ajb{log}: learn something new each day

Ever wanted to build your own Piclens or develop an app like Spacetime or Searchme? Well, you can start with this new flash component found at Flashloaded.

“Displays images on an engaging interactive 3D wall using the Papervision3D engine. The wall can be flat or set at any curvature to create a truly unique look. The viewer can also scroll, tilt and zoom the wall freely. Includes a built-in preloader for seamless transitions between thumbs and large images. Over 60 parameters to customize your wall ensures unlimited number of looks and an enticing viewer experience. Available for ActionScript 3.0 (Flash CS3) only…”

Visit for more info

–aj

Ahh… the realities of a web soldier (designer/programmer/whatever you want to call them) - Internet Explorer. Just like a dream… Sometimes it’s a lot of fun and most of the time a nightmare.

So here’s a new tool to help us through the day aside from biting our fingers and pulling our hairs. IETester.

IETester is a free WebBrowser that allows you to have the rendering and javascript engines of IE8 beta 1, IE7 IE 6 and IE5.5 on Vista and XP, as well as the installed IE in the same process.

Multiple IE is cool but I didn’t have any luck installing it on Vista (*cough* $uckS *cough*).

Sigh, Internet Explorer. Can’t live with it, can’t live without it.

–aj

The truth is out there… This group “The Secret Life of Toys” is about collecting photographic evidence that toys get up to things when people are not around.

Pretty cool.

–aj

In case you haven’t noticed, Yahoo! recently had another redesign of its homepage. Placing the logo at the center just like the old times.

(March 25, 2008)

(October 17, 1996)

Seems a lot cleaner than the previous ones. Do you like it? I do!

–aj

The BBC has launched a gorgeous new version of its homepage. The page now allows BBC users to customize the page and it had included new features such as TV schedules and live radio.

All content that was available on the old version - such as the directory section, news headlines and weather forecast - can be found on the new page.

Go check it out!

–aj

New Macbook Pro and Macbooks with the new processors just got out. Head over to Apple.com now and drool.

–aj

Multimedia designer Phil Lu designed the amazing user interface screen that could work in any coffee shop (below are branded unofficially for Starbucks).

The designs looks very simple to use and understand. First found at Gizmodo.

His other works can be found at Genoco.

–aj

Cool hotornot clone is out as Mackable. Yeah I know it’s another clone. But, I think the design of the site hit the mark.

Good job! Now, go check it out.

–aj

Free Icon Sets with PSD at DryIcons! The icons are under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. This means that you can do pretty much everything - personal and commercial. However, you must include a link back to http://dryicons.com/ in your credits. Fair enough huh?

Get them now!

–aj