Just came across an absolutely superb piece of flash work, these things take time to build and therefore don't come along to often. check it out here: www.moodbuilder.com/
0 comments - Posted by mark at 1:11 AM - Categories: Impressed
ok, so google has added "presentations" to it's online docs arsenal...good...a free service in my opinion is what powerpoint should be...lets face it, how many "presentations" built in powerpoint have you yawned your way through over the years? personally speaking, i've been bored and unimpressed many many times over.
So is a free online resource to create dullness really needed?...well...if its free, I suppose its ok, for too long, powerpoint has been the standard for people putting together a presentation...now i could understand this if powerpoint was a free product...but it isn't, people choose to use it for presentations and people like me...and probably you...get bored with the results. I am of the understanding that powerpoint was developed as a means for microsoft developers to share processes of how technologies they were building would flow...i may be wrong? and powerpoint has become the easy to use app for all manner of presentations to be shown.
Given what could be accomplished with director and nowadays...flash, if a corporate presentation is to be produced, why on earth would powerpoint be the chosen delivery method?...because its free?...nope...because its the most effective method?...nope...I'll tell you why...in my opinion, corporate bodies will use it because it's all they know to choose when faced with the "give a presentation" dilemma.
There is a false economy train of thought going on here, people think that they can put a powerpoint presentation together themselves, saving money...well...think about this, if a company director puts this together themselves, how long will it take them to produce a finished article worth looking at? and what is the hourly rate of that directors time? say, they get their office junior to do it...is that really the best solution to show their company in the best light?...no is the answer.
These kind of things are best done by specialists in multimedia utilising flash, after effects etc to produce useable and re-useable products with high production values to best show the company, product, service etc in the best light
so, thank you google for adding another product to your free apps, but I sincerely hope I'm not going to have to sit through a whole lot more dull transitions, aliased text and horrid images, video etc produced by people who's time is REALLY better spend concentrated on more focussed business development issues.
google has done a fantastic job in adding these apps but the problem may well be abuse of these new free tools...as a web developer, multi-media specialist, my job, I suppose is to advise and show our east coast interactive folio as a comparrison, as arrogant as this may sound....there will be no contest!
0 comments - Posted by mark at 12:26 AM - Categories: Ranting
been a long time since i saw a site i wanted to rant and rave about
check this out...www.jamesandjoe.co.uk
its google maps-tastic
1 comments - Posted by mark at 12:12 AM - Categories: Impressed
Had a little work get together last night, you know a good chance to relax a bit, talk about other things, have some food, play some pool etc...
All the office companies were represented, Online Print and Design, Silverleaf clothing and of course...East Coast Interactive.
Everyone was on form, having a good time etc and here's a welcome to Jen, our new member of staff but I feel I must chat a bit about Alex...oh yes...Alex was on FIRE! first Mike left him with all 7 balls on the pool table, then over dinner a sensible discussion over ideas for our christmas do turned into laughter and ridicule as Alex suggested playing pictionary for our christmas event...oh dear...if it wasn't for that, i'd probably have held off the humiliation below but due to the ridiculous suggestion...here's a photo of the black ball on it's way to the pocket to complete the granny...enjoy!
UPDATE
In glorious technicolor with additional girly scream audio, here is the video footage, courtesy of Stuart
2 comments - Posted by mark at 10:02 AM - Categories: Out 'n' About
In my geekiest coldfusion move yet, I followed the link sent to the Scottish coldfusion users group from Andy Allan and now have the coldfusion reference docs stored in my ipod's notes folder...why I felt the overwhelming need to do this has not yet become clear! but I suppose the next time I'm bored, on the bus, in a coffee shop etc without my laptop, I'll be able to alphabetically work my way through the functions and/or tags...oh dear...
0 comments - Posted by mark at 9:25 AM - Categories: Coldfusion
Just doing my bit for international talk like a pirate day!
Oh, and just in case you was wonderin...ye scurvey dogs, my pirate name is below.
Shiver me timbers!
0 comments - Posted by mark at 9:01 AM - Categories: General
"its been described as the greatest win ever"
I am one of the millions of Scotland fans with a sore head today! what an absolutely SUPERB result for us last night!
So, we've now beaten France home AND away in a major qualifier...how many other teams can say that? we celebrated with a ton of beers and my only regret was that I wasn't in Paris with the tartan army last night.
France 0 - Scotland 1
1 comments - Posted by mark at 8:26 AM - Categories: Out 'n' About
