The idea is simple: Can I challenge myself to do something new, every week, for an entire year? If you like the way that sounds, head to the Kickstarter page below to get the full details on HOW to help support this idea! (Even $1 helps! Posting it on Facebook or Twitter helps too!)
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The Subway Series Game Reviews detail some of the best games to play during rides on the New York City subway system.
What better game to introduce my new series of game reviews about games to play while on mass transit than a game that actually has to deal with mass transit?
What Crazy Taxi did for the Dreamcast and taxi driving, Fare City does for the iPhone/iPod and taxi dispatch. Finkly Interactive took a clever approach to using the features of the iPhone/iPod Touch to make a game that wouldn’t look or play better elsewhere.
The play field’s monochrome backgrounds really make the other imagery pop. Players tap on a taxi and then literally draw its path across the play field to direct it to a waiting customer and then to their destination. Once your taxi is set on a waiting passenger, the taxi then assumes their color. When you set the path to the destination point, your taxi’s path is also that color which is extremely helpful when managing multiple taxis.
If you’re playing this game on the train for the first time, it’s best to try Rookie Mode first. It’s the same as Classic mode but it’s geared towards beginners. If you happen to know the length of your trip, you can always try Time Trial Mode to get your Fare City fix with time to spare so you can make sure you end your game time before you reach your stop!
Along with the game’s increasing difficulty levels and variable speed settings, it’s hard to get bored with Fare City. In the event that you master the first level, the latest update to the game features a new map with an environmental hazard! Now gamers have to worry about more than just slamming their taxis into each other. Every so often, an outdoor train will come barreling down the right side of the screen splitting the level in half. Good thing you can always make your taxis drive off one side of the screen and appear on the other side!
With built in Open Feint features and the promise of new maps, Fare City will always be a great to play on those long borough to borough rides on the subway. I just wouldn’t suggest playing this in an actually taxi though!
Fare City is published by Digital Chocolate and you can try the free version or get the full experience right away.
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Jeremy Geddes creates striking images of cosmonauts floating through urban spaces.
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One of my favorite artist’s, James White, posted a link to this great post over at A Time To Get detailing some amazing vintage Porsche posters.
This is exactly what I’ve would’ve been doing if I did graphic design back in the 50s and 60s.
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Fans of District 9’s look and feel, will love this short film by director Trevor Cawood.
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Before the age of mp3s, podcasts and streaming radio, we all used to make mix CDs.
A good mix was a sign of the times. The soundtrack to a personal experience. How many times have you found a blank CD in your room or your car, popped it in and instantly relived some great memories? Uploading mix CDs will be a new thing I’ll be trying on the site. While I’ll still be uploading mix sets and live DJ sets, I want to bring back an old past-time. This mix is meant to be downloaded, burned on a CD and enjoyed.
While I’m most known for DJing electro and dance music, my first love in music was rock. I wanted to put together a good compilation of some of my favorite tracks. All of these are great markers for good experiences I’ve had over the years. From classics, new stuff and maybe even some tracks you’ve never heard before, I want this CD to be downloaded, enjoyed and listened to along side activities that are destined to be good memories.
DOWNLOAD- I Love Rock n’ Roll Mix CD Vol. 01
And remember, this is a FREE download, but you can head over to the Support Page to leave some love. Your help will provide funds for future projects, more downloads and motivation to keep going. Thanks and enjoy!
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Okay, I admit it: I have a lot of pet peeves when it comes to my digital life. The biggest problem is the disorganization of all my digital media. I sort and resort my Twitter lists. Fuss around with what blogs go in what folder in Google Reader and let’s not get started with how I organize bookmarks. (I don’t. I have so many to sort through!)
The thing that gets me the most frustrated is a disorganized and poorly tagged iTunes collection. For most people, it’s not a big deal, but when you DJ for a living, it’s vital to have a well organized MP3 collection. Thankfully, we have software like TuneUp to save people like me.
Whether you get your digital music legally or illegally, organization can be a problem. ID tags are always an issue. Sometimes files you download are tagged wrong and even if you buy your music, iTunes can sometimes magically ruin your ID tags. TuneUp will fix it. It’ll make it all better. It won’t kiss your boo boos though.
TuneUp claims to fix your music “automagically” and they do not lie. It truly is automagical. While I wasn’t surprised it fixed MP3s I had of current music, I was actually quite shocked and impressed that it properly tagged all my video game music. I’m a huge video game music enthusiast and it’s extremely hard to find good quality video game music outside of spending a large sum on import CDs. (Which I do most of the time and it gets pricey. Even then, you have to manually tag those MP3s after you rip them!) It literally cured years of pent up MP3 disorganization aggression in minutes. I would pay for TuneUp again merely for clearing up my video game music collection.
Get TuneUp and stop being mad at your MP3s. It’s not their fault they don’t know their own names.
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The amazing app VideoPano, that only works for the iPhone 3GS, makes panoramic images straight from videos! Will it beat out Pano as my favorite panoramic iPhone app… ever!?
Let’s find out!
Granted, the test image was done in very, very low light. So let’s try the kitchen again, shall we?
Actually…
I’m not even going to post the picture since VideoPano could not do the entire kitchen like Pano. It did only about 1/4 of the room. It’s not even worth posting! I’m upset that it can’t do extremely large panoramics (the Pano shot took almost 16 photos to make), but it does do amazing quick shots and provides the user some really interesting perspectives. Here’s another example:
Where VideoPano differs from Pano is that Pano generally creates hard angles when taking photos like this. I don’t use these panoramic apps to create long shots of scenic areas. I create shots like the one above. It’s a more interesting use of space and because of this, I’m in love with VideoPano.
So who wins? For of it’s ease of use, I would suggest VideoPano… to beginners. It’s great for those who want to take quick panoramics and I love that I can create interesting perspectives on close up shots. For people who want better looking panoramics that take advantage of the 3GS and it’s auto-focus camera, I would say download Pano. Making a panorama takes longer and requires more work, but you get much cleaner pictures, which is worth the effort.
Try them both out for yourself! And if you enjoyed this review and would like to send some love, go to the Support Page! I’ll be waiting!
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I also have a friend who buys paintings from thrift stores and adds to them to make them silly. via.
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Support my Kickstarter project: “Can Jeff Ramos Do It?”
Check out the teaser video below!
The show needs funds to get started! Head over to my Kickstarter page to donate, support and make this project real!
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