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PhoneGap
Interesting framework for handling different mobile platforms.Fun Digital Photo Mood Board for Your Fridge
PhotoJoJo has some awesome little tips and projects to do with your digital camera (read iPhone).Finally! Someone Combined Bowling And Billiards!
Think a pool table that got mega-rayed with bowling ball-sized balls on a table that is 15 X 30 feet. They call it Knokkers.Original Storyboard of Banksy's The Simpsons Opening
Banksy's has uploaded his original storyboard for the now famous Simpsons intro.Ten Useful jQuery Plugins for Images
The face detection, booklet, and fullscreenr ones look particularly interesting.Mansion Untouched for 100 Years
A late 19th Century town-house in central France that was sealed up for more than 100 years has finally been opened to the public in accordance with its owner's last wishes.Polish and Czech Monster Movie Posters
Rather than translate the studio provided posters, some eastern european countries commissioned new posters from some fantastic artists. Seriously, some of these are absolutely fantastic! :DSometimes, Even the Best Locations Don't Pan Out
In another life, this might have been Dwayne's old gig. He's not saying. But he sure hates pictures ... hmmm.Shake-up at Google: Schmidt to be chairman, Page to be CEO
Google shook up its ruling triumvirate today, announcing that CEO Eric Schmidt would be taking the role of executive chairman, while co-founder Larry Page will become CEO. Sergey Brin, who has also shared power with the two others, will work on "strategic projects," Google said.Padmapper apartment search
Pretty cool apartment hunting tool. Especially the "Super Secret Advanced Features".Daily Links
Chemical Crayon
Etsy seller Queinteresante combines chemistry and art by creating clear labels of the names of chemicals that make the colors of crayons.David Suzuki's Sustainable Seafood List
Quick list from the David Suzuki foundation on the top 10 sustainable seafood options.Nintendo 3DS Launch Date
It will be arriving in the US (and presumedly Canada) on March 27th, and cost two hundred and fifty dollars.Rubber
Are you TIRED of the expected?When Parents Text
Small keypad, old hands.New BBC Series, Human Planet
New television series from BBC that marvels at mankind's incredible relationship with nature in the world today.Fluid CSS Grid
We have been exploring the idea of feeding new layout based on browser width for a bit. CssGrid offers some nice insight and a framework for doing just that.Just discovered: A 2,500-year-old recipe for Celtic beer
An archeobotanist has figured out how they made beer in 500 BC. With a ditch in the back yard, some barley seeds, and some henbane, you too can drink up like the ancient Celts.Daily Links
HTML5 has a logo now
"It stands strong and true, resilient and universal as the markup you write. ... And it certainly doesn't use tables for layout."Trenta
At nine hundred and sixteen millilitres, it's larger than the average human stomach. Effectively, Starbucks has released the Big Gulp of coffees.Turns Out Music Is Intoxicating After All
McGill University researchers followed the brain patterns of test subjects with MRI imaging, and identified dopamine streaming into the striatum region of their forebrains "at peak emotional arousal during music listening."As If Steve Buscemi Wasn't Awesome Enough, Today I Learned...
"...Buscemi also worked as a firefighter for four years on FDNY Engine 55.[8] After 9/11, Buscemi returned to Engine 55 and worked alongside other firefighters to sift through the rubble from the World Trade Center."One Year, One Canadian
"For 12 months, I will only buy Canadian products, eat Canadian food and consume Canadian media."Red River Paddlewheel Docking For Good
Steve Hawchuk, owner and captain of both the MS Paddlewheel Queen and MS Paddlewheel Princess since 1969, is putting the business and boats for sale.HTML 5 Badge is Going To Do More Harm Than Good
Jeremy Keith makes some good points about using HTML5 to cover everything from Javascript to CSS. This is going to confuse everyone that doesn't do this for a living.It's Time, Manitoba
Our friends over at Velocity Branding have written up a well thought out post about the new Manitoba advertising tagline, "It's Time, Manitoba". Read up.VisualLizard.com Version 8 Goes Live!
It has been over 3 years (maybe even 4) since we last repainted our site. With help from our friends over at Fusion, we have "stealth" launched our latest version. There is still so much to do, but this version is so much better than our last site, we couldn't wait.
Version 8 features:
- HTML5
- CSS3 in the user experience layer (can you find the bits?)
- our Catalyst CMS
- a brand new blog engine that ties your comments to your twitter account via oAuth and NOW includes our URL shortening
- new projects
- a services list
- an awe inspiring footer
- microformats
- secret goodies on the about us page
- and more
Watch this blog post in the coming days for more details.