BLOGADAG!!! http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com High-Tech, Low-Tech, Hay-Tech, Pow-Tech. By Ferlin J. Hicarte Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:01:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Henry Blodget’s Kids Are Addicted to Their iPad http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/technology/henry-blodget%e2%80%99s-kids-are-addicted-to-their-ipad/ http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/technology/henry-blodget%e2%80%99s-kids-are-addicted-to-their-ipad/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:42:32 +0000 Ferlin http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/?p=251 In my case, it make me wonder how it’ll in the next few weeks. I really want one, but I don’t know if I should wait until the new one with Face Time arrives.

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Henry Blodget’s Kids Are Addicted to Their iPad:

Henry Blodget:

Again, a month after we bought it, the iPad has become so central to our household that we have to hide it.  And in relatively short order, to preserve my family harmony, I’m probably going to have to buy two more of the damn things.

Makes you wonder how the iPad is going to do in the holiday quarter.

(Via Daring Fireball.)

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That’s why I’m giving you the link to his article: Click!

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From Smashing Magazine: Little tools to help you handle the small stuff in your web projects.

Article can be found here: Click!

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I want one… (drooool…)

For those who don’t have Flash installed, you can view the Fast Company article here.

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Newbie Freelancers: Hopefully this will help you jump-start your freelance marketing endeavors. Also a refresher course for veterans. :)

The article: Top 5 Self-Promotion Articles (FreelanceSwitch)

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Here is a very well established design news website for those of us who need a little guidance and inspiration (who doesn’t?)

Founded in September 2006, Smashing Magazine delivers useful and innovative information to Web designers and developers. Our aim is to inform our readers about the latest trends and techniques in Web development. We try to convince you not with the quantity but with the quality of the information we present. We hope that makes us different. Smashing Magazine is, and always has been, independent.

Link: http://www.smashingmagazine.com

]]> http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/links/designnews/smashing-magazine/feed/ 0 How To Use Photos To Sell More Online http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/the-daily-grind/how-to-use-photos-to-sell-more-online/ http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/the-daily-grind/how-to-use-photos-to-sell-more-online/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:30:29 +0000 Ferlin http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/?p=180 Smashing MagazineHere’s a great article from Smashing Magazine. Through examples, they illustrate how beautiful and effective  photography can be for your website. I always tell my clients, especially those who do promotion the importance of having great imagery in their websites. This article great sums up it and more.

The article: How To Use Photos To Sell More Online (Smashing Magazine) Click!

How To Use Photos To Sell More Online

]]> http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/the-daily-grind/how-to-use-photos-to-sell-more-online/feed/ 0 Reason Why We Should Hate and Not Hate HR http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/the-daily-grind/reason-why-we-should-hate-and-not-hate-hr/ http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/the-daily-grind/reason-why-we-should-hate-and-not-hate-hr/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:00:29 +0000 Ferlin http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/?p=173 Fast Company: Why We Hate, or Shouldn't Hate HRThe parallelisms with what I see and feel as I work are so uncanny. What’s funny is that the first article was written in 2005. Amazing how a five-year-old piece could still be relevant today.

Here are two articles; one published in 2005, the other I saw just now, about why (to generalize) HR sucks and what we can do to solve it.

Overall it’s a very insightful read, although I feel that the second article was more of an appeasement piece. Still, towards the end it directs the question to both parties; how we can all foster a great working environment and differentiate ourselves from the rest?

]]> http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/the-daily-grind/reason-why-we-should-hate-and-not-hate-hr/feed/ 1 The Very First Steps After a Fresh WordPress Install http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/tutorials/the-very-first-steps-after-a-fresh-wordpress-install/ http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/tutorials/the-very-first-steps-after-a-fresh-wordpress-install/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:34:24 +0000 Ferlin http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/?p=201 http://css-tricks.com/

From CSS-Tricks.com, a great checklist of things to do after you install your WordPress site.

The article can be found here: Click!

]]> http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/tutorials/the-very-first-steps-after-a-fresh-wordpress-install/feed/ 0 Amelia Earhart May Have Been a Castaway http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/whatever/amelia-earhart-may-have-been-a-castaway/ http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/2010/articles/whatever/amelia-earhart-may-have-been-a-castaway/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:01:47 +0000 Ferlin http://blog.ferlinhicarte.com/?p=198 I’m a fan of history, as well as great human achievements and mysteries, so when I saw this article I knew I had to read it.

Amelia Earhart was a famous Aviator and the first aviatrix (female aviator) to cross the Atlantic Ocean. You can read more about her in Wikipedia. She disappeared somewhere in the Pacific Ocean on her attempt to circumnavigate the globe along the equator.

Recently scientists found evidence that she may have been a castaway in a remote island in the South Pacific.

You may read more about the article here: Click!

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