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Wolf and Dog (an Aesop’s Fable)
retold by Kevin Strauss 2001

Long ago, Wolf was hungry. Now you might think that Wolf is always hungry, and you would be right. But on this day, Wolf hadn’t eaten for weeks. It was almost as if all the deer and rabbits had evaporated from the forest like mist in the morning. Wolf was so hungry that he decided to look for food near where the humans lived. It was dangerous for Wolf to hunt near humans.

Some wolves that go there never come back. But Wolf had never been this hungry before. So as the sun dipped red behind the western hills, he walked through the forest to the edge of a farmer’s field.

Wolf sniffed the air and scanned the field, looking for a calf or lamb to eat. It was then that he heard a strange sound. The barking noise was coming from a creature that looked a lot like he did. The creature was running toward Wolf. Continue reading »

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Adobe Creative Suite 3 – Today everything will change!

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cs3-box.jpgAs many of you, I got a note this morning announcing the new Adobe Creative Suite 3. This has been a long expected product since the acquisition of Macromedia by Adobe – a unified suite or products for our creative needs.

As a new addition to the suite comes Dreamweaver CS3 – the 1st version of Dreamweaver after the merge. I can hardly wait to see how many recommended features were implemented and what surprises Adobe holds for us.

I also noticed that Photoshop CS3 has an extended version that includes tools for editing 3D and motion-based content and performing image analysis. WOW! Gimme that now! I can hardly wait for it to be released

Here are some links:

See the demo pf CS3
Signup to receive notifications on product launch

Compare Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 extended

Adobe also introduces a new concept – the “creative license” – so that you can pay only for the areas of your creativity ;). Here are a set of product specifications:

  • Creative Suite Master Collection

  • Creative Suite Design editions
  • Adobe InDesign® CS3
  • Adobe Photoshop® CS3 Extended
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3
  • Adobe Illustrator® CS3
  • Adobe Acrobat® 8 Professional
  • Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional
  • Adobe Dreamweaver® CS3
  • Adobe Stock Photos
  • Adobe Acrobat Connect™

  • Creative Suite Web editions
  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
  • Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
  • Adobe Illustrator CS3
  • Adobe Fireworks® CS3
  • Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
  • Adobe Contribute® CS3
  • Adobe Stock Photos
  • Adobe Acrobat Connect

  • Creative Suite Production Premium
  • Adobe After Effects® CS3 Professional
  • Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended
  • Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
  • Adobe Illustrator CS3
  • Adobe Soundbooth CS3
  • Adobe Encore® CS3
  • Adobe OnLocation ™ CS3
  • Adobe Ultra® CS3
  • Adobe Stock Photos
  • Adobe Acrobat Connect
Some more snapshots:
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Visual DNA

Great, interactive personality test – you can share your results with your friends or you can just compare yourself to others. The product also gives you some matches with other people that took the test

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webmyc featured on ProWebArt.net

http://www.prowebart.net/webmyc.com is featured in ProWebArt.net blog. Tagline for this blog is “idea for your creation” and it gathers a bunch of cool websites that can be inspiration for designers. It’s a great honour to be among the best out there and I really feel that I don’t deserve this with a splash page build in several hours.

http://www.prowebart.net/?p=2676

Thanks ProWebArt !

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Vote for my beautiful wife!

Happiness of loveI wish I had the time to write more often on this blog.But sometimes, something really deserves a post.

Like this entry for the JPG Magazine. Please vote. If the picture get selected it will be featured in the hard copy JPG magazine and I will receive 100$ + 1year subscription to the magazine. Thanks!

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Job ad: Senior developers of AJAX, PHP, Python, Actionscript and XHTML in Bucharest

200512225_gear.jpg“We seek long-term (>2 years) cooperation with single-minded, top-competent developers within any of the respective fields of AJAX, PHP, Python, Actionscript and XHTML, thus:

  • Web designer/architect (XHTML, CSS; talented frontend designer, information architect. Knowledge of cross-browser support a plus)
  • AJAX developer/architect (dynamic forms, creation of universal methods for data presentation on external pages, cross-browser support knowledgeability)
  • PHP developer/architect (object oriented design, clustering, MySQL databases. Knowledgeability of systems with high throughput a plus.)
  • Python developer/architect (clustering, MySQL databases. Knowledgability of systems with high throughput a plus.)
  • Flash developer/architect (Actionscript development, dynamic data management)

We will also quite soon need very talented Linux administrators. We will provide a stimulating environment, with complex tasks and team with similar passion.

Our current recruitment need is developers, of age 22-33, with noticeable capacity related to our competence needs, as well as passion for the subject.

Personal interviews will be held.

Apply through sending your resume via e-mail, to mikael.more@gmail.com. Questions are warmly welcome, via e-mail or GTalk.

Regards
Mikael More”

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Canon 30d – got my own!!!

I’ve been wanting for 2 years to own my personal dSLR and that day has come.

Today, UPS tracking reported that my camera was delivered to my friend in US. He will bring it to me on Monday. I can hardly wait. Budget was low so I had to stick with the default 18-55 lens. I also got the Sandisk Extreme III 2Gb CF card. It may take another years or so before i get an additional lens. First I have to get my wife used to my passion/hobby – imagine that it took more than 2 years before I could buy the camera :)

More details to follow.

Canon 30D with USM lens

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Black Jack – Jack Daniels breezer?

A good friend of mine, Danny, being aware of my passion for Jack Daniels, sent me some very interesting photos. Apparently in US Jack released a breezer called Black Jack. From what he told me it’s a mixed blend between Jack Daniels and Cola.

Dude, send one sixpack over for a thorough review! :)

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Sizeasy update – great feature for online retailers

sizeasy logoSizeasy, a startup covered by webmyc some days ago ugraded it’s services to better suit online retailers. It was a natural step in product development and I can hardly wait to see the sizeasy integration working on many online retailers websites and gadget blogs.

“When we walk into a high street store and see a phone we instantly get a feel for its size and shape as well as how it compares to other phones along side it. This is an example of where online retailers have been at a distinct disadvantage, that is until now. With sizeasy™’s unique sizing and comparison engine online retailers can at last communicate the size and shape of products effectively and offer size comparisons between competitive products. ”

I had the chance to chat with Steve, founder of Sizeasy and he mentioned that: “We have interest from several online retailers who are keen to integrate with the sizing engine and in the next few days the site will be updated with a brochure style page describing what this offering will be.  On top of that were looking into rather different and unique ways we may be able to offer advertising and associate services within the site.”

Good job Sizeasy!

sizeasy integration
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What a day! New member in our friends circle.

Today at 16:55, a close friend of mine gave birth to a beautiful baby boy – Calin Alexandru. 3,25 Kilos, about 52 cm in height – A++. Baby and mother are in great health. I wish him all the luck with his new life and lots & lots & lots of kisses and hugs.

My wife and I are thrilled to have our own but it will not probably happen for another year (or less ;-)).

Here are his first pictures.

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