Subcide

This blog obviously doesn't get updated as much as I'd like. I think a large part of that is that anything interesting thats design/work related is often confidential/trade secrets, and also after 8 hours thinking about design I'm often over it by the time i get home.

So to flush my system a bit and try and get into the habit of regular blogging, I've started a music blog.

It's basically the blog equivalent of what I put my friends through in real life :) Obscure music recommendations based purely on what I enjoy personally. Not really reviews as such, just a "Hey guys, check this out". Very informal and easy for me to write.

Enjoy.

Now that MySpace have fixed their new music player, I can announce my new project Scarabrae.

You know you're a designer when you line up your MSN windows to the grid of whatever website you have open in the background.

Either that or you've got OCD :)

About a month ago while doing some hardcore overtime at work, I became obsessed with the Idea of being able to turn on my electric blanket remotely so that I could come home and go to sleep straight away. (a little sad I know...)

So anyway, my research on the topic eventually lead me to X10 Home Automation units, which aparently everyone but me had heard of before.

Vodafone announced their iPhone plan pricing today, which allows you to have a whopping 1GB of data a month for the small sum of $6200 NZD (4700 USD) over 2 years.

I'm very proud to say that Bruce Dennis (my Dad) picked up the award for Country Music song of the Year at the NZ Country Music awards a few days ago, for his song "Ain't Gonna Run".

The talented team at Enlighten has recently been investigating jQuery as a platform for enhanced user interface design and general ajaxy goodness recently, and I've been having the odd sensation that its actually a form of programming that I enjoy (wtf?).

I'm participating in the Relay for Life, to help raise money for the Cancer Society this Saturday. If anyone is feeling charitable, I'm accepting small donations via PayPal here:

Donations are closed now sorry, I just got back from the relay, it was awesome, and i'll post some photos as soon as I get to a card reader.

Thanks to all who donated to a good cause.

Photos here: Relay for Life 08 (Hamilton)

A few months ago I was asked to write an article for the Creative Coding newsletter.

You can read it here.