Tag Archives: iPad

Web Wednesday – November 9, 2011

Posted on Nov 09, 2011 by Stephanie Yeager in Web Design, Web Wednesdays

Web Wednesdays – each Wednesday we will feature a website that we’ve come across while in our process of searching for inspiration, the latest trends, or learning about anything and everything we can get our hands on that interests us.

Let’s get back to basics for Web Wednesday. Here’s a fun/addicting game for honing your kerning skills. Created by Mark Mackay from Method of Action, Kern Type will quiz you on how well you know your letter spacing, and you’ll keep going back until you’ve aced the game. Try it for yourself! You can even access it through your iPad and interact with the game through its multi-touch capabilities.

Method of Action is an educational website that will soon launch focusing on three different courses: Design, Entrepreneurship, and Gardening. Kern Type is just one of their creations that has launched prior to their site, and so far Method of Action seems promising. I hope they will continue to create fun educational tools for us ‘designer’s to go back to. In the meantime you can follow their progress through their blog page. Enjoy!

Windows 8 and Mac OSX Lion

Posted on Jun 16, 2011 by Peter Ellis in IT, News, Social Media

A few days ago some screenshot leaked from Microsoft developers showcasing the new PC operating system called Windows 8. As a true competitor, Apple followed Microsoft’s leak with their announcement of the new Mac OSX Lion.

I decided to look in to both promising operating systems and see what they are bringing to the table.

Both Windows and Mac are completely consumer-oriented and app-centered. The mobile world has evolved in last few years, to the point where there’s no such thing as a Dumb phone anymore – all phones are Smart, maybe even too smart. Well, desktop market has been mowing in the same direction for a couple of years now. Tablets, touch screens, app stores and cloud networking have dominated the personal computer/device market.

Windows 8 user-interface is completely based of the recently released Windows phone. The desktop is no longer a static image with icon shortcuts all over, it has evolved in to a dynamic, always changing dashboard, filled with tweets, blog posts, wall comments and feeds.

App store is front-center in Mac OSX Lion. Why settle for an app on your iPhone or even an iPad – get it for your iMac.

I think that this progressive evolution in personal computer space is great for consumers, but might not be that beneficial to the professionals.

Many companies have been blocking social media websites since MySpace days. Imagine upgrading to Windows 8 and having these sites update your dashboard – I’m not sure that employee productivity is going to rise.

Don’t get me wrong, I am big supporter of new technology and innovation, but there has to be a way to unplug. Maybe the panic room concept should be rethought and turned into something else.

These few speculations are based on research of two new operating systems, and I actually can’t wait to be able to test drive both of them to see how many new robust features they will be packed with.

May 2011 Wallpaper

Posted on Apr 27, 2011 by Anne Lopez in Freebie, Wallpaper

May is here and so is the warm weather.  Light up your desktop, laptop, iPad, iPhone or netbook screen with this great addition to our FREE wallpaper collection.

Choose your size below:

640×960 (iPhone)
800×600
1024×768
1024×1024 (iPad)
1280×800
1280×1024
1440×900
1680×1050
1920×1200

April 2011 Wallpaper

Posted on Apr 01, 2011 by Anne Lopez in Freebie, Wallpaper

April – Spring is finally here!  Download this wallpaper and bring the joy of Spring to your monitor.  Light up your desktop, laptop, iPad, iPhone or netbook screen with this great addition to our FREE wallpaper collection.

Choose your size below:

640×960 (iPhone)
800×600
1024×768
1024×1024 (iPad)
1280×800
1280×1024
1440×900
1680×1050
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March 2011 Wallpaper

Posted on Feb 28, 2011 by Anne Lopez in Freebie, Wallpaper

March’s wallpaper has a bit o’ the Irish flavor. Whether you are Irish or not, there is plenty of luck to go around this March. Grab this FREE wallpaper and bring some green to your monitor.  Light up your desktop, laptop, iPad, iPhone or netbook screen with this great addition to our FREE wallpaper collection.

Choose your size below:

640×960 (iPhone)
800×600
1024×768
1024×1024 (iPad)
1280×800
1280×1024
1440×900
1680×1050
1920×1200