Thursday, March 11 2010
Written by Michael Swengel on September 23, 2009
I was fortunate enough to snag a free copy of Windows 7 Professional (which is very nice, by the way) through my college. Even as a Mac user, I must say I like Windows 7. I know many of you who are diehard Apple fans like myself are probably wondering what I’ve been smoking. I know. I know. It sounds weird. But I can honestly say that Microsoft has nuked many of the failures that crippled XP and...
Written by Michael Swengel on September 17, 2009
The Internet continues to evolve into a more social experience. It brings us together and connects distant people. Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Delicious, and others, facilitate communication and collaboration as never before. These images are free to use for any non-commercial purpose. For commercial use, please contact me for permission first. Sizes included...
Written by Michael Swengel on September 15, 2009
FIRST IMPRESSIONS As a graphic design fanatic, I'm always looking around at shiny new tools available to the design community. A friend of mine recommended that I take a look at Pixelmator. At the time, I was using OS X 10.5 Leopard. I proceeded to download the app and play with it. My first impressions were extremely favorable. The user interface is beautiful and well-designed. Several filters - ...
Written by Michael Swengel on September 10, 2009
In honor of the impending release of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, here are 30 wallpapers to slap on your screen. Ubuntu is a unique flavor of Linux - a free operating system first developed by Linus Torvalds in the 90's. Ubuntu is open-source and is free to download, use, modify, and redistribute for any purpose. Ubuntu is designed, developed and maintained by people for people. Unlike Apple's ...
