Matt Heerema

Rails for Designers

Rails for Designers by Kevin Clark.  If you are going to be designing for Rails Apps but don’t want to look under the hood.

Dell Gets Sexier

Dell acquires high-end PC maker Alienware – via IT Week

Microsoft Delays Launch of Vista… Again

“Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to delay the consumer launch of its much-anticipated Windows Vista until after this year’s holiday shopping season, sending its shares down nearly 3 percent.”

Surprised?  Me neither.  Man, Microsoft sure does know how to launch a product…

What made me laugh hardest about this whole article though was the “Bells and Whistles” section.

“In addition to beefed-up security, the new Windows offers a new interface with 3-D scrolling between different windows, which can appear translucent to allow users to see the information beneath. It can also display and record high-definition television on the computer and allows the user to search for content within the PC and across the network.”

Yup, OS X started doing all of that with Tiger… about a year ago.

Nice work Microsoft!

Help Wanted Ad: Web Designer

Wanted: Web Designer to help with the new Web site for my extremely cutting edge, high profile, botique business. It was originally created by my 6-month old nephew who actually paid me to let him do it for me. I also need it to be ranked number one or two in a google search for “business”. The site should be breathtakingly beautiful, but simple, and easy to use.
Skills: High level flash and actionscript as well as astounding graphic design skills. XML, CSS, .NET, PHP and Database design. At least twelve years experience preferred, but if you are qualified, you need not ever have done any Web design in the past.

Compensation: I can’t actually pay you anything, but the benefit of having done my Web site should be payment enough for you anyway, right?

Deadline: I need to have the site designed, hosted, and launched in the next 25 minutes.

Please e-mail a detailed resume, online portfolio, 15 references, and a 20-page essay on why I should let you design my site.

The Lone Strangers – Live in the Studio!

The Lone Strangers (my band) are recording.

Watch us do it, and help us name the album.