Monthly Archives: June 2008

How to use vector graphics in FlashDevelop – SVG in Flash

By Peter Backx | Published: June 27, 2008
photo credit: Kichigai Mentat In my previous Flash post, I already touched on the subject of a major reason why you might still prefer the expensive Adobe Flash IDE over FlashDevelop: it’s the integrated vector editor. Vector graphics give you the major advantage of begin scalable with little to no quality loss. Try to print [...]
Posted in FlashMedia | 8 Comments

Evernote – remember everything

By Peter Backx | Published: June 24, 2008
The latest buzz in techland is Evernote. It’s basically a note keeping application. What’s so special about that? you wonder. I too was wondering, why this would be any better than basically anything else on the market (I was using a combination of Google Docs and local folders which works pretty well for me). So [...]
Posted in JavaMedia | 3 Comments

How to solve any problem by playing Tetris – home improvement gone digital

By Peter Backx | Published: June 20, 2008
photo credit: RinzeWind I already talked about it in previous blog posts: I am renovating a small home. It requires a lot of planning and even then, it is not always easy to get a good idea of what the end result will be like. That’s where digital tools have helped me tremendously. You have [...]
Posted in VisualMedia | 1 Comment

Indiana Jones fan guide – how to be a publisher

By Peter Backx | Published: June 17, 2008
Indiana Jones … fan guide to the g… By The previous post was a bit short, because I had a larger project to complete. I wanted to test Blurb, a self-publishing service. It supposedly gives you the ability to personally publish professional books, starting at one piece. I took my Indiana Jones and the last [...]
Posted in OldskoolMedia | Tagged | 1 Comment

What happened to the teapot – string theory explained

By Peter Backx | Published: June 13, 2008
While we are still struggling to get 3 dimensions under control, Ducky over here, is already exploring a few dimensions more. Seeing that old favorite 3D model again, I can’t help but wonder what happened to the Utah Teapot. Maybe he escaped to one of those other dimensions or he might be lost in time. [...]
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More fun with free 3D tools – materials

By Peter Backx | Published: June 10, 2008
If you hadn’t noticed already, I am a huge fan of the simplicity of Google’s SketchUp. It gives the power of 3D to the people. Everybody with a mouse and a partially descent computer can get started right here, right now. IRender nXt recently released a new preview version of their Google SketchUp plugin, so [...]
Posted in VisualMedia | 4 Comments

BT’s This Binary Universe – the search for the perfect videoclip

By Peter Backx | Published: June 5, 2008
Many musicians like to add the perfect images to their sounds. Usually they end up with a 3 minute boobshow destined for MTV and the likes. Others take it to strange, yet mindblowing extremes (seriously, Koyaanisqatsi is worth at least a few blog posts on its own). BT’s This Binary Universe looks to take the [...]
Posted in MusicMedia | Tagged | 1 Comment

Recipebook 2.0 – fast prototyping with JavaScript and JSON services

By Peter Backx | Published: June 4, 2008
In a minor revelation, I saw the future of recipes and cook books. Yes, really. However, it’s so basic I can’t believe no one has done this before. The LazyWeb is long gone, so it looks like I’m going to have to do it myself. What I would like is a list of ingredients where [...]
Posted in JavaMedia | 4 Comments

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