Preview your fonts Online

If you often work with desktop publishing, graphic design, or even regular word processing, then you have no doubt found the need to examine your fonts in a quick minimalist view at some point or time. There are different ways of doing this in each operating system, but here's a quick way to achieve it from any computer using nothing but a web browser.

Flippingtypical.com is a web application that will compare your installed fonts live on your browser. Select the type under the font title on top, and type a phrase to preview how it would look using the fonts on your computer. Select the top font title, and change the actual font name for an instant preview on the main phrase. Or just click on a desired font for a different look. This is a great way to view your fonts side by side and make your day more productive.

Enjoy - www.flippingtypical.com

iPhone wireless DSLR Remote for Nikons

A month ago I posted about a remote DSLR iPhone Appliaction for Canon cameras. Well, a few weeks later, the authors onOne Software have announced a 1.1 update coming soon.

Among several fixes, feature updates and a new user interface, the most interesting addition is support for Nikon DSLRs. The update is due out sometime mid-July.

Read More - onOne Software

Monitoring your Macbook's Health

 

Its important to keep an eye on your battery usage over it's lifetime. In my case, it happens to be a macbook pro. Knowing its capacity, charge cycles and more will help you maintain it, and know if you are having issues that are battery related.

I like to use an application called Battery Health Montior from Sonora Graphics. It's free, and works on Macbooks, Powerbooks and iBooks. Battery Health Monitor provides information on:

• Current Capacity
• Original Capacity
• Current Charge
• Charge Cycles
• Voltage

Checking up on these bar graph values will indicated changes in the lifespan of your current battery. A very important part of extending your battery's life, is to let it run down completely and then fully re-charge it at least once a month. I try to do it once a week, since my macbook is on AC power most of the time.

Coconut Battery is another free application I've used in the past worth noting.

Download - Battery Health Montior

Global Frequency: 3D Set and model

A cool little show called "Global Frequency" that never made it past it's pilot showing. On this pilot episode, I modeled and textured a set extension of a building for a green screen push-in, and for an exterior explosion scene.

On a side note, I was asked to build a little satellite for the show which got cut from the final scenes. Take a peek at the building facade and the satelite in my Portfolio section. By the way, if you search the usual shady places of the internet, you can find the pilot episode.

Portfolio - Global Frequency

TabExpose Application

If your surfing habits are anything like mine, you live inside tab browsing these days. Additionally, if you're on a Mac using Safari all the time, and dig OSX's Expose feature, then you will love this.

TabExpose melds tab browsing and expose into one sweet feature for Safari. One click or key tap, and it displays all your open tabs on your screen to navigate around them. Works on PPC & Intel Macs, on Leopard, Safari 3.x & 4.

Check it out - TabExpose