So, a few weeks ago I had the great opportunity to chat to Josh Kinal and the gang at The Nudge Melbourne about the relationship between designers and developers. If you're interested in such things, and perhaps curious what an Australian Kiwi accent sounds like... well, you can check it out here... http://thenudge.com.au/episode5/ Before the interview I had put together a few thoughts by way of a wishlist from devs for designers on slideshare too... wade in with comments if you've … [Read more...]
WordCamp Sydney | July 21-22 2012
It wasn't really a heat of the moment thing... All the way through WordCamp Gold Coast all I could think about was... we need a WordCamp in Sydney, it's been way too long. And blow me down if there weren't other people at #wcgold thinking the same thing. So we talked about it over a couple of beers (as you do) and the idea kept getting more compelling so we came home from the conference and we read the instructions and muggins here filled out the form and applied. So, now I can wear the … [Read more...]
My Signature Video
Ok, this just in from the latest episode of the Big Bang Theory (Episode 5x12 - 'The Shiny Trinket Manoeuvre' - Seriously... I bet you wish you had your own signature TBBT clip too... I'm sure they were thinking of me when they wrote it... (and it totally made my day) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv4LBuJTyJ4 Updated to include the following image by kabukyramp on Deviant Art … [Read more...]
Fanboy (ok, girl), Moi?
I came across this article via Coudal Partners' Fresh Signals feed (what are you waiting for SUBSCRIBE!) and took some time to think about where I stand on the whole fanboy thing. I like to think I'm moderate... here are some thoughts - I'd be really interested to know where you stand on the issue.I rock a Macbook and an iPhone, I have a Magic Mouse and 2 Mac keyboards (wired and wireless). I should then squarely put myself in the Apple camp. Also, all my software bar one … [Read more...]
Flash Banners.
I've been getting some work lately from designers who are wholly familiar with the world of print design but who, being less familiar with the constraints of web designing and development are leaping into the web pool with mixed results. It seemed as though it might be useful to outline a couple of the differences and thereby helping me, and them, get better results from the money they're spending getting a developer involved in making their designs work online. There are a bunch of … [Read more...]
Apple an Me – Round Two
I know, I know, I'm really hard on my stuff, I spend money on things like iPods, MacBooks and iPhones (yes, I'm a sucker, I believe that's on record already) and then I treat them like shit. *hangs head in shame* However, in this round of the Dee v Apple face off it was the cat who caused all the damage. Sigh. She too is hard on my stuff. In any case she knocked the MacBook from the microwave (yes, I was using it as a recipe book) on to the floor and in doing so destroyed the screen. … [Read more...]
Me & Apple it’s a Love/Hate Thing.
It is no secret that I love my Mac. It looks good, it works good and it feels good to use. It's not new, it isn't particularly fast, and when I'm making real money sometime I'll upgrade it; but the truth is, I'm now sold out to the product. It's good. Really good. Even though it costs the earth.I also have an iPod Mini, I used to call it 'My Precious' though some other precious things have supplanted that love but by and large, I still love my Mini. It holds all the files I … [Read more...]
The Web Princess
I am an inveterate fiddler, interested in not only having my web site do the things I want, but having it look the way I want and also understanding how it works and how to make it do more! I started out on a hosted blog, a brilliant introduction to the world of blogging and the first foray into internet community... the site's still there I used to duplicate the posts there with the ones on my usual blog because the community that's built up around the wibsite have all become my … [Read more...]