You Don't Have to Ditch the Day Job...

Here are seven tips on how to launch a successful Internet outfit without leaving your desk:

1. You need a co-founder and some cheerleaders.


2. Pick a day or two per week when you always work, ideally in the same room as your co-founder(s).


3. Have a boat-burning target.


4. Pick an idea that is tractable.


5. Understand that your first version will not be great.


6. Spend extra time getting smarter about the stuff you don't know.


7. Be sure you own your startup.

Read the full story and details here

(first) Twitter - from space

You can follow me on Twitter here.

You can learn more about Twitter here.

cool HD clips from Microsoft...

  
Here are some cool HD clips from Microsoft. The "Super Speedway" is a good one, as well as most of the others. Some are from IMAX. Enjoy!

Full-page screenshots

superscreenshot.com is a free website that produces full screenshots of any website you give it. It produces a full screenshot, not just the topmost, visible section. It actually produces the full page. It takes about a minute, so be patient. You get a choice of jpg or png. The png is much better quality.

Microsoft Office Labs vision 2019 (montage + video)

Click the play button on the video:

<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-GB&amp;playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:a517b260-bb6b-48b9-87ac-8e2743a28ec5&amp;showPlaylist=true&amp;from=shared" target="_new" title="Future Vision Montage">Video: Future Vision Montage</a>

Music - remixes from France

Here's a wide variety of music remixes that are definitely worth a listen - especially if you like the upbeat, remix style of music. Varied artists are represented, so you'll likely find some new artists to appreciate.
http://www.diese05.com/blogv2/tag/mp3/

His audio blog home page:
http://www.diese05.com/

Enjoy!

Convert bitmap images to clean vector art...

This is a great site/application that easily converts your bmp, jpg, gif or png to scalable, vector art (EPS) files. I tried a few myself and it does and excellent job.
The first two are free.

www.vectormagic.com

Handwriting Font Generator

Good post from Creattica blog: Have you ever wanted to turn your own handwriting into a font? Yourfonts.com will turn your handwritten text into a font. All you have to do is complete the handwriting tempate and scan it in. Check it out!

Car interfaces, gauges and speedometers...

How have they changed through the years? Here's an interesting article with lots of photos. The concept car clusters are very interesting... Although, I must admit the 2010 Mustang cluster looks odd with the mix of back-lit 'analog' gauges...
This full list is here:
http://www.cartype.com/pages/738/gauge_clusters

11 Quick Tips For More Usable Content

UX Booth Blog has an interesting article on more usable content.

2009 inauguration from space...

The 2009 Presidential inauguration from space. Half-meter resolution satellite image from GeoEye-1:
http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/gallery/Default.aspx?gid=1

Click the image to visit the site:

U.S. Flag screensaver - updated

It's been about 5 years since I updated this screensaver. I kept the old versions around, in-case someone still wants them. The new version (Version 3), supports any resolution and also supports dual monitors. Although, the newer version doesn't have quite the customized speed options as the old versions had.
Oh, and it's still FREE. Donations accepted... :)

Here's a similar animation of how it looks:


More info and download here: http://www.kellysoftware.com/ssaver/USFlagss1.asp

Dress-up your desktop - great wallpapers of 39 movies

Here's a nice collection of 39 wallpapers from great movies. Have fun!

Spy Wear...

We should see more of this in the coming years. There's been SO much focus on the phone - why not develop/advance other common devices...such as the watch? Watches can do more for us. Here's what LG is working on:




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The chameleon desk...

This is really cool. Ready for this desk? Check-out the article and find-out how to do this yourself.
http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/10/red-blue-yellow-green-what-colour-do.html

Kelly's picks...

I constantly find new, cool programs, often free that just make tasks easier on the computer. I try to keep a list of my favorite tools and programs and share them. I just recently updated my list - check it out ->
http://www.kellysoftware.com/software/Kellys_Picks.asp

YouSendIt - free, big file transfers

Do you ever encounter the problem of sending large files over the internet? Sometimes it's not your ISP that's limiting, but maybe a family member or client's ISP who limits their e-mail attachment sizes.

YouSendIt comes to the rescue! Free registration and free basic service (up to 100MB files). If you want to files larger than 100MB, there's a small fee. This is a great service. I've used it countless times for family, friends and clients.

No software to install - just use your web browser. Easy. They also have plug-ins for popular programs such as Outlook, Acrobat, Photoshop, MS Office, etc.
Go to YouSendIt

Explore, create and share color themes...for free

Kuler is a program from Adobe that's free and in its final release. It's a Web-based application, so there's nothing to download.
You can create "color themes", color palettes, etc, and save them online or download them as swatches to use in your Adobe applications. You can view the most popular color themes that others have created and download theirs, too. What's really cool is you can create a color palette from a photograph - easily.
Visit kuler.adobe.com

AddThis - great bookmarking tool for website owners

I had forgotten about this tool until I ran across it recently. AddThis is a free service that provides an easy way to add bookmarking to your website or blog. It's free - just register, then copy and paste the code. Check-out the dropdown version - much improved. Just try it:

- ejaeDesign reminded me about this tool

Palin hack details - and how to keep your e-mail safe

Most of us have heard the news of the hacker that gained access to Sarah Palin's e-mail account. Here's the story on how he did it and some good tips on how to protect your online accounts:

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007773.html