To get ready for the upcoming Americas Cup in San Francisco I have compiled a small gallery of high res images that will look great on the Retina MacBook Pro, 27″ iMac, iPad and anything else for that matter. They are the only high-res desktop worthy images I have found so far (If you have […]
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Custom YouTube Embeds
Google provides some hidden settings for customizing your YouTube videos, you can see the full documentation here. The following is a quick overview of the most relevant settings. URL formatting: Google’s preferred method of embedding videos is now iframes opposed to the oEmbed code, so the formatting for your settings will look like this: “Google’s Provided […]
Design Resource: HTML 5 Cheat Sheets
I have been designing and developing websites for a while now but there are still some HTML 5 tags that I forget about and need to reference on occasion. I normally just hit up google or w3schools.com but sometimes its nice to have a physical referece on my desk when I have been our of practice […]
Map of Chicago Startups
Built In Chicago has put together a pretty cool google map with the locations of known digital startups in Chicago. I found it interesting to see how the companies are huddled down in River North and the Loop. Is your company on the map? View Chicago Digital Ecosystem in a larger map
Adopting New Habits : Tim Ferris
I am a big fan of Tim Ferriss, he embodies a curiosity for life, personal productivity, health, and “hacking” that I identify strongly with. His growing catalog of life hacking books, The 4 Hour Workweek (Paper/Kindle), The 4 Hour Body (Paper/Kindle), and The 4 Hour Chef (Paper/Kindle) are all great reads and I strongly suggest you work […]