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Thanks to all of you who have contributed with comments, ideas and encouragement in the past year of 2006. The site, stepheno.net, has only a been around for the past month, but I am already excited and pleased with the development. … Continue reading
Found this amusing advert on Google Video. I think this is a cool ad, but how it’s made and “the making of” was even more impressive. The advert is actually for Johnnie Walker. The making of, below, reveals how they used an initial actor … Continue reading
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I found out about ProfileLinker the other day. ProfileLinker will let you maintain your different social networking profiles from the same place, on their site. Almost weekly I receive invites from my friends and contacts to some new social network, … Continue reading
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Some comments to my article (Laptops NOT a Microsoft Bribe?) on Digg.com made me realize that I should be a little more clear of where I stand on the issue. Firstly Credibility If you knew a travel operator had sponsored … Continue reading
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Well Microsoft’s so called bribing of profiled bloggers has flourished on the net the past day or so. (Wired’s: Microsoft Tries To Buy New Friends). Microsoft has apparently given laptops and mediacenters for free. Slashdot’s post linking to, amongst others, … Continue reading
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During the celebration of Christmas and the surrounding Holiday season, we do take part in a great deal of dinners, and that means enjoying a lot more food than normal. What could be better than a little exercise following the … Continue reading
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I wish you all a very merry and blessed Christmas. Take time to celebrate life, at the same time as you celebrate the birth of Jesus. Because that’s what it’s all about; Christmas, giving the gift of life! Don’t worry … Continue reading
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Visual Virtual FX (VFX) are becoming more and more realistic. In the latest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Industrial Light and Magic have created some award winning VFX. They launched “The Show” a couple of days ago, allowing … Continue reading
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Apple just updated their site with yet another Holiday Greeting (Hi-quality), in the spirit of the Get a Mac campaign and Christmas, this ad is about giving up their differences and enjoying the holiday. The previous ad from Apple for … Continue reading
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Bamag.com has a nice and simple guide (PDF) on how to make some simple logo’s by joining letters together. During the past years I have designed an odd number of logo’s, and have learned that the simpler and less complex the … Continue reading
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A quick trip down memory lane. Even though digital TV is being introduced, and the slow transition to HDTV (High Definition TV) is on its way, I was thinking how unbelievable it is that our current video-resolution is still low … Continue reading
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So today the iPhone was officially announced, not quite what a lot of people had expected (My previous Apple and iPhone post). Quite fairly Linksys, owned by Cisco who acquired a company that had apparently registered the trademark iPhone in … Continue reading