22.10.09
Jamie
I had the pleasure of heading over to Area 15 in NoDa on Oct 17th for the second edition of BarCamp Charlotte. BarCamp is a user-generated conference, which encourages attendees to pitch for their chance to present a session on a topic of their choice.
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05.08.09
Matt
Lately there have been a few high-profile web sites (notably YouTube and Facebook) publicly announcing there intention to cease support for Microsoft’s stalwart web browser Internet Explorer 6. Many a web designer/developer will have whooped with joy when these news stories broke. Does this finally mean we can stop worrying about this troublesome piece of software? Read the rest of this entry »
21.01.09
Matt
Famous for their highly memorable if ever-so-slightly irritating TV adverts, Confused.com, the insurance aggregator service, has just launched their latest campaign. However, this one has taken somewhat of a departure from its annoying predecessors. Read the rest of this entry »
15.07.08
Matt
Radiohead’s latest video for their single House of Cards is, in true Radiohead fashion, a little bit ground-breaking. The video was recorded without light and without cameras. Instead they employed a couple of scanning technologies that mapped the scenes in 3D. They could then use the raw data to create the video using various rendering options and show the scenes from any angle they desired. Read the rest of this entry »
09.05.08
Matt
OK, so you’ve got the minimal approach to search typified by Google, but what if you’re after something a little more exciting. Well PicLens can offer you a full-screen, 3D, visual solution to searching and browsing images and video.
05.04.07
Jamie
Google is announcing a new service, My Maps, that allows anyone to create their own Google Maps-based mashups. Essentially, anyone can go in and plot all the great Thai restaurants in San Francisco, and save it as SF Thai Food Maps. You can also attach YouTube videos to these maps. Think map mashups for dummies!
