This is more of an FYI than anything. A few weeks ago, I decided began a micro blog aimed directly at User Experience (UX). This allows me to focus on how I, as a designer, can best communicate my design efforts to the end-user most effectively. That said, the blog will serve as my primary [...]
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Busy, Busy
Sorry for the lack of updates the past few weeks. I have been busy working on so many things that I barely have time to keep up. I hope to be able to dedicate more time to focus on the blog in the months ahead. Of course, you can always catch me babbling at twitter.jaredlewandowski.com
Keep Your Characters Straight
Twenty-six letters aren’t enough for many of the projects I work on. I need accented letters, symbols and all the characters that make up a full character set. I also need a way to easily use those characters that don’t appear on my keyboard. Not all software apps come with built-in glyph tools and, if [...]
15 Terminal Commands to Supercharge Mac OS X
There was a time was that Mac users would stare blankly or visibly shudder when the words ‘command line interface’ were uttered. But with Mac OS X being a Unix variant, Apple bundled Terminal right from the start, enabling Mac users to geek out as much as their PC-based colleagues. Although you can replicate the [...]
Switch to Gmail Now Easier than Ever
Been looking to move a friend or relative to Gmail, but they complain the move from AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, or their ISP email would be painful? Well, now you can let them know that Gmail now offers an easy switching tool. New sign-ups to Gmail from here on out should see a feature in their [...]
Mac OS X Menubar Hack: Display the Date
If you don’t want to install another piece of software to see today’s date in your menubar, you can add it manually in System Preferences. 1. In System Preferences, open International and go to the Formats tab. 2. Next to Dates, click the Customize button. Arrange your date in the format you want to appear [...]
LinkedIn or Left Out?
Recently, it has been said “In this economy” is the new “That’s what she said”… And for good reason. While jobs are being cut in every direction, business plans are being updated on a daily basis, and when who you know is what matters most, I’ve found that the best tool out there for finding [...]
Friday Favorites
Well, it’s the first Friday of the month… And that means listing more of my favorites to share with you! Feel free to bookmark and share these links if you think they may be useful to you or people you know. Enjoy! Crackberry.com If you have a BlackBerry smart phone, then this is the place [...]
Netbook Buying Advice & Tips
Surely you’ve heard the term “netbook” within the past year or so. And if not, don’t worry… You will eventually. Netbooks are basically small laptops with two primary purposes… Portability and Internet connectivity. They are very affordable and with all the web-based applications currently available, such as Gmail, Google Calendar, MSN Hotmail, Yahoo! mail, and [...]