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Useful tool: Apture

Peilun — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:38:07 +0000

This has to be neatest web app in recent memory. This tool introduces, I think, a ~~new~~ revolutionary way for people to receive and create content. It seriously ups the ante on what it means to “personalize” content. Check out a few examples on their site and “experience” what it is like to spend a day in Hanoi.

What is Industrial Design?

Peilun — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:06:33 +0000

Objectified is a new documentary by Gary Hustwit on Industrial Design. The trailer looks promising (starts out like a Mac ad because we hear Jonathan Ive’s voice right away) and the film’s logo is just brilliant. I hope this film captures the creative and fun spirit of this field so all the non-designers of the world can watch it and reduce the number of people asking me… “What is Industrial Design?”

Oh, snap is right! OpenHook is awesome.

Peilun — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:41:54 +0000

I must be high on WordPress or just deranged from the fatigue. Either way, I am glad I installed OpenHook. I could’ve used it maybe 10 hours EARLIER to save some immense pain I went through but seeing how most of my site still has nothing on it, I think I discovered it in good time.

Rick, if you read this, I would be grateful if you could add another save button at the top of that massive list. Great work man.

Kudos to the Thesis Theme Community

Peilun — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:18:15 +0000

Last night’s… er… this early morning’s rant has given way to the deep appreciation of the wonderful community for the Thesis Theme. Although I have not communicated with Rick, aka kingdomgeek, as of yet, his dedication and dead-on solutions have already helped me immensely. The more I tweak this theme, the more I think it was money well-spent. I will soon give Thesis OpenHook a try.

Hello, 4:45am.

Peilun — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:43:57 +0000

3 installs of WordPress 2.7, 2 installs of the Thesis Theme and 24 hours later… at the ridiculous time of 4:45am, I finally have the skeleton of a website that I wanted. WordPress has come a long way and the Thesis Theme REALLY IS extremely flexible, but my first post shall be a rant. It just shouldn’t take so much hunting around and trial and error to set up 4 blank static pages and 1 blog page!

That aside, I see the immense potential of these two tools and can’t wait to waste even more hours configuring this #*&%$…!!!