.org has a large set of gesture icons available for download (free). Here are the one and two finger gestures in Axure widget library format (.rplib). Stay tuned for more.
Download the Two Finger Gesture Library
Illustrations provided by Gestureworks (www.gestureworks.com)
Another good Axure gesture library can be found on conetrees.com
My Glif iPhone 4 tripod mount arrived today. This thing holds the phone snugly, although I wouldn't mount my phone to a mountain bike with it. You can turn the phone sideways, upside down, no worries. The material feels strong and durable. I happily paid $20 to help launch this kickstarter.com project into production. Now that they're selling, the price has to come down before I'd purchase any more. Get it at theglif.com
via gizmodo.com
I always wondered why, throughout human history, civilizations all over the world have placed such a high value on gold. This video from NPR doesn't explain when and why people started coveting shiny rocks, but why gold is a great element for currency.
Tried my hand at night sky photography during this year's Perseids meteor shower. The viewing up on 35 was good, but apparently the light pollution was still too great. None of my shots were very impressive, but I did manage to catch one lone meteor. See it there behind the tree? Next time I'll have to drive way further out into the boonies and bring along a remote shutter trigger.