Monthly Archives: September 2009

Unleash the marketing potential of Twitter with Tweet Whistle

Unleash the marketing potential of Twitter with Tweet Whistle

Twitter’s popularity as THE microblogging platform of choice for millions of people all over the world is well deserved. The popular service enjoys the support of high profile personalities, which absolutely helps its reputation and street cred. I opened my Twitter account almost a year ago when I kept hearing about it from my friends. I readily became obsessed with it, constantly making “tweets” and following the accounts not only of friends but artists and personalities I like. It became readily apparent to me — using Twitter — that the popular microblogging platform is, indeed, a great marketing solution. I’ve read about Twitter now being used as one of the Read more »

Ecologically sound cardboard "recession case" for iPhone — or make your own?

Ecologically sound cardboard "recession case" for iPhone — or make your own?

This must be the cheapest iPhone case available — you can pick up a pack of ten recession cases for just $7.99. If you’ve maxed out buying the iPhone 3G S and a heap of other gadgets, and have barely any money left to protect them, then the recession case claims to be the answer. Read more »

Fall 2009 Anime

Fall 2009 Anime

With a new season comes new anime, and this fall’s anime line-up looks to have quite a few gems. Personally, I think the biggest anime of the upcoming season would have to be Inuyasha: The Final Act. Anyone who has been following the Inuyasha anime will remember how the series ended without any real conclusion. Well, now that the manga is complete (at an impressive 56 volumes over more than 10 years), the anime will finally be given a real ending. This is certainly appreciated for people like me who just don’t have the time to go get the manga and read through it (I’m a slow reader). Read more »

Website: Create your own 3D voxel art

Website: Create your own 3D voxel art

I found this cool site the other day that lets you build voxel art — or in other words you can build with a range of coloured blocks on a hexagonal grid. Build your own art simply by dragging and dropping the various blocks into position. Remember that if you want things to look right, you have to place the rear and lower blocks first, unless you’re making some kind of surreal voxel art. Read more »