The Finer Points of Good Coffee

Syphon, Intelligentsia from Department of the 4th Dimension on Vimeo.

Dan Mangan – Robots

Dan Mangan “Robots” from Tyler Stalman on Vimeo.

PHP Collab Version 3 Status Update

We are taking a new approach to this PM app, its nothing like the previous version. That being said these things take time.

One of the goals is to create rolls for people like Developers, Designers, Managers, and Admins with the understanding that the Designer wont have as much use for the Gantt Charts as the Admins. The Admins really won’t want to see all the Developers Code work and so on.

There are a lot of great tools available for people to use on the web, and most of these tools cost money or are limited in one way or another by either focusing on one particular roll making the app less user friendly for those rolls not specifically related.

An example would be Basecamp for developers. While Basecamp is a great product its not geared towards developing. On the other hand something like Unfuddle is geared to Developers but really not meant for a client to view.

You then look for or build more tools to patch other web apps to make them a little more integrated.
We are trying to bring everything together under one roof. Everything you need in one easy to use application.
I think we can give a lot of the paid sites a run for their money!

Feel free to post a comment letting us know what you might want to see, its never to late to speak your mind.

The Frightened Rabbits

Frightened Rabbit are a Scottish indie rock band from Selkirk, formed in 2003. The line up consists of lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and lyricist Scott Hutchison, guitarist and bassist Billy Kennedy, guitarist Andy Monaghan, drummer Grant Hutchison and guitarist and keyboardist Gordon Skene. The band has released three studio albums, with their second, The Midnight Organ Fight (2008), receiving widespread critical acclaim. Their third studio album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, was released on 1 March 2010.

Via: Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frightened_Rabbit

Socialtalk

I did a little research on social media and how it can be managed. I came across this tool today. Socialtalk allows people or organizations to create, review, approve and send out posts to multiple online social networks like YouTube, facebook, and Twitter.

Social talk also let’s you track the success of these efforts. This would be a great tool to see the immediate benefits of your social marketing strategy.

Remember, Looking for a “Social Media Expert” is more likely to get you some one who is an expert at using Social Media. While you might need these people at some point you want to use the services of a Social Media Strategist. Some one to do the marking research and lay the ground work for a successful campaign.

http://socialtalk.com

Designing iPhone Apps? There’s a sketchbook for that.

Unlike stencils, time consuming wireframes, and PSD templates, the App Sketchbook allows you to go from idea to paper prototype in seconds.

http://appsketchbook.com/

The Steelwells

Listen to The Steelwells – This Dance Is Out Of Your Hands @ The Sixy One

StillWell formed in early 2006, quickly entering the studio and putting out their first single, “Killing Myself to Live”, in October 2007. Since then, the band has been off-and-on recording their first album, although Fieldy’s involvement in Korn is thought to play a factor in the long recording process.

The band is in production of their first album, a CD/DVD package, titled Surrounded by Liars. The album is due out in 2010. There has been three confirmed tracks for their upcoming debut album: “Trepidation”, “Can’t Be Stopped”, and “Cyclone”.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StillWell

Links:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Steelwells
http://www.myspace.com/thesteelwells
http://thesteelwells.blogspot.com/

Mason Proper

Listen to Mason Proper – Lock and Key @ The Sixty One

Some of the earliest Mason Proper songs can be traced back to the 2003 release of the split Sunday Sampler EP, a collaboration between independent hip hop artist Jawnrah and singer/songwriter Jonathan Visger’s solo Mason Proper predecessor, Jonathan Apples. Shortly after the release of The Sunday Sampler, Jonathan joined up with Matt Thompson and Brian Konicek to form Mason Proper, with fellow Alpena natives Pat Stafford and Victor Kahn, founding member of the local act Honesty In The Auto Industry. They performed erratically in the Great Lakes area, while working to record their full length debut album.

The band continued to record over 2004. During this period the band went through a series of personnel changes in the process of finishing their debut album, recording with Alpena drummer Matt Davis. It was around this time when they met Zac Fineberg, who joined the band. Finally, on 17 January 2006, the band released There Is A Moth In Your Chest on their own Mang Chung label. Cover art was provided by Grandaddy drummer Aaron Burtch, while the inside of the package was designed by Rick Boven, who later went on to direct several music videos for the band as part of the production duo Hott Garbage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Proper

Links:
http://masonproper.com
http://www.myspace.com/masonproper
http://www.last.fm/music/Mason+Proper

SRAM XX

Well after riding SRAM XO for the better part of 3 years, through mud and grime. I have been very pleased with its performance. The only issues I experienced were during the subarctic temperatures of -40c when my shifting would not work. That being said my hydraulic brakes did not work so good either for that matter I didn’t work that well.

SRAM has a new line up coming out called XX, not only does it look HOT, it is also 10sp. one more gear for smooth riding action! They managed to beat Shimano to the punch as well.

Links:
SRAM XX
Mountain Bike Action