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Web Trend Map 4 Is Here

Martin Kool — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:37:19 +0000

Information Architects has just released version 4 of their Web Trend Map. They’ve really pumped up the detail and complexity of the map to an impressive level. Go inspect it and put your name on the list for one of the 1,000 prints they will be selling.

Entertainment Update March 2009

Martin Kool — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:33:48 +0000

I’ve been watching The Mentalist, Burn Notice, Grey’s Anatomy, Life and Two and a Half Men. I’ve seen the first episode of Dollhouse, but I’m not hugely impressed yet.

F.E.A.R.2 is an awesome shooter, the enemy AI is amazing. Farcry 2 is pretty cool but I lost interest a little bit. Resident Evil 5 is nice, but hard. I’m ashamed to say that I’m playing it on amateur difficulty.

Slumdog Millionaire was okay, I enjoyed the first half of the movie the most. Body of Lies and Taken I both loved. Max Payne was very disappointing.

Blurb

Martin Kool — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:02:45 +0000

Blurb prints my photo books. I highly recommend it. The only downside is that you must use their BookSmart application to put together your book. It may break your workflow a bit if you’re used to software like InDesign. Read Sam Edge’s color management PDF to improve the quality of your book.

HTPC

Martin Kool — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:49:33 +0000

I’m building my own HTPC with help of the excellent guide by renethx at AVS Forum. Selecting the remote controller is turning out to be the biggest challenge…

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Martin Kool — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:08:59 +0000

I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) again tonight. What a great movie. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it.

Auditorium

Martin Kool — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:26:05 +0000

Auditorium is a beautiful, elegant puzzle game that you can play in your browser. The gameplay is simple as you manipulate a flow of sound towards audio containers. The tools you are given and layout of the audio containers increase the complexity of the puzzle as you advance. If you like it, sign up to be a beta tester or donate to help the team port the game to consoles and the iPhone. Thanks Veerle!

Call of Duty: World at War

Martin Kool — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:23:14 +0000

After Gears of War 2, my friends and I needed a new Xbox Live coop fix. Where Gears only supported 2 player coop for the storyline, Call of Duty: World at War let’s you play through the game with 4 friends. It’s also not just regular coop, it’s competitive coop which makes it more fun to play with/against your more competitive friends.

The Screenreader Check

Martin Kool — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:11:33 +0000

I used a screen reader (JAWS) again on some of the new XHTML we produced. The screen reader’s shortcut keys and features like skim reading made me realize we abuse our heading elements too much. A screen reader really amplifies the semantic values of your markup. It’s a good test, you should try it.

Entertainment Update November 2008

Martin Kool — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:06:52 +0000

I’ve been watching Life, Prison Break, Grey’s Anatomy, Supernatural and Terminator:TSCC. I’m also hooked on Dexter, thanks for the tip Cynthia!

Gears of War 2 is awesome. They raised the bar once again. I also love Dead Space, the in-game UI looks and works great. Fable 2 didn’t impress me that much, it felt like Fable all over again.

I finally saw WALL-E and loved it. Pineapple Express was high on my list and didn’t disappoint me. Tropic Thunder wasn’t that good.

Google Chrome Hits The Web

Martin Kool — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:35:53 +0000

Google Chrome Beta is out. Google’s open-source web browser based on WebKit. My first impression is that the simple straightforward approach works well. So far the application seems very solid and pages render fast and mostly as they were intended. Give it a spin, you may fall in love with it. Read the comic to get a sense of what Chrome is all about.