http://farfromstyle.com/blog my thoughts and research in digital design and internet culture Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:23:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I never had a good answer to this question. But made a great observation today. My dad who is on Windows is always calling me with questions on how to do things. I usually walk him through all the steps; hear some grumbling, try a couple different ways and eventually the ... http://farfromstyle.com/blog/are-macs-better-than-pcs/39 When posting your email address on the web use this for an extra layer of protection from those nasty spammers. http://woody.cowpi.com/javascripts/emailEncoder.html  http://farfromstyle.com/blog/unicode-email-link-generator/38 I’m not into the live show trading scene too much but really appreciate all the work those guys put in. I got some FLAC files of a Ween show (Awesome!) and here is how I burned them to a CD for standard CD Player. First install FLAC. I used this installer. ... http://farfromstyle.com/blog/burn-flac-files-to-cd/37 In general I feel that Captivate is a better product and will produce better results. The main difference between them from a multimedia developer’s point of view is that Adobe Captivate uses the traditional animation keyframer I am use to and gives the developer more control over the all elements ... http://farfromstyle.com/blog/software-review-camtasia-and-captivate/36 I’m mainly a web designer. But talk with print designers and get the occasional print job my self. In a movement toward implementing more sustainable practices I’ve teamed up with a buddy, Burly House, to form an eco-friendly printing service bureau. Since clients usually ask us where to print the job, ... http://farfromstyle.com/blog/graphic-artists-unite-%e2%80%93-advocate-green-printing/35 Another really cool year surrounded by the great minds in the web culture scene. This conference is always sooo worth going. It’s pretty affordable and well, just a bike ride away for me. My brain filled up about half way through but I’ll try to sum it up what was new ... http://farfromstyle.com/blog/my-take-on-sxsw-interactive-2007/34 Here are links to printable SXSW 2007 Interactive Panel Schedules. I usually make my own simple panel list each year. I usually find mine more usable and am offering the file to anyone interested. SXSW Interactive Schedule Word Doc SXSW Interactive Schedule PDF http://farfromstyle.com/blog/sxsw-2007-interactive-panel-printable-schedule-%e2%80%93-word-pdf/33 I was able to catch Lawrence Lessig, CEO of Creative Commons, speak at UT campus today. I wasn’t expecting the line to wrap around the building and then wasn’t expecting to get in, but I managed. Lessig is a lawyer and professor of law at Stanford Law School. He spoke about ... http://farfromstyle.com/blog/lawrence-lessig-at-ut/32 I’ve been a big fan of iStockphoto for a while now (great stock photos @ very cheap prices) and just found another user for it. Before I do any animation I need to do a little motion study first to analyze the real world. iStockphoto can be use to search ... http://farfromstyle.com/blog/motion-study-%e2%80%93-waves-on-beach/31 Here are a couple of tools to quickly estimate how much your website real estate is worth. Enter your url, type of content and general area and get an estimate of monthly income for inserting advertising. www.text-link-ads.com/link_calculator.php www.adsbay.co.uk/Link_ad_price_calculator.php http://farfromstyle.com/blog/how-much-is-website-ad-space-worth/30