Following up on my Wallflower project, I spent a few hours this past weekend creating a basic leanback player for vj.tv. You can watch on your desktop computer but it looks best when it’s hooked up to a HDTV. Simply select a channel from the Leanback Player menu on vj.tv, kick back, and enjoy. The channels are …
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One of the common questions I ask when considering a gig is “do I have to work onsite?” Basically, I’ve been a successful freelancer for 15 years and never really worked in the standard office environment. I’m not (totally) a prima donna – I’m willing to work on site. There’s very good reasons for this question …
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I’m writing this for my non-Twitter friends. For those who use it, Twitter is totally obvious, but some people still don’t do it. I use Twitter, not Facebook or LinkedIn. Facebook is friends, family, and game spam. LinkedIn is mid-level recruiters and too generalized. Twitter is precise – the 140-character limit provides wonderful brevity. Not …
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Imagine you HDTV as a canvas hanging in a fine art museum, modern gallery, or hipster joint. What would it show? Wallflower is a continuous playlist of visual art for your HDTV. Simply turn it on and let it play. Wallflower is great for parties and entertaining guests — the visuals will naturally add style and …
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As most of us know, Adobe is working feverishly on AIR to make it easier for developers to create multiscreen applications that run on various devices and platforms. Unfortunately, the term multiscreen is confusing people. The common misconception is that multiscreen development means “write once, run everywhere”, aka the original AIR marketing slogan. That slogan …
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