JASON MARSHALL JOHNSON: November 2008 Archives
I saw a picture of this a few days ago and at first I was sure that it was some sort of photoshop trickery. Apparently, a very patient and creative fruit farmer decided to pair his love for apples with his love for Apple in an interesting way.
By using stickers cut to resemble Apple Inc. logos/products, the farmer was able to 'brand' his merchandise. Of course leaving the stickers on the apples would have been quite boring, but because this was done before the fruit was ripe the sun effectively left a mark where the stickers were.
The end result was this 
What I find so interesting is the convergence of three concepts. You have a farmer who married his devotion for a physical company (or tool) to his life's work and sent it around the internet. Not only was he able to artistically represent himself, but he was able to market his business for free once the images ignited various blogs. The only hang-up that stands in the way is if a certain legal team will be talking trademark infringement over the coming weeks.
republished from Drupal blog
When I started at PSU way back in 2005 "Web 2.0" was all the craze. Even at that time I remember a few professors remarking that the term was already contrived so to think that it is still a buzzword to this day is rather amusing.
I came across an interesting opensource technology called Sproutcore a few days ago in a drupal forum post calling for the technology to be implemented in the 8th version of drupal. It helped me remember an article I read a number of months ago that gave an excellent synopsis of the technology.
I wont rehash the article for you, it is far too detailed and complete for me to do it justice, but I will say that Sproutcore looks like it could push the envelope for the future of the internet if it gains enough of a following. Having Apple's blessing may just do the trick.
Click here to see 2 Sproutcore demo applications.
republished from drupal blog
I'm sure all of you know about the wonderful wealth of knowledge that resides in Lynda.com's servers. I find the sheer variety of information on the site to be absolutely fascinating. While the 'learn as you go' process is nothing new, the interface provided by the internet medium has certainly raised the bar from 400 page black and white anthologies to its current standard.
There's only one catch; If you aren't supported by an employer or learning institution, Lynda is going to cost you. Don't get me wrong, the 25$ a month deal is hardly something to scoff at, but let's be serious, think of all the unlimited movies and downloadable content you can get for the same price.
What's my solution? Well, something free would be nice... and let's not forget the whole 'movie tutorial' concept. Put free and online video together and you get YouTube. I decided to make an experiment out of the Drupal training exercises that I have been viewing to get the CMS working on my local drive. I would enter keywords from the Lynda files and see if any quality content came up on YouTube.
Much to my surprise, my exact start video came up courtesy of the Lynda webcast channel. Thinking back on the situation, I could have used this video to customize my install and supplement the entire install chapter with a free alternative posted by another user. All in all there were 63 hits for "drupal install" on youtube
republished from drupal blog
