BarCamp and FOWA Miami Recap
Posted by derekbender | Filed under General, News, Technology
This past weekend I attended BarCamp and the Future of Web Apps conference, both in Miami. I had a blast to say the least. Here is a recap of the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: barcamp miami, carsonified, fowa maimi, Future of Web Apps, social graph
BarCamp and FOWA in Miami
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Announcements, General, Technology
Yes I’ll be attending BarCamp Miami and the Future of Web Apps Conference in Miami this weekend. I’m really excited to be going! I’ve never been to Miami before so I’m kinda expecting something along the lines of Vice City and Scarface. But since I’ll be at a tech conference, instead of Al Pacino holding a machine gun, he’ll be holding an iPhone or talking on a bluetooth headset. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: BarCamp, FOWA, Future of Web Apps, Miami, networking
Happy Chrismahanakwanza
Posted by derekbender | Filed under General
While I travel back to my homeland (Michigan) this week to be with my family for the holidays, I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season.
Tags: Happy Festivus, Merry Chrismahanakwanza
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes and Announcements
Posted by derekbender | Filed under General
I was thinking about a few things today; things I need to do, work, my site and this blog were all on my mind. I had a couple ideas specifically about this blog that I would like to implement that hopefully all of you readers will like (yes,all 2 of you). So I’ll get right to it.
Leopard - A Designer’s First Impressions
Posted by derekbender | Filed under General, News
Yes, Mac OSX Leopard was finally installed on my Mac Pro at work, about 3 weeks ago (I know I’m a little late). There was a ton of hype and talk leading up to its release so I had a lot of high expectations for Leopard. The features I was looking forward to as a designer were Quick Look, Spaces and the new desktop and dock, specifically the ability to make stacks.
Google Upgrades Gmail. Nobody Notices.
Posted by derekbender | Filed under General
I’m a big believer in Gmail. Its easily the best web-based email application out there. So when I logged in a few days ago I noticed that Gmail had been upgraded. Now I don’t know exactly what they upgraded specifically, but I do know what they broke when these “upgrades” went live.
Adobe Photoshop Seminar Comes to Orlando
Posted by derekbender | Filed under General, News
Monday I attended an Adobe Photoshop seminar sponsored by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and hosted by Kelby Training. Having never been to an Adobe software seminar or any other proper seminar for that matter, I didn’t know what to expect. Needless to say, photographers comprised most of the audience. About 400-450 people attended which was a good turnout. Kelby Training, the folks who put on the seminar at the Orange County Convention Center, host events and seminars like this across the country.
Tags: adobe, adobe seminar, kelby training, orlando
Urban Dirty
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, General
Good, free stock photography can be hard to find. So it was great when I found this site.
Urban Dirty is a regularly updated online photo library featuring 233 gritty, grimy and sometimes slimy images for use in design and artwork creation. View the images in small, medium or large, download or edit online and have fun with them.
New Illustration
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, General
About 3 months ago I had a cool idea for an illustration and about 2 months ago I started that illustration. And today I finally finished. What can I say?…I’m busy! Anyway, check out the piece after the continue.
BarCamp Orlando
Posted by derekbender | Filed under General, News
BarCamp is coming to Orlando, Sunday, September 23rd!
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants.
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