Gartner Group predicts component-based Web Services to be the hottest trend in 2001 and 2002 ::: www.aspnews.com/news/weekly/article. The importance of Web Services is a topic to be discussed at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo later in Brisbane ::: www.gartner.com/symposium
Microsoft has released a new
Microsoft has released a new mouse called, Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer. But it appears lefties are out of luck once again ::: www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouse
There is another DIK and
There is another DIK and INfront meet happening next wednesday night at 7pm at the Fringe Bar 106 Oxford St Paddington Sydney. ::: www.australianinfront.com.au and www.designiskinky.net
The Australian IF Awards
Vote in this year’s ‘IF Awards’ – the people’s choice awards for Australian Films ::: www.ifawards.com
Following this morning's Breakfast Forum,
Following this morning’s Breakfast Forum, here is an excellent article by Martin Lindstrom on website ‘Differentiation: It’s in the Detail’. A look at the re-invention of the web, navigation, working models, usability and knowing your user. Martin brings up some interesting points and shares his views on the consequence of our learning about the Internet – what works and what doesn’t. ::: http://australia.internet.com/r/article/jsp/sid/11131
There is a competition coming
There is a competition coming up targeted at unrecognised underground animation, comic art, motion graphics and music art designs & designers. It is called UNDERGROUND ANIMATED. The Theme is ‘Underground’ and the deadline is October 31 ::: www.curiousbrain.com
ResFest, the Digital Film Festival
ResFest, the Digital Film Festival starts tonight in NY, USA. ::: www.resfest.com Here are some other digital video events coming up around the world, [1] EXPLORING DIGITAL CINEMA WITH MIKE FIGGIS, October 13-14 Soho Theatre, London ::: www.raindance.co.uk/courses/Figgis.html, [2] IFP/WEST DIGITAL SERIES: EDITING, October 15 LA ::: www.ifp.org, [3] OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ANIMATION FESTIVAL October 18-21, Canada ::: www.awn.com/ottawa/safo01
Brain region affects our attraction to beautiful people
An interesting article in New Scientist, on the discovery of a region of the brain called the ventral striatum, which affects our attraction to beautiful people.
The Photographs of the Week
The Photographs of the Week Gallery at Photo.net ::: www.photo.net/photodb/photo-of-the-week
Details for the LIVE U2
Details for the LIVE U2 Web Cast in a few hours ::: http://u2.tiscali.com and www.u2.com
FTO presents How long is a piece of String
The NSW Film & Television Office (FTO) is holding a seminar titled, ‘How long is a piece of String’ on October 17 to help local filmmakers understand how to best use digital visual effects.
Representatives from Sydney’s leading digital FX companies will guide producers and directors in the creative use of effects to raise production values for their projects and to access the best technology by the most affordable means. Some of the participating companies include Ambience, Animal Logic, Atlab, GMD and Kotij and practical special effects specialist Reese Robinson. These effects specialists, whose credits range from big budget productions such as Matrix and Mission Impossible 2 to high quality lower budgeted local productions have a commitment to producing special effects for local filmmakers.
For more info visit the website ::: www.fto.nsw.gov.au/News/N010921.HTM
Update: (2003) Here is another link to the event.
The story of Born Magazine
Adobe Studio have published a really nice article about Born Magazine, its history and its rich combination of literature, poetry and design.
I revisited the Fourm website
I revisited the Fourm website ::: www.fourm.com and also the Born Magazine website, which has a new url ::: www.bornmagazine.org
Here is another website with
Here is another website with tons of file extensions and descriptions ::: http://users.belgacom.net/prepresspanic/words/extension.htm
OpenOffice.org's List of File Extensions.
OpenOffice.org‘s List of File Extensions. It lists and describes some of the most common file extensions for multiple platforms including Windows, Unix, and Mac. ::: www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/file_extensions.html