January 27, 2006. Saturday, January 28th (that’s tomorrow as of this writing) Tense Forms will be hosting our first winter showcase (after a couple of successful ones in the summer) at the Subterranean in Chicago. It’s called 800 Winters and there will be music from five bands, a debut play, and visual art from 25 artists (including myself, and the illustration above). I’ll be there too, having a good time…. Read more »
January 22, 2006. I ordered a new Mac the other day. Pretty much my dream computer: an iMac Intel Core Duo, with dual 2.0GHz processors, a 20” display, a 500GB hard drive, 2GB RAM, and 256MB VRAM. And I’m dying to get my hands on it. Problem is, when you get the 500GB hard drive… It takes 3-4 weeks to ship. Needless to say I’m a bit anxious. I’ve been checking Apple’s Order Status page constantly in hopes… Read more »
December 22, 2005. I’d like to mention a new album briefly, Uh-Oh by the Notes and Scratches. I designed both the site and the album art, but what really shines here is the music—It’s a lovely record that’s been getting generous amounts of praise: “Dumas and crew do almost nothing disagreeable and, with near-nauseating charisma, charm to no end. “Uh-Oh” deserves multiple, multiple listens.”… Read more »
December 21, 2005. It’s been a while since I posted an update… Far too busy working! I’ve had a few inquiries from my last Tense Log update about beta testing, so I thought I’d post a bit more. First off, although I thought I was close to beta testing back in March, I’m still not quite there yet. I want to be certain the database design is final first (so I won’t have to spend time writing update scripts for… Read more »
September 11, 2005. In response to my Bluetooth Switch widget, I had someone ask me if it would be possible to make a similar widget for the firewall. After realizing the code would be nearly identical to the Bluetooth widget, I decided to go ahead and make one. It only took a few hours to put together, and I spent most of that time just making the icon! Visit my Mac Goodies section to download it. Read more »