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Tuesday: May 11, 2010

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Fifteen things about Star Trek that you may not have previously known about.
Fifteen things about Star Trek that you may not have previously known about.

I had no idea that a) the main tag line of Star Trek (to boldy go, yadda yadda) was lifted from a White House pamphlet on space exploration and b) the entire sentence is grammatically incorrect. Lets hear it for split infinitives!

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Nerdy @ 9:55 AM | Tags (11) | grammar | infinitives | infographic | neat | neatogeek | nerdy | pamphlet | space | split | startrek | whitehouse |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 54 Clicks


Tuesday: April 20, 2010

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Some amazing photos of that pesky volcanic ash for you to gawk at.
Some amazing photos of that pesky volcanic ash for you to gawk at.

If you happened to be doing some overseas traveling over the past few days you might have noticed a delay or two (possibly more numerous than that). While this would've made for a really good excuse to justify the lack of recent GLM postings, sadly (or happily - depending how you look at it) it wasn't the case. More on that later.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Scary @ 11:40 AM | Tags (9) | boston.com | photography | photos | volcanic | ash | eyjafjallajokull | glm | postings | travel |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 39 Clicks


Tuesday: April 13, 2010

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A collection of the world's greatest scenic drives courtesy of National Geographic.
A collection of the world's greatest scenic drives courtesy of National Geographic.

National Geographic offers up roughly forty-eight ideas to maximize your next scenic drive experience for those so inclined. Of the forty-eight on this list I am proud to state that I can check off two (maybe three) items off of this list. Alright, maybe I'm not so proud - I need to get out more.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Travel @ 3:30 PM | Tags (11) | drives | geographic | lifetime | national | routes | scenic | sights | travel | traveler | trips | vacations |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 50 Clicks


Apple finally pulls the curtain back on Macbook Pro notebook refresh.
Apple finally pulls the curtain back on Macbook Pro notebook refresh.

Said notebook refresh brings the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pros over to speedier Intel i5 and i7 chips. According to some early benchmarks these machines are about 50% faster than the previous generation. Sadly, the 13-inch model is still stuck in Core 2 Duo land.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 2:34 PM | Tags (10) | apple | c2d | chips | graphics | intel | macbooks | macrumors | pro | processors | updates |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 13 Clicks


Monday: April 5, 2010

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Eight rules for creating effective typography that you should probably know about.
Eight rules for creating effective typography that you should probably know about.

This is a great read for any designer (be it web or print) who might be looking to beef up their current typography skills a little bit. Some items you'll learn about include kerning,  font communication and what they mean in regards to effective use of typography.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 6:00 AM | Tags (6) | typography | design | type | typefaces | rules | designshack |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 18 Clicks


Monday: March 22, 2010

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Brand new Apple patent may pave the way for their very own social network.
Brand new Apple patent may pave the way for their very own social network.

Yes, you may be getting your iSocial on in the near future thanks to this little patent that Apple has put forth specifically for the iPhone. Behind the scenes your iPhone passes tokens around to correspond with users in your immediate vicinity and let's you connect with them (either digitally or realistically).

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 5:56 AM | Tags (9) | adhoc | geographic | iphone | location | media | mobile | networking | patent | social |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 14 Clicks


Monday: March 15, 2010

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Have a gander at twenty-six gigapixels worth of Paris, France.
Have a gander at twenty-six gigapixels worth of Paris, France.

Turns out that twenty-six gigapixels can make for some interesting aerial photography with some astounding details. For instance, try zooming in on that speck off in the distance, it's probably a building.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:19 AM | Tags (7) | gigapixels | paris | france | zoom | photo | photography | artsy |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 61 Clicks


Tuesday: March 9, 2010

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Photoblog: Sunshine Yellow
Sunshine Yellow

Another quick macro shot snapped up while doodling with the kids using an obvious assorted array of crayons. Taste the rainbow.

Location:

Eastchester, New York

Posted to Photoblog filed in Artsy @ 2:08 PM | Tags (11) | glm | geeklikeme | photoblog | sunshine | yellow | artsy | photography | photos | macro | rainbow | crayons |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 3 Clicks


Thursday: March 4, 2010

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Steam gaming platform most likely coming to the Mac platform in the very near future.
Steam gaming platform most likely coming to the Mac platform in the very near future.

There are currently over a thousand games on the Steam distribution system that Mac users may get access to sooner than later. Now you just need to find yourself a Mac with a decent enough graphics card to play some of these fine games (sadly, my wimpy MacBook Intel GMA card will most likely not cut it).

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 6:00 AM | Tags (9) | gaming | platform | mac | steam | videogames | apple | laptop | graphics | capability |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 6 Clicks


Thursday: February 25, 2010

Popular Today:
A gallery of carnivorous plant-life for your carnivorous plant-loving pleasure.
A gallery of carnivorous plant-life for your carnivorous plant-loving pleasure.

I am loving some of these National Geographic slideshows (even more so with their new recent web redesign), especially when it's on odd subjects I rarely think about - case in point, carnivorous plant-life. Beware and behold these fearsome plants!

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Science @ 9:57 AM | Tags (6) | plants | natgeo | photography | photos | carnivores | bugs |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 9 Clicks


Wednesday: February 10, 2010

Popular Today:
Twenty-one unbelievable photos of Mars for your Martian viewing pleasure.
Twenty-one unbelievable photos of Mars for your Martian viewing pleasure.

Behold the wondrous splendor of Martian landscapes in all their strange atmospheric glory. After viewing these photographs I have a strange desire to go watch Total Recall. Two weeks!

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Space @ 8:44 AM | Tags (7) | mars | space | photos | interesting | neat | martian | photography |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 34 Clicks


Monday: January 11, 2010

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Some beautiful Tundra landscape photos for your viewing pleasure.
Some beautiful Tundra landscape photos for your viewing pleasure.

This post also serves to let you all know that National Geographic has just recently given their beloved website a bit of facelift.  It's nice to see that their photography now plays a much prominent role on their overall website design.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 2:01 PM | Tags (12) | photos | tundra | landscapes | natgeo | facelift | redesign | colors | cold | winter | national | geographic | design |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 74 Clicks


Wednesday: December 30, 2009

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Fifty useful design tools for beautiful web typography.
Fifty useful design tools for beautiful web typography.

Another quality post from Smashing Magazine covering everything you could possibly need to know about how to make decent looking web typography. Post features a number of great online utilities you can use as well as some handy techniques. Happy fonting.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 5:33 AM | Tags (9) | design | web | smashing | typography | beautiful | type | text | interwebs | development |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 15 Clicks


Tuesday: December 29, 2009

Popular Today:
The iPod Touch beat out iPhone sales for the first time this holiday season.
The iPod Touch beat out iPhone sales for the first time this holiday season.

It appears that an influx of new iPod Touch devices has flooded the market over Christmas,' Flurry reports, 'and that users of the handset, primarily pre-teen and teen audiences, are voracious downloaders.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 8:20 AM | Tags (11) | ipod | touch | sales | skyrocket | holidays | boom | graph | chart | fortune | teens | downloads |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 11 Clicks


Monday: December 7, 2009

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A gallery of this year's most amazing scientfic images just for you.
A gallery of this year's most amazing scientfic images just for you.

Have a peek at sixty-two images showcasing a myriad of scientific amazement your optic delights. Turns out that capillary networks make for some interesting photography. Who knew?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Science @ 2:22 PM | Tags (6) | science | robots | humanoids | popsci | photography | photos |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 25 Clicks


Friday: November 6, 2009

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A collection of the best free fonts of 2009 thus far.
A collection of the best free fonts of 2009 thus far.

Need some inspiration by way of lettering? These fonts are a great addition to any designer's arsenal of fonts. The fact that they are free is also good. I like free and I'm gueeing you will too.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 6:59 AM | Tags (9) | 2009 | design | development | fonts | free | graphics | layout | list | webdesignledger |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 46 Clicks


Tuesday: October 27, 2009

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Photoblog: Plumbing Exploits
Plumbing Exploits

Posted in honor of my recent mishaps in the world of plumbing. This little shot was taken at the kid's museum over in Norwalk (Stepping Stones) which is in fact, fun for the whole family.

Location:

Norwalk, Connecticut

Posted to Photoblog filed in Artsy @ 2:47 PM | Tags (5) | artsy | macro | photoblog | photography | plumbing |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 5 Clicks


The essential characteristics of modern CSS layouts.
The essential characteristics of modern CSS layouts.

Another quality post from the folks at Smashing Magazine that covers said characteristics ranging from progressive enhancements to rich typography.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 6:58 AM | Tags (9) | css | standards | modern | smashing | layouts | design | typography | enhancements | modular |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 13 Clicks


Wednesday: October 21, 2009

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Photoblog: Commuter Blur
Commuter Blur

Snapped while traveling home from work on the rarely photogenic Harlem line. I'm even more pleased with the fact that this shot came from my trusty iPhone.

Location:

Fleetwood, New York

Posted to Photoblog filed in Artsy @ 9:05 PM | Tags (7) | photoblog | artsy | photography | blur | commuter | work | travel |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 2 Clicks


Friday: October 16, 2009

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Seven key principles that happen to make a web design look good.
Seven key principles that happen to make a web design look good.

...anyone should be able to create a visually pleasing design and take one step closer to fame. Okay, it’s not that simple, and talent and experience do matter, but anyone can turn their home page into something prettier within mere minutes.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 6:50 AM | Tags (9) | design | grid | key | noupe | planning | principles | symmetry | typography | visual |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 27 Clicks


A handy tutorial on how to make your very own fisheye lens.
A handy tutorial on how to make your very own fisheye lens.

Another title for this tutorial would have been 'a guide to recycling broken SLR lenses for use with your digicam' (not that there's anything wrong with that). Now excuse me while I scour eBay for a box of broken SLR lenses.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Tutorial @ 6:38 AM | Tags (9) | artsy. tutorial | ebay | fisheye | instructables | lens | lenses | photography | photos | slr |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 23 Clicks


Ten essential skills that every graphic designer should probably have.
Ten essential skills that every graphic designer should probably have.

One  of the more underrated design skills today is typography, however in truth, typography is one of the key things top advertising firms review in a design portfolio. It is usually the difference between a good and excellent designer.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 6:25 AM | Tags (7) | graphics | skills | designers | design | set | essential | designreviewer |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 29 Clicks


Thursday: October 15, 2009

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Nine free tools to put the fun back into your photography endeavors.
Nine free tools to put the fun back into your photography endeavors.

Lost the desire to break out the old point and shoot? Give some of these tools a spin and get those photographic juices flowing again. Besides, everyone loves a good tilt shift photo.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 3:19 PM | Tags (8) | artsy | collage | designussion | fun | photography | shift | tilf | tools |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 31 Clicks


Monday: September 21, 2009

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Ten revealing infographics concerning the Interwebs.
Ten revealing infographics concerning the Interwebs.

A collection of interesting graphs covering a variety of Internet related stuff from social networking popularity to the use of submarine cables for Internet access. Quite revealing indeed.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 6:54 AM | Tags (9) | blogs | graphs | internet | interwebs | networks. communities | posting | revealing | sixrevisions | social |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 29 Clicks


Monday: September 14, 2009

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Yes, you too can photograph near-space for just $150 bucks.
Yes, you too can photograph near-space for just $150 bucks.

Their low-cost balloon-launch platform reached 17.5 miles high, into near-space. Using the GPS phone to track its location, they found the rig 20 miles away from the launch site 5 hours later.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Space @ 7:04 AM | Tags (8) | balloon | gps | launch | mit | photography | photos | space | students |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 20 Clicks


Thursday: September 10, 2009

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Seven amazing and luxurious South Africa Safari Lodges for you to gawk at.
Seven amazing and luxurious South Africa Safari Lodges for you to gawk at.

A fun read for those daydreaming of exotic travel at work. Plus, the article has some amazing photography from said luxurious places. Rooms with an elephant view may cost extra.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Travel @ 3:07 PM | Tags (7) | africa | lodges | luxury | photography | photos | safari | travel |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 25 Clicks


Photoblog: Ink Blots
Ink Blots

An artsy macro shot captured whilst splatter painting with the kids. Sure, the end result is a little dark and depressing but it's a nice contrast compared to the fun we were actually having throwing paint everywhere.

Location:

Eastchester, New York

Posted to Photoblog filed in Artsy @ 2:06 PM | Tags (7) | photos | photography | macro | ink | blot | blots | artsy |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 2 Clicks


Tuesday: September 1, 2009

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Photoblog: Queensboro Plaza
Queensboro Plaza

Slightly grainy shot taken with my trusty iPhone whilst waiting for 7 train back in July. I liked the perspective.

Location:

Queens, New York

Posted to Photoblog filed in Artsy @ 9:04 AM | Tags (6) | iphone | photoblog | photography | queens | queensboro | subway |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 2 Clicks


Seven photography projects to jumpstart your creativity.
Seven photography projects to jumpstart your creativity.

An interesting set of ideas for shutterbugs (and other creative types) looking to do something a little different from the norm. I've always wanted to try to the 365 thing but laziness gets the better of me on day two.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 6:56 AM | Tags (5) | creativity | ideas | photography | photos | projects |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 42 Clicks


Monday: August 31, 2009

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Fifty free resources that will help improve your photography skills.
Fifty free resources that will help improve your photography skills.

An extensive list of links as only Smashing Magazine can do regarding everything photography.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Tutorial @ 6:39 AM | Tags (7) | free | links | photography | photos | resources | smashing | tutorial |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 28 Clicks


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