November 2009
20 posts
“Windows is to operating systems what the mullet is to haircuts.”
– Andrea Austoni (via editablemess)
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URL ABC
A simple game by Tim Van Damme:
Go to the address bar in your favorite browser, and type one letter. Start with “a”, end with “z”.
apple.com
bit.ly
clientsfromhell.tumblr.com
dylanpine.com
emberapp.com
facebook.com
google.com
html-ipsum.com
iconpaper.org
jessedodds.com
komodomedia.com
lightheadsw.com
mail.google.com
notifyapp.com
obox-design.com
...
“Can you re-upload the photos on my site? I think they are fading from so many...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
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iPhone 3GS, What's next?
No, this post is not a rumors post - no pictures of a slider iPhone, limo-style stretched iPhone, transparent iPhone, etc.
Here’s the question; What will the next generation of the iPhone be named? The first iPhone was just called the “iPhone”, the second generation was called the “iPhone 3G” and the third generation was called the “iPhone 3GS”. iPhone 4G...
That's what nephews are for!
Prospective client: $400 for a logo?! Why are you so expensive? My nephew has Photoshop—I can just get him to do it.
Me: Does your nephew have Microsoft Word?
Prospective client: Yes.
Me: Then have him write you a novel while he’s at it.
“Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.”
– Malcolm Muggeridge
“Hanging up on people with your iPhone just doesn’t give you the same...”
– Jason Santa Maria - http://cld.ly/9ai8f
“After I sent a client a mockup with lorem ipsum as filler text: “It’s good...”
– Clients From Hell: Lorem ipsum
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Clients are awesome...
Me: I still haven't received your 40% deposit as outlined in the contract. Could you please check with accounting to see if that check was cut.
Client: Mmm, I can't guarantee we can still give you that deposit anymore.
Me: That was clearly outlined in our contract.
Client: Contracts are just paper.
Me: I'll have wait to begin work on the project once the deposit is received.
Client: YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU ARE HOLDING OUR PROJECT HOSTAGE!
Me: No, you are holding our deposit hostage.
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“Dressing casually doesn’t make you unprofessional. The only time I wear a suit...”
– Jason Fried - via friedisms (Haha! or your boss makes you.)
“A camel is a horse designed by a committee.”
– Sir Alec Issigonis
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait...”
– Red Adair
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Not the first post.
First posts are annoying. “Hi. My name is ________. I like ________, ________ and ________. Thanks you for visiting my blog and please come back soon.” I really don’t want to do that - let’s just get some real stuff in here! -Dylan