Why do I love Twitter?

I love Twitter [twitter.com] first and foremost because I am a twit. Yes I am and that's okay.

I love twitter because it forces the writer to be clear, concise, and get to the point. I also love it's "stream of conscious", fragmented style of prose. I love it because it helps people communicate. I really like it's simplicity. It's non-judgmental, and friendly.

Most of all, I like it because it's priceless. It's also free, and that's good too.

Thanks for reading.

100% Natural Computing?

Check out this... um, "earth friendly" computer stuff. Here's a really nice quiet wooden desk - Rusty's Quiet In-Desk PC, and A Real Beaver Case Mod for the hunter in you, or The Real Mouse, Mouse (this is just nasty). Who needs pets when you've got these nifty computer gadgets!

Here's one for folks on the go. This is my favorite find the Legnatile, by Zaverio. They make wooden desktop PC cases, handmade wooden laptops and other stuff in an ancient laboratory.

Photoshop World 2007: Guru's Gone Wild!

Photoshop World 2007
Hyne's Convention Center
Boston, Ma. April 4-7th.
www.photoshopworld.com

Wow, what an intense bunch of goodness! I was incredibly pumped when I logged into my iStockphoto account last week and noticed a posting from Jokia for 5 FREE passes to Photoshop World 2007. I quickly fed my account with some points so I could send an iStockphoto email, just to give it the "Collegiate try" and see if I could get my greasy hands on a pass... I sent the email and went on to grab a few images for the mockup I was working on and didn't think much more of it.

A short time later I saw an email drop into my iStockphoto inbox -- it was Jokia and she had one pass left if I wanted it -- I replied with a resounding YES INDEED! Jokia is amazing, and I swung by their booth to meet her and thank her in person during the Tech Expo. She even had a t-shirt for me, and iStockphoto has earned a customer for life!

iStock Rocks
I give iStockphoto two thumbs-up and highly recommend their service over the competition. The user experience is the best I've encountered for even more expensive services (no need to list 'em here). They have a lot of really well done features that make sorting through thousands of stock photo, illustrations, composite images, icon sets, and even video clips really effortless and fast. I could go on, but you really should give it a whirl and see for yourself...


This is an example of 'being in it to win it', and I'm glad I try to stay on top of all the new services, cool offerings, and web sites popping-up out there on a regular basis. This time, I was in the right place at the right time...

I took as many photos of the event as I could, and I have to say I've been overwhelmed by just how much stuff was covered. I registered quickly and started delving-in to as many classes as possible. My brain was like an over saturated sponge in just a short time, and I could feel the weight of the tome they doled-out to each attendee filled with tutorials and notes of all of the Conference presentations.

Weighing-in at over 2 lbs. and comprised of more than 765 pages, it's big! The only unfortunate thing is that the book is printed in B&W... go figure. It's literally a cornucopia of goodies, tips, tricks and techniques. Jam-packed full of yummy photoshop, illustration, and digital photography inspiration with gurus galore.

Here are some photos from Wednesday...

And here's most of my day...

• Morning sessions
  Things got whipped-up into a frenzy quickly with Jack Davis, Wow! Then I Dave Cross add Finishing Touches


• Tech Expo
  Crowd shots, and booths. Feeling a little like the old days, but different just the same


• Lunch time
  I had lunch at the Pour House, and watched part of the Manchester United game


• Afternoon
  I was able to catch a Bert session on "Illustrator & Photoshop" after watching him make magic for just under an hour.
  

  Bert Monroy is God!
  "And on the eighth day, Bert made the universe as we now experience it today."
  - Book of Palm, Genesis; 36:34:36



• Wrap up
  Feeling a bit rushed, and after , and then a good chunk of "Visual Effects" with Corey barker

If you're able to get to Photoshop World, you'll enjoy it for sure. Here's some stuff I was inspired to churn out in my Flickr, and I'm hoping to do more soon. Stay tuned...