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Nine Inch Nails music in movie trailers
I watched Wolverine tonight and saw the Terminator; Salvation trailer which looked awesome on the big screen. One aspect that I liked so much was the music which was a song from Nine Inch Nails album “The Fragile.” Seems that music from this album is used in many movie trailers for good reason, the music is very cinematic. Check out some places where NIN was used.
Why Start a Starup in a Bad Economy
Anytime is a good time to start a startup really. It is only up to your ideas and how you run the business. Cash is king no matter what and a startup needs to learn to manage cash flow and be prudent. Tech startup costs are cheap and could get cheaper. Usually tech related businesses help people streamline costs and do things better, which is what people look for during hard times.
Use browser history to estimate gender
The simple use of visited links and javascript can help you find out the browsing history of your users. Taken further you can extrapolate the gender of the user based on each sites gender ration.
Using your browser URL history to estimate gender
I tested it and it determined that I was 98% likely a male. Right on.
New IE6 PNG Fix
While we still have to deal with the IE6 PNG problems, there is a new fix for tooltips at StylizedWeb
Pushup the Web
Help get rid of old outdated browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 (ugh). Most current IE6 users won’t upgrade because they simply don’t know how. Others are stuck in corporate wasteland with locked machines where upgrading is impossible.
Pushup is an effort to push the web forward by helping users update their outdated browsers. Give your users a better web experience today by installing Pushup on your domain!
Subversion for designers
Version control is not only important for your code, but it is important for your designs. How many designers have to attach version numbers to their Photoshop or Illustrator files? Today there are hosted solutions so you do not have to go to the trouble of setting up your own server. Hosts such as Drteamhost even provide subversion as part of their hosting plan. Vitamin has a good post on how to usetup subversion and use it from a Web Designer’s perspective.
10 Effects to Boost Your Website
Here are a few AJAX-y effects to add to your website. Though most of these are not really AJAX, they are more of the trend in Web2.0 design or just generally cool features to add to your website.
Do Multiple Monitors Make You More Productive?
Coding Horro looks at the multiple monitors study…
Let me be perfectly clear on this matter: more is more. More usable desktop space reduces the amount of time you spend on window management excise. Instead of incessantly dragging, sizing, minimizing and maximizing windows, you can do actual productive work. With a larger desktop, you can spend less time mindlessly arranging information, and more time interacting with and acting on that information. How much that matters to you will depend on your job and working style. Personally, I’d be ecstatic if I never had to size, position, or arrange another damn window for the rest of my life.
Great Niche Gallery Sites
Check out the links to 24 great niche gallery sites, from Wordpress only designs to light on dark.
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