inwardlyupsidedown

• Image Compression Optimization Tool: http://icio.us/qpeaoj #
• http://icio.us/urec0y #
• article on logo design with lots of places to look for inspiration and ideas: http://bit.ly/3bK7oJ #
• I just got back from the meetup at Rock Bottom for Chicago Graphic Designers. Good meal, great discussions, and great people! #
• trying to stay ahead of the incoming requests…not doing so well… #
• I recently found out that you need to be more careful when editing functions.php…or else. #

• bumptop plus a multitouch screen is pretty sweet! http://bit.ly/lXvjk #
• Some good questions to ask before starting a web development project http://bit.ly/3HAMS #
• Figuring out how to run a meetup group still. Didn't realize it didn't notify everyone when I setup the meetup last week. #
• Pastor's wife from new life little village is speaking in Friday chapel today! #

I’ve been reading the book The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz. It’s been a fun read to as he examines how we make our decisions (and how badly we make them), plus why we can live in a generation with the most choices but still not be happy.

Two thoughts I’ve taken away so far from the book are this. First, the premise of the book…The paradox of choice today is that while we say we want to simplify our lives, we also want more control over the details of our life.

Second is that we get the most happiness when we have fewer choices, but more control over our lives. Doesn’t that at first glance conflict with itself? We want choices, and we’ll be happier if we have a few, but give us too many choices, and we’ll never be happy. (which actually reminds me of another book I’m working through, but that’s for another post).

• "Every new abundance creates a new scarcity" "hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention" #
• Disappointed with the depaul university open house I went to tonight. Got to stand in a big line for 30 minutes. #
• Notepad just crashed with a memory error! It was the one Microsoft application I had never before seen crash! #
• Some cool vintage looking fonts for letterhead and such projects. http://icio.us/atmsj4 #
• Examples of vintage 50's & 60's letterhead http://icio.us/3qz2xm #

• Telling the story behind your brand in a compelling way: http://bit.ly/pVD2X #
• tried to setup a wordpress google website optimizer test last night and it didn't work quite right. back to the tutorials… #

• This is a sweet looking concrete clock! http://icio.us/dyah2a #
• The paradox of choice today is that while we say we want to simplify our lives, we also want more control over the details of our life. #
• Just found this online audio editor, looks slick, but has anyone else tried it yet? http://icio.us/vgj422 #

• thinking about building a site with sliders like this one: http://bit.ly/IUNFd It looks like a lot of work, but an interesting effect. #
• Here is jquery slider technique, but I'm not sure it does what I'm looking for with sliding the whole page http://icio.us/ncjn0g #
• Mark Jobe is speaking today in chapel at Moody. #
• Listening to mark jibe speak at chapel. Genesis 32:24 jacob's wrestling. #
• Listening to mark jobe speak at moody's president chapel. Genesis 32:24 jacob's wrestling with God. #

I just watched this video on social media which I found very intriguing.

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8&feature=player_embedded

Over lunch a few days ago I had a discussion with some collegues about how social media and other forms of quick communication have been changing our society, how we form relationships, how we communicate, and how we live our lives. Whether it’s good or bad, the changes that are happening anyway, and this video shows a bit about how large of an impact it is going to have in the coming generation.

• How could the lean method of value stream mapping be used outside of the software development environment? http://icio.us/uldhlg #
• A good run down of the steps to improve your wordpress blog's SEO featuresa and hopefully improve your rankings: http://icio.us/enc52i #
• can't download the iphone sdk…apple support response from their website was less than helpful…hopefully I'll get it working. #
• like everyone else, noticing gmail is not working… #

• I've seen quite a few logo design tutorials lately, but this one gives a great introduction to the whole topic: http://icio.us/r0emha #
• I've been working on several wordpress sites lately, and this post gave me several useful improvement ideas: http://icio.us/bvh3o2 #
• While bandwidth & storage are cheap, the reduced price isn't available until management of these resources is automated & optimized. #