Most of the folks here know that I have a great affection for vectors. I'm always on the look-out for great work that involves iIllustrations. The result of that hunt is shown on my Inspiration Stream that I try to update once a week. I just came across this beautiful illustrative retro-styled animated commercial that made my heart skip a beat.Retro-styled animated shortThis beautiful illustrative retro-styled animated commercial was created for Italian eyewear brand, Persol. The animated short was directed by Kevin Dart and Stéphane Coëdel and produced by Passion Pictures in London for the advertising agency Winkreative. Other credit goes to: Jeremy Pires // Animator Nelson Boles // Anim...

Domain names are an important part of a web business. They are an asset to your company and you should be aware of how much they are worth. And if your business is looking for a new domain name it can often be more effective to purchase a domain that is live. But to do that, you should know how to value the domain.Read the full article: How to Value a Domain NameMore Help with Domain NamesHow to Choose a Good Domain NameWhat is a Top-Level Domain Name?Is .COM Really Better than .NET or .US?

Dans WordPress, les marqueurs de modèle (tags) permettent de personnaliser le contexte en affichant le titre de l’article, l’auteur, la date de publication, la catégorie, les tags, les descriptions, etc. Toutefois, l’intégrateur WordPress a parfois besoin d’ajouter des chaines de caractères qui ne sont pas prévues dans le modèle de données. Il peut s’agir d’un en-tête de section, d’un châpo, ou de tout autre élément sorti de votre imagination.Les solutions ne manquent pas : Chaines en dur dans le code, Champs personnalisés, Variables modifiables via un fichier de configuration ou une page d’administration personnalisée, ...

When conducting user research, we all know that asking the right questions is just as important as how you ask them, but how do you know exactly what questions to ask? What if the discussion topic is very personal? How do you get a complete stranger to open up? There is a better way to conduct an in-depth interview, and it doesn't involve a clipboard. Just imagine what you could discover if the participant's answers weren't limited to a predetermined set of questions. This is where collaging can help.Collaging is a projective technique by which participants select images that represent how they feel about a particular topic. The participants then explain to the moderator the reason they c...

Google and other search engines are starting to use authorship information with the rel=author attribute to provide more information about the articles that are linked to. These fancier search results can include the author's photo, links to related articles by the same author, and more. Ultimately, results with this extended information are more memorable and more likely to get clicks. Learn how to tell Google who authored your articles.Read the full article: Tell Google About Your WritingMore About Authorship and MicroformatsAuthorshipWhat is Microdata?What are Microformats?

Last week was a challenging week for me. Last Sunday, I tried to turn on my computer, and, well, it didn't. I spent most of the morning that I had planned to use to get ahead during the week, trying to troubleshoot what was wrong. I finally gave up and called Apple support and proceeded to go through all those same steps again with Cristophor on the phone. His conclusion? The hard drive was dead. Luckily, I have Apple Care for that computer, so Cristophor set up an appointment with the local Apple store, and I took it in. There the Genius (I forget his name, sorry) hooked up a cable to the computer and after a few minutes confirmed that the hard drive was dead and the optical drive was fa...

Nice outdoor chair called 'pattern' with hexagonal pattern that decorates the seat and back.

Dur-O-Tone Newsprint White.via fsr

Colorful vintage album cover.via Wanken

jQuery Lifestream, similar to mine but this one makes it easy for you to create yours.