Want to break up? try bjorn's breakup serviecs
It can be really hard sometimes ha? going through all the crap of " its not you, its me" or "you deserve someone better" ...
Or maybe you are not sure whether to move on or stay, well bjornborg.com can help you determine your relationship status, don't worry if it resulted in an action were you have to do the breakup, they will do it on your behalf through their breakup service ... LOL!
Its amusing, they had an ad that said " break up on the valentines day " few days before THE valentines day!!
try it yourself ... but don't blame me :-)
TV over internet by joost.com
This is really cool, i was watching Mr.Magoo episodes over the internet using Joost, which is an internet TV service provider created by the founders of skype.com
from Wikipedia
The program is based on P2PTV technology and is expected to deliver (relaying) near-TV resolution images. It turns a PC into an instant on-demand TV without any need for additional set top box. News updates, discussion forums, show ratings, and multi-user chat sessions (often linked to the active stream/channel) are made possible through the use of semi-transparent widget overlays.
sounds like a step forward in IPTV revolution to me
Myspace stumbles upon Facebook growth
MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe will step down soon as the social networking site?s chief executive, amid the site?s stalled user growth and the rapid rise of rival Facebook.
Facebook lapped MySpace a year ago in overall users worldwide, and now has 200 million to MySpace?s 130 million.
source
Spam & global warming
So who likes spam anyway? not only that its an annoying thing that will stick with us for the rest of our lives but its also killing greeny earth... or that's what it used to be:
According to ?The Carbon Footprint of Email Spam Report,? released by the security firm McAfee, the annual energy used to transmit, process and filter spam totals 33 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh).
you think, holy cow !!! but wait there is more
That amount is equivalent to the electricity used in 2.4 million US homes?and creates the same greenhouse gas emissions as 3.1 million cars using 2 billion gallons of gasoline.
cool ha? stupid spammers ...
Amazing inspiring spring video
BLOOM - HD from Matthew on Vimeo.
i accedintly clicked on one of the videos on vimeo, and gosh its an amazing spring video !
He loves her... everyday
This is an amazing video ... about a man that loves his woman and builds her a digital world moment everyday.
Note: watch it to the end so you know why he does that.
World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.
Courtesy of CYBERNOVA
Kopozky funny cartoons
I like the concept!! im in love with it! thanks "NuNu" for sharing the link.
while you are surfing the site you will get to meet :
- Mr.Kopozky
- The Administrator
- The Backoffice Assistant
- The Copywriter
- The Designer
- The Developer
- The Intern
have a look ya self @ www.kopozky.net
Thank you MOI
Here i am, hopeless drowning in my own tears ... if i only had a gun i would have shot myself in the head and ended it.
i have been developing a website or trying to comeup with a concept...
during my experiment i had an error, a bug somewhere in the code, and since im new to actionscript 3, i fired-up google.
My best friend google & I were trying to lookup the error,? few websites had it all within, i couldn't get it even though they probably had the solution for it.
Why? its obvious they were some french and Chinese websites, ah well dummy use google translate !!!
hell i cant, MOI blocked it ...
oh they have an option to unblock it, but it doesnt function anyway!
i should probably learn french or Japs maybe some Chinese *&^@$#(&^#(*@^&(@*$% im too angry to post!!
If anyone of you ( Chinese, japs or french lucky bastards came across my blog, kindly post me the solution, thank you! )
snapshot of the day
Bahrain eGovernment Portal Visual Design Breakdown
I'll breakdown the design quickly,? and spot few issues related to the layout and the visual design of the portal .
The portal is located at http://www.e.gov.bh, once you click the link you will notice that the link itself is not user friendly nor SEO friendly .
You don't have to agree with everything i say, this is my personal breakdown based on my experience in web design, i like the way the government is trying to get the people to use the portal, but i think they should work harder on the visuals and strictly enhance it .
I'll start by breaking down the site to its original structure layout or what so called "wireframe" :
- Header & Navigation
- Content area
- left page
- footer
before that lets see how the site looks once we land on the English section:
Who agrees that there is a lot of visual noise specially in the content area ? it makes me feel nervous a little angry !
I don't know where to look, a clutter of information no specific standouts that might aid me in seeking the information that i might be looking for, its been said that users permanently scan for quick?n'dirty-solutions which are ?good enough?,? try to attract the eyes with a standout element .
Seven is the number that human's short term memory can retain ( 5-9 ) looking at many things under one page with no proximity, alignment, or contrast will only end up with user frustration, its always recommended to have the main important info on the first page and make it standout, that's off course determined under a proper information architecture documentation, Ok now lets start ....
Header and Navigation:
- The header itself has 3 different background colors!!!
- "welcome @ main"? is almost hidden.
- The search box to the right is not aligned with the sign in box above it
- Advanced search " link " is basic and doesn't mix with the theme
- Im not sure that they should play with the logo like that !
The navigation has 5 ( gradient like ) colors, looking like tabs, the quality of the visuals is low, the designers didnt pay much attention to details .
In my opinion, box it out in one, or free it as text links (CSS themed) which will allow some space or white space, white space is essential, white space is good, don't be afraid to use it, most designers tend to fill in the white space they get scared when they see it ...
combining the 5 colored menu with the 3 colored background = disaster :D
Content area:
Like i said earlier a clutter of information, lack of white space , lack of proximity and alignment .
Left page:
Click the image below...
The footer:
Conclusion:
They are really doing a good job by advertising the portal and trying to get people to use it, to maximize this i think they should revamp the site to be visually pleasing.
I still haven't checked the portal functions, navigation & speed.
Did they follow a process or a procedure? what about usability testing? Focus groups ?IA ?
To have a solid website you should consider " site architecture, visual design, content & technology which then leads to user interaction ...
The users nowadays has high expectations towards arising websites with the appearance of social networks sites like youtube, facebook and myspace, it will be hard to please them, 10 years ago we used to design for "Mom & Dad", today we are trying to mix this, which leads us to the usability and user experience war.
Enough said :)
My first AIR application
Now we are talking eyh ? finally understood how AS3 works, i have alot of questions in my mind though ...
Search and experiment should answers the questions ... :)
below is a screen shot of my first adobe air desktop application that reads my feeds from my blog ( ignore the visuals, i was concentrating on the coding part itself :p ) i will bundle it once i complete the functions .