smArtist Tools – Dropbox Automator!
Just ran across an awesome new tool: Dropbox Automator! This is a pretty wild one. Essentially, you can create rules (or “automations”) for Dropbox via this web tool that triggers certain actions based on filetypes. I’ll quote TechCrunch‘s linked article: Not only are they trigged by file type (e.g. a photo, a .doc, a PDF, [...]
Article: Extrasensory, Extravagant, Exhausting – E3!
Last year I wrote an article for GameSauce Magazine on E3, with the intent of essentially nutshelling what it is and what it means to the un- or partially-initiated. Well, I didn’t realize it had been published online until now! You can check it out here: Extrasensory, Extravagant, Exhausting by Jon Jones (pages 68 through [...]
Productivity Tip #16: VisiPics for duplicate image search!
I’d like to introduce my readers to a wonderful tool I was introduced to some time back — VisiPics! Ever wanted to clear out your reference folder of duplicate images? Or clean out duplicate photographs you’ve downloaded to your PC? Or simply to clean up your project directories of dupes? If so, then VisiPics is [...]
Productivity Tip #15: StrokeIt!
Here’s another life-enhancing tool I love: StrokeIt! It adds the ability to create global or application-specific mouse gestures in Windows. Incredibly customizable, very simple to use, small memory footprint. Example usage case: Navigating in Windows Explorer. When I need to go Back, I hold the right mouse button, drag the mouse left and release and [...]
50 tips, tweaks and hacks for Google Calendar!
Hi guys! I’m coming out of a post-Germany haze of sickness to link you to some handy tweaks for Google Calendar. I’m a total nut for Google Calendar and basically run my entire life through it now. Here’s the link: 50 tips, tweaks and hacks for Google Calendar! My two favorites from the list are [...]
Google Browser Size – Great tool for portfolio design testing
This is extremely cool! Check out Google Browser Size. Essentially, this web tool will draw an overlay map of your website marking the different resolution boundaries and showing you how likely people at different resolutions are to be able to see different parts of your website. Some people with low resolutions won’t scroll down to [...]
Productivity tip #14: Lookout – hyperfast indexed search in Outlook
Here is my FAVORITE Outlook tool. It’s lightning fast indexed search that beats the pants off anything Microsoft has. Microsoft liked it so much, in fact, that they purchased the company, then killed the project completely. This paved the way for their horrible and criminally useless Desktop Search without any pesky competition to get in [...]
Tools of the Trade: HTTrack Website Copier!
Ever bookmark a website full of great information, only to revisit it later and discover the link is dead? Worry no more! HTTrack Website Copier is here, and you need never fret over dead links again. It’s a free, very easy-to-use, highly customizable tool that automatically downloads webpages in their entirety. You can set how [...]
Updated Blogroll.
I just updated my Blogroll with links to a wide variety of the many friends and acquaintances I’ve made in the game industry. Go have a look! Mouseover links to see who they are and where they work, where applicable. Lots of damned interesting, cool people in there. :)
link: 19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website
My friend Nate sent me a fantastic article that was right up my alley: 19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website. The whole thing is so good I’d just paste the whole thing here if I told you which parts were worth reading. Instead I’ll touch on my favorite points: 3. If your [...]
Plugged on Monster.com!
There’s a piece on game industry career advice from the Tech Jobs Expert on Monster.com. And guess what? The article in question features a handful of quotes from little ol’ me! That’s always fun. :)
Netvibes for being up-to-the-minute with news and blogs
I discovered a fantastic application recently called NetVibes. It’s helped me keep on top of all the game dev news sites and blogs I like to keep track of, as well as collecting other various pieces of information that are important to me. Basically it’s a My Yahoo! custom home page portal, but it’s INCREDIBLY [...]