Oct 1
Open Source Movie “Sintel” Released
Hooray! The Blender Foundation released their third movie made with the open source 3D modeling software Blender. Sintel, in my opinion, is the best of their movies yet, with a better plot than Elephant’s Dream and a more serious, kick-butt feel than Big Buck Bunny. And it’s about dragons! : D
Aug 9
Improved Look Coming in the Next Version of Ubuntu
When the current version of Ubuntu was released back in April, it sported a shiny new theme that differed radically from the familiar brown that defined Ubuntu since its creation six years. This new theme was a part of their new branding, which focuses on light and warmth rather than earth and coffee. But while the new theme was certainly visually refreshing, it seemed to be a little rough around the edges. The next version of Ubuntu, which will be releasing in October, will come with a greatly improved version of the theme.
Aug 6
Goodbye, Wave.
It’s official: Google Wave is dead. Yesterday Google announced that, due to poor user adoption, the company will no longer develop Wave as a standalone platform.
I was one of those guys that got really excited about Wave. I watched the entire 80-minute keynote twice, and skipped through it many more times after that. As my roommates and I huddled around my laptop and watched Lars Rasmussen and Stephanie Hannon plan out their shopping trip in Wave, we excitedly talked about our hopes that Wave would significantly change the way we communicated online forever. “Email will never be the same!” we would cry. “Finally, instant messaging works like an actual conversation!” And best of all, it was open source! To us, Google Wave was an internet communication Messiah that we didn’t know we needed until we saw it.
Aug 2
Dothan Community Church Website Redesign
I updated Dothan Community Church’s website for their anniversary on July 25, 2010. Now I have a peace about displaying the site on my portfolio.
Jul 12
App Inventor for Android Now Available
Google’s App Inventor hit public beta today. App Inventor lets you create Android applications by using a drag-and-drop approach. With App Inventor, you don’t have to be a programmer to develop an application for Android.
Jul 8
Apple Unveils “Friend Bar”
If this catches on, maybe people will visit Starbucks to actually buy coffee.
Jul 7
Time for a Change
New website look! I wasn’t unhappy with the previous look, but I felt that it was time for some redecorating. With this redesign, I’ve decided to stick with the KISS philosophy and keep things as simple and straightforward as possible.
Jun 15
How Deep Is This Hole?
I made another app for Android based on the How Deep Is This Hole app featured in Julian Smith’s “One Bad App” video. Drop your phone, and this app will audibly tell you how far it fell.
May 16
Gordian Android App
I developed my first Android application this week, Gordian. Gordian is an app that lets you create your own custom secret codes based on simple base codes (such as a Caesar shift or reverse code).