Another client-and, business cards!

I've been working on another website from somebody else that hired me! This is so exciting! :D Plus: I made myself some business cards. They're shiny, glossy, and.. shiny! Oh, and as a bonus, I made myself a lego business card holder.

You can check out the site I've been working on at www.blakesofa.net!

My portfolio!

As my previous post stated, I got a job!

Well, I have finished that job, and set up an online portfolio so people can see my work. Hopefully this will bring in more jobs.

http://www.endeavormedia.net/portfolios/nh

I got a job!

In my previous post I mentioned how I got a job, well... If you would like to see it (it's in the workings), go to www.mybasketkase.com - I'm still working on the design and such, so it's just the default Wordpress theme right now. >_< But yea, it's going to be a site about basket weaving. Funky.



On a side note: (I like doing side notes don't I...) Do any of you have ideas of what I could do for the poll?

Tech Vlogging

If I were to do a few videos every so often about tech or reviews, would this be of interest to any of you? I probably won't be able to find the time to do videos much, but occasionally. 

Leave a comment of your thoughts! 

On a side note: I got a one-time job setting up a website for someone! I'm very excited about it. Annnd, I finally figured out how to use manual focus on my camera, this will be a great help to doing close-up pictures.

My New Set Up!

Here's a quick vid of my new set up! I am very excited about it.

Tech Specs:

Toshiba Satellite M45

Apple Wired Keyboard

Logitech MX Revolution Mouse

HP w2207 (same one Jon has, it's beautiful!)

Creative SBS380 12 Watts 2.1 Speaker

And last but not least, I have taken a few pictures of it too. On my flickr page.

English Essay - Computers

Today I had to do an English essay about any topic I wished, I chose computers. Since this is my blog, I decided I would post it here. If you were the teacher, what would you grade me? 

General topic: computers

 

Limited subject: computer companies, connections, and examples

List of ideas:

• Fire wire
• USB
• Monitors
• Software
• Keyboards
• Mice
• Major companies
• Largest Supercomputer in the world

Statement of purpose (thesis):

Computers are a very important part of our daily lives. I plan to show some interesting facts about computers and give you some neat examples.

Outline: 

1. Introduction
1. The largest monitor
2. The largest computer
2. Major computer companies
1. IBM
2. Hewlett Packard
3. Verizon
4. Dell
5. Microsoft
6. Intel
7. Motorola
8. Sprint
9. Canon
10. Ingram Micro
3. Computer connections
1. VGA
2. DVI
3. HDMI
4. Computer transfer protocols
1. SCSI
2. Firewire
3. USB
5. Summary
1. How powerful compared to the first computers
2. What we might see in the future

 Computers  

The largest and highest resolution “monitor” in the world has 55 high-resolution displays hooked up all-together to make screen with up to 220 million pixels in resolution. 

The largest supercomputer in the world in named BlueGene/L, and as I am writing this, it has 73728 GB of memory. It was made by IBM—one of the major computer companies—and it is used to make possible science simulation of unprecedented detail for NNSA’s tri-lab Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) Program.

   Major computer companies in the world are—from rank 1-10—IBM, Hewlett Packard, Verizon, Dell, Microsoft, Intel, Motorola, Sprint, Canon, Ingram Micro. My family owns products from all of these companies except Ingram Micro, and Sprint!

 

There are many types of connections and ways to hook up different devices. Monitors use connections named VGA, DVI, and HDMI. Currently, HDMI has the highest quality; to my knowledge, there really is no difference in quality, in most cases, between VGA and DVI. The connection names are actually acronyms for longer names. VGA means Video Graphics Array, DVI means Digital Video Interface, and HDMI means High Definition Multimedia Interface.

 Most devices use USB, Firewire, or SCSI connections, USB being the more used.  The only difference with USB connections and Firewire connections is USB connections have to go through a “middle man”, or to keep this in perspective, a translator. Firewire connections are often times much faster because of this. Firewire connections use no “middle man” in the process of transferring data—a straight connection to each device, making a faster connection. Like the monitor connections, the connection names are acronyms for longer names. USB means Universal Serial Bus, and SCSI means Small Computer System Interface.

 Now let’s consider how powerful the computers are today compared to computers years ago. When computers were first being created, the prices were so high, that the average consumer could not begin to think about purchasing them. For instance, in 1956 IBM sold a 5 Megabyte drive for $50,000! The price rapidly decreased, and in 2002, the average cost of each Gigabyte was only $1.15! The cost is most likely even lower now. In the future, I think that most hard drives will be in flash format, and there will be even smaller, cheaper, more compact computers than there are today. We might even see entire touch-screen monitors and interfaces, and maybe even monitors or keyboards that roll up. 

Purchased an Apple Keyboard

I don't own a Mac, but I do love the keyboard. So today, I decided since I needed to buy a keyboard, and the Apple keyboard was the most comfortable out of all of them--I would buy it!

So I just wanted to make a post saying that all of the keys work except for the Expose, Dashboard, media buttons, brightness settings, volume, and the eject button. I knew those keys wouldn't work without the drivers; but even then, there is no Dashboard or Expose on the PC! Also, the F13-F19 keys do not work, and there is no print screen key so you'll need to find a free software to take screenshots with. I was trying to get SnagIt, but it costs money, and I missed the free promotion by a few months. >_<

My PC noticed the keyboard right away, and it worked without installing any special software/drivers. (if there were any) Edit: There are! The drivers allow for the Print Screen key to work (F14) and the Media keys! http://happytocode.com/

Another thing! The usb ports work on it, which I was hoping for.

So overall, even if you are a PC user, and you are in the market for a keyboard, I definitely recommend the Apple wired keyboard! 9/10

My first ever Apple purchase, Yay! I love Apple. . .

Note: My new set-up pictures coming soon!

-!nteresting

Brilliant Hamsters.

Allway Sync

Allway Sync is a free app which allows you to backup and Sync files between your computer and a drive. Network drives included. 

From the day I've been using this, this is definitely something I would first install on a new computer.  You can have it on at all times, to automatically sync your files to a specific folder on a drive, if that drive is always on; or if you, lets say, have a thumb drive, you can just set it to manual sync--sync when you want to.

Overall, this app is great. It doesn't look too good, [design] but it is definitely powerful, and gets the job done. 

If I were to get a Mac, which of these? Results!

If I were to get a Mac, which of these?

Remember to vote! A new poll is up!

Today, MacBook + Pro Line Updates

Firstly, today the 2GB shuffle is now available to purchase, which I may, considering it's fairly cheap, and I recently sold my old mp3 player to a friend.

Secondly, The new MacBooks and MacBook Pros have been released today! The update wasn't much, as I was hoping for a newer keyboard design for the MacBook Pros, but both types of MacBooks now have a faster processor and a bigger hard drive. The MacBook Pros, however, now have the multi-touch trackpad -- which is on the MacBook air.

Overall, it's really not that interesting of an update. I haven't tried the multi-touch gestures on the MacBook air, but from what I've seen, they don't seem like I would use them that often.

iPod Shuffles gets lower price, Now 2GB Models.

The entire iPod shuffle line gets a new, lower price of $49. Also, coming soon, they are going to have a 2GB model for $69.

3D Apple logo - New to Old

3D Apple logo - New to Old
Originally uploaded by 1nteresting

This is a 3d Apple logo I created. I tried to remake the newest Apple logo, but decided to make a 3d version of it, which then came out as this.

Tell me what you think of it.

Brown and Green Stripes

Brown and Green Stripes
Originally uploaded by 1nteresting

A background I created, solely in photoshop.

Flying Apple Wallpaper

Flying Apple Wallpaper
Originally uploaded by 1nteresting

I re-made the flying apple wallpaper that was found on interfacelift.com (tinyurl.com/2nphlj)

The original had a cream background, I made it a darker theme to match my desktop.

iPod touch/iPhone price drop soon?

The web site 9to5Mac has found that Apple may cut the price of their iPhone and iPod touch $100 in late February or March.

Apple, most likely, will also take out both 8GB versions of the iPod touch and iPhone.

To sum it up:

Old prices	8GB	16GB	32GB
iPhone	$399	$499	n/a
iPod touch	$299	$399	$499

New prices	8GB	16GB	32GB
iPhone	$299	$399	n/a
iPod touch	$199	$299	$399

Wallpaper #6

A cool look behind the scenes of Apple picture day.

(all wallpapers are copyrighted by their respective owners)

Should I buy an 8GB iPod touch?

The results are in! Looks like the majority disagreed. Time for a new poll?

Make sure to vote in it!

Yes

  3 (37%)

No

  5 (62%)

Don't Engrave your iPods!

Especially if you ever plan to return it to the Apple Store and/or sell it.
Look what I found on the Apple Website: "your engraved order can't be returned." This is found right after you select your iPod on the product page.

'Course, who would want to buy an iPod with something engraved on it anyway?

How to change your home page in firefox.

This is a simple tutorial on how to change your home page in firefox. I know a lot of you already know how to do this, but it is my featured article on Helium, and I've earned the most from it. So, I thought I'd link you to it.

http://www.helium.com/tm/594510/change-firefox-click-tools