I got a strange request on my computer today... The updater had to update itself before it could check for updates? I pondered... and then found myself in a space-time continuum.

 

photo from nathan

 

So, I was getting a little tired of the dark top portion of the PhuseBox pages. I have always liked clean, open designs and the dark top definitely did not fit that category - honestly, I do not know what I was thinking when I originally designed that. I actually felt a little depressed every time I landed on the page.

 

I wanted to make it feel "fun" again - not heavy and dark. Thus, you will now find a new look for the top of the PhuseBox pages. I think this fits better with the tone of the site - and the mood of what is to come.

 

I also made a couple modifications to the top interface, so let me know if you run into any problems. 

 

Happy Birthday to my favorite person...

 

photo from nathan



You are the best!

 

Tonight, because of a small glitch, we lost a couple of blog posts and about a 15 or so photos.

 

If  you were effected by this small glitch, I apologize. It has been fixed now and will not happen again.

 

Sorry. Thanks for understanding. 

You can now send pictures from your mobile phone using PhuseBox SnapShot... Goto your "Add Pix" page (under the Pix menu) to get the address to send your pictures to.

 

Set up a new contact on your phone and enter that address into the email field. Then, snap a picture and send it to that contact.  Pretty simple.

I always love driving out to the country...

 

You know, as long as the car in front of you does not hit a bird.

 

Happy Brithday, Ben... even though you killed a bird. 

Ok. So I absolutely love these new ads from Apple... and not just because I am an Apple fan (I am kind of getting sick of the iPod commercials).

 

I still have note decidd if I am going to fork out $500 for the iPhone when it comes out, but I must say, these commercials make it look pretty slick. 

photo from nathan  

20 Euros (it is London, afterall) to anyone that can give me five solid reasons why this design for the 2012 Olympics logo is a good idea...

 

This is about the worst logo design I have ever seen... and the design firm got $800,000.00 for it... almost 1 million - for that... that. A 5-year-old with construction paper would come up with a similar design.

 

London reports that they wanted something that did not look corporate and spoke to a younger generation... hmmmm... kind of like kids from the 1990's?

 

I hear they also got MC Hammer as the Olympic spokesperson. 

 

 

So... my wife reminded me of one of my other favorite creative commercials on TV right now... I laugh every time it comes on... and then rewind my TiVo and watch it again. Hot Juicy Burgers... for the first time in my life, I actually want to go to Wendy's.

Seriously... Creative ads are great. And especially in a YouTube world, spending the extra creative effort will have a vast effect on the reach of your "second-life" internet video market.

 

It pays. 

The messaging system should now at least be functioning... There will be some design changing, but for now, you should be able to check and send messages as usual.

 

I will press on with everything else.

 

 

Accepting and denying friend requests is working now.

 

Ok... So many of you have had a chance to look around the new site...

 

Like I said before, there are still several features that I need to "finish out" - mainly a way to edit photo titles and descriptions, friend requests, and the messaging system.  These should be done shortly.

 

Also, this is just Phase 1 of the new PhuseBox... there is lots more to come. I wanted to go ahead and launch the site with the new look and interface, but watch for more stuff soon.

 

 

Ok, guys. Here is the deal.

 

The new PhuseBox has launched, but there are several things and features that still need work, so you may see some things that are not functioning.

 

I thought it would be better to go ahead and launch it this way than to keep the site down any longer.

 

So, there are still a few things that are not working, but everything should be functioning soon. Just hang in there.

 

 

This is my new favorite group:

iTunes store link

Click and listen to the 30 second preview... best music you will hear all day... seriously.

Ok, so I laughed out loud. Really hard.

Has anyone else been watching "On the Lot" on FOX? It is like American Idol only for inspiring film makers... in fact, it may be too much like American Idol. But, nonetheless, what a great concept for a show.

Maybe I just like it because my major in school was video production and so I had similar "short film" type projects in many of my classes.

So, if you have watched "On the Lot," does the hostess seem a bit awkward to you? I feel like she has watch tapes of Ryan Seacrest over and over again. Anyone agree?

Well, to follow up my marriage anniversary yesterday, today marks 2 years of PhuseBox goodness.

It has been amazing to see PhuseBox grow from a small group of people I knew to a large group of people - most of whom I have never talked to in my entire life. It has been great even though most of the originial PhuseBoxers have left the site (and thanks to those that have stuck around).

I know we were supposed to launch the new PhuseBox site today, but because of Memorial Day being today and several other factors, there is going to be a slight delay. The plan will be to launch this Friday, June 1st - what a great way to start June, right?

Well, until then, I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day!

It was one year ago that I said, "I do" to the most beautiful and wonderful woman in the world - the last year has been the best year of my life. Happy Anniversary, Rach! I love you!

Save the World.


                                         

If you have a Mac and are always taking screenshots of websites, check out Paparazzi.

Seriously, it is always a pain when I have to take screenshots of websites... usually the process involves snapping 2 or 3 screenshots while scrolled to a certain vertical area on the page... then openning Photoshop and seaming the images together and then cropping out everything else.

Luckily, this morning I found Paparazzi... it is freeware that allows you to simply type in the URL and it will grab a screenshot of that page, not matter how long it may be.

It is a handy app to have in case you need it.