Archive for November, 2006
USD 20,000 Flash game development contest
The popular gamer web site AddictingGames has opened a flash game development contest with over USD 20,000 in prize money, plus promotion of the winners on the AddictingGames site. All games submissions must be new games and you must own the rights. They have to be authored in Flash and must be under 3 megs [...]
Weekend activity: Have Fun with Ms. Dewey
You can say a lot about Ms. Dewey the Flash interface that Microsoft has put up to promote its Live Search web site. It might be tacky, completely useless for a search engine, they could have chosen a different girl, a complete waste of time. It’s fun – maybe not for longer than a few [...]
Microsoft / Novell: Are Windows and Linux becoming buddies?
Yesterday the two CEOs of Microsoft and Novell in a joint press conference told the public that they have agreed on a set of broad business and technical collaborations …to build, market and support a series of new solutions to make Novell and Microsoft(R) products work better together… The two companies also agreed to provide [...]
Images: Be a tourist – show your pictures
We couldn’t finish today’s design spree without Michael Hughes’ photos. The ones we liked most are shown below but you should check out the other images at Michael Hughes’ Flickr page – there are many more worth looking at. click on the image for the jump
Design: Doors delight – knobs with a touch
When we saw Susan Goldstick’s door knobs and other items on the Trendir web site we just could not resist passing on the information. These door and cabinet knobs are hand-sculpted out of a resin-like material and are coated with durable varnish. They come in different shapes and sizes from 1″ to 2 1/2″ in [...]
Gadget: Silkscreened CDRs and DVDs
US company 5inch offers pre-designed silkscreened CDRs and DVDs together with equally unique cases. Custom designs and sets are also available. Packs of 10s are about USD 13. Have a look at their shop. click on the image for the jump