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Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Trade your rolodex?

I don’t actually own a rolodex. I do have a unorganized drawer filled with business cards that I’ve collected, but as I eschew paper whenever I can, most of my contacts are consolidated into my LinkedIn account and my Outlook contacts. I’d like to trade my list of Buffalo-area media contacts and online outlets with someone ...

Payday for Banks

09.23.2008 · Posted in News

A horrifying component of the ongoing financial and banking industry scandal – and I call a scandal, not a meltdown or crisis – involves the fact that the Federal Reserve stopped tracking M3 in 2006. What is M3? Let us explore, for a moment, the Wikipedia entry on Money Supply. M0: Physical currency. A measure of the money supply ...

Font Friday: Silkscreen

07.27.2008 · Posted in Design, News, Web Design and Development

This utilitarian font comes from the esteemed Jason Kottke. It’s great for web buttons and graphics where you’re looking for something clean and techy. It’s only available as uppercase letters. I admire this font for its simplicity and pixellated goodness. ...