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[10 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Will HTML5 leave Flash extinct?

You only have to check out their HTML 5 showcase to see how Apple are going to take the driving seat in pushing the web and mobile technologies of the future.

One thing is for sure, the IPad is an object of exquisite technological beauty, and we are rapidly falling in love.

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[28 Apr 2010 | One Comment | ]
Sketch and draw online with Harmony

Harmony online sketching tool is an impressive experiment in HTML 5, (so you will need a supporting browser like Firefox or Google Chrome) that allows you to create soft pencil type drawings and sketch online with surprising ease.

Harmony developer Mr Doob has used canvass and JavaScript with HTML5′s ability to create bitmap images.

Digital marketing, Tools, toys & gadgets »

[25 Apr 2010 | One Comment | ]
Flash slider Cu3er – Free 3D image carousel

A flash slider can add an enticing element of engagement to a homepage. Whether you are looking for a random image generator, banner rotator or featured content gallery – Cu3er offers something unique.

Image carousels are nothing new, which is why yours should be capture your audiences attention with something your user hasn’t seen before.

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[16 Apr 2010 | One Comment | ]
Edit pictures online for free – Splashup and Pixlr

There are a few open source image editing options out there featuring some of the goodness of Photoshop for free.

Gimp and Krita both offer solid alternatives to Adobe’s flagship image editing software, but involve a lengthly download and install when all you need to so is quickly edit an image on the fly.

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[27 Feb 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
10 WordPress magazine theme resources

Having project managed a couple of corporate Wordpress magazine theme builds recently, I loved the end result and the lack of technical headaches even more. So I thought I’d get my head under the bonnet and set up this site. I’ve worked with a few heavy duty content management systems and have to take my hat off to Matt Mullenweg and all the open source contributors – Wordpress is a triumph.

Wordpress magazine theme resources

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[8 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
Rise and fall of the robots

Japan’s robot revolution has spread into sectors from health care, emergency services and even entered the home. Although ninety thousand dollars seems a bit too much to come home to fresh teppanyaki and a “welcome home” from a Cylon, compared against the cost of a full time carer this may well be an unavoidable reality to many.