How to Draw Apple iCloud Icon – Photoshop Tutorial

How to Draw Apple iCloud Icon – Photoshop Tutorial: iCloud, the newest cloud storage service introduced by the Apple has a pretty simple yet beautiful logo. The icon is made from metallic material and has an extruded cloud icon on top of it. You may not know it, but creating this type of icon is actually very easy, and below is the iCloud icon that we will teach you how to draw in this post, using Photoshop!

There is only one Cloud Icon in the Entire Universe - Scott Hanselman

There is only one Cloud Icon in the Entire Universe - Scott Hanselman: Of course, there's only so many ways to draw a cloud, right? But somehow this one just nails it and is itself iconic, if you'll excuse the pun.

Bezier curves - a primer

Bezier curves - a primer: Before we begin I'd like to say that all the graphics on the page, except for the Wolfram Alpha images, are interactive graphics, without requiring any special browser plugins. If your browser supports javascript, and the canvas element (sorry IE8 users, you'll have to upgrade to IE9, which supports - Get it here,) it will be able to let you use this page, thanks to the most excellent Processing.js project. You will also see rather nicely typeset mathematics, thanks to the equally excellent MathJax library.

Elements of Modern C Style � Sutter’s Mill

Elements of Modern C Style � Sutter’s Mill:

The C 11 standard offers many useful new features. This page focuses specifically and only on those features that make C 11 really feel like a new language compared to C 98, because:

They change the styles and idioms you’ll use when writing C code, often including the way you’ll design C libraries. For example, you’ll see more smart pointer parameters and return values, and functions that return big objects by value.
They will be used so pervasively that you’ll probably see them in most code examples. For example, virtually every five-line modern C code example will say “auto” somewhere.

Elements of Modern C Style � Sutter’s Mill

Elements of Modern C Style � Sutter’s Mill:

The C 11 standard offers many useful new features. This page focuses specifically and only on those features that make C 11 really feel like a new language compared to C 98, because:

They change the styles and idioms you’ll use when writing C code, often including the way you’ll design C libraries. For example, you’ll see more smart pointer parameters and return values, and functions that return big objects by value.
They will be used so pervasively that you’ll probably see them in most code examples. For example, virtually every five-line modern C code example will say “auto” somewhere.

App Store - iCircuit

App Store - iCircuit: iCircuit is the premier iPad and iPhone app for designing and experimenting with circuits. Its advanced simulation engine can handle both analog and digital circuits and features realtime always-on analysis. It is the perfect companion to students, hobbyists, and engineers.

Watch "12 Lessons Steve Jobs Taught Guy Kawasaki" at SVB Financial Group

Watch "12 Lessons Steve Jobs Taught Guy Kawasaki" at SVB Financial Group: Guy Kawasaki survived working for Steve Jobs twice. At Silicon Valley Bank�s CEO Summit on October 6, 2011, Guy shared lessons learned from the entrepreneur of the 21st century. #SVBCEO

Calibrating by NIST

Calibrating by NIST: The National Institute of Standards and Technology provides precise audio tones that can be used to calibrate electronic tuning devices.� These tones are available over the phone by calling NIST at (303)499-7111 in Colorado.� They are also available on shortwave radio.� Since most piano techs do not have access to shortwave radios, we focus on the use of the telephone service.

WiredAcademic – Khan Academy Competitor? Mike Feerick of Alison.com Talks About The Future of Online Education

WiredAcademic – Khan Academy Competitor? Mike Feerick of Alison.com Talks About The Future of Online Education: MF – It’s great to see people innovating… He’s got a lot of publicity because Bill Gates is promoting him and saying he’s his kid’s favorite tutor. But go on Alison and look at Math Planet out of Sweden. It’s much more in-depth. He (Khan) is a pioneer. But there’s the old clich�of pioneers getting arrows in their back! I tremendously admire what he’s done. But is it sustainable? Some of his courses are terrific. And he, personally, has a great knack at creating those courses. But a lot of people can do what he is doing. Is it a stable business plan? One thing it is doing is it’s showing the power of video. Video is so easily and quickly created. It all goes down to quality… Harvard is harvard because it constantly puts together good students and good courses.

Closing is for losers and benefits don’t work? | SebastianMarshall.com: Strategy, Philosophy, Self-Discipline, Science. Victory.

Closing is for losers and benefits don’t work? | SebastianMarshall.com: Strategy, Philosophy, Self-Discipline, Science. Victory.: I asked both guys their favorite books on sales. Both of them replied, right away, with “SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham” – they each had separate other recommendations, but when the first book recommended on a topic by two people who have succeeded at a really high level in unrelated parts of the same field… well, you’re probably on to something.

You can list a directory containing 8 million files

You can list a directory containing 8 million files: "You will need to use the getdents() syscall directly, rather than helper methods from libc."

The origin of the WOM - the "Write Only Memory"

The origin of the WOM - the "Write Only Memory": "An engineer at Signetics, frustrated by the long and useless sequence of approvals for data sheets (during which no actual checking occurred), once made up a spec for a 'Write Only Memory' (a 'WOM') and sent it along with a batch of other data sheets to be approved. After all, if you are selling 'Read Only Memories', why not have a 'Write Only Memory'? It's perfectly logical - - which is why the managers saw nothing wrong with the data sheet."

Asciiflow - ASCII Flow Diagram Tool

Asciiflow - ASCII Flow Diagram Tool:

   __ ____ ____ _ _ ____ _____ _ __ BETA!

   / \ | ___|| ___||_||_| / ___|| | _ | \ __ / /

  / /\ \|_ \ | | _ _ / / | | | | | |\ \/ \/ /

 / __ \_\ \ | |__ | || |/ __| | |_| |_| | \ /

/__/ \__\___||____||_||_|_/ |____|____| \_/\_/

Peter's blog: It's official: developers get better with age. And scarcer.

Peter's blog: It's official: developers get better with age. And scarcer.: "As a senior developer I get asked sometimes if constant change of technology is making me, well, obsolete. Personally I don't have problem with high pace of new technologies coming. I actually enjoy learning new stuff.

But the question remains: how do developers cope with onslaught of new technologies with age?

This kind of data is hard to come by, but thanks to almighty Stackoverflow ands their wise decision (thanks Joel), to make this data publicly available we can mine this data to our collective benefit.

With a simple bash script to download the data, a small Java program to extract the stats and Google Docs to make the graphs, I was able to produce some interesting stats.

I pulled in data of about 70.000 developers whose Stackoverflow reputation is over 100. On average 53% of them have their age listed in their profiles. So the sample was 37.400 users."

Ollie- a DIY autonomous robotic blimp

Ollie- a DIY autonomous robotic blimp: "Ollie is an open source blimp-based autonomous and ambient robot that dwells in human habitats. Ollie is observant, often flying in a manner suggesting curiosity for the world around him. Ollie reacts to voices by excitedly flapping his wings, communicating his friendliness and eagerness to be noticed. Ollie wants to know about humans and yearns for their attention."

$1.20 - Booster Flux Bottle with Funnel and Needle - Professional Tools

$1.20 - Booster Flux Bottle with Funnel and Needle - Professional Tools:

Homemade Flux Recipe:

"put one colophony violin rosin 20g (crushed in a vice) in the bottle, add 30cc of IPA (IsoPropylic Alcohol) and a few drops of glycerin. Wait 24 to 48 hours and voila !
"

Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering

Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering: "Read the Pay Fonts License"

RAND | Search on baran

RAND | Search on baran

Paul Baran docs

Documentation Camera Dolly - Grathio Labs

Documentation Camera Dolly - Grathio Labs: "This overhead camera dolly holds a camera pointing straight down onto your work surface and it lets you easily move it both side-to-side and toward and away from you so it can focus on any part of your workspace."

Python: interfacing with an arduino | Stealthcopter.com

Python: interfacing with an arduino: "First we import the serial library to python in order to communicate with the arduino (this includes talking over usb)."

Tracking Signups with Woot Lights | Loggly

Tracking Signups with Woot Lights | Loggly: "The ground wire and and the trigger pin (port 13) are at the top, but covered up in the diagram above. You’ll need a PNP transistor, readily available from Radio Shack, or Fry’s. You can also order them on Sparkfun, where you can get an Arduino if you don’t have one already."

YouTube - Google Chrome Developer Tools: 12 Tricks to Develop Quicker

YouTube - Google Chrome Developer Tools: 12 Tricks to Develop Quicker: "In this video, Paul Irish, a Chrome developer advocate, presents 12 tips and tricks on how to use Chrome's developer tools. To learn more visit code.google.com/chrome/devtools"

(Pre-order) DSO Quad beta test [TES101D2P] - $159.00 : Seeed Studio Bazaar, Boost ideas, extend the reach

(Pre-order) DSO Quad beta test [TES101D2P] - $159.00 : Seeed Studio Bazaar, Boost ideas, extend the reach: "DSO Quad is a pocket size 4 channel digital oscilloscope for common electronic engineering tasks. It's based on ARM cortex M3 (STM32VCT6), providing 72Mhz analog bandwidth with integrated FPGA and high speed ADC. Internal 2MB USB disk could be used to store waveform, user application and upgrade firmware."

Typesetting and paste-up, 1970

Typesetting and paste-up, 1970: "Next: a commercial shop does the offset printing."

crazybob.org: How to create simple Amazon affiliate links

crazybob.org: How to create simple Amazon affiliate links:
"If you would like to link directly to an item's detail page using a simple text link, use the following format to construct your links:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/ASIN/?tag=eastbayrc-20

"

Credit Card Lock Pick Set!

Credit Card Lock Pick Set!:

"# Thin card case is only 1/8 of an inch
# Small Half Diamond Pick
# Short Hook Pick
# Snake Rake Pick
# Single Sided Pick
# Flat Tension Tool
# Credit Card Sliding Case"

Harrison's Dream | 4barsrest.com news

Harrison's Dream | 4barsrest.com news: "4BR talks to trumpeter Mark Harrison following his acclaimed solo performance at the RNCM Festival of Brass."

Secret Geometry: Cathode

Secret Geometry: Cathode: "Bask in the glow of over-bright phosphors that flash on and slowly fade away. Customize the screen's curvature, colors, and transparency. Slow the bit-rate to a crawl."

Gunn Photography Services Info | Atlanta Aerial Photography

Matt Gunn is an Atlanta base photographer that's doing RC-based aerial photography.

"But only in the last 5 years have relatively inexpensive radio-controlled helicopters become large and stable enough to carry the weight of the heavy digital SLR cameras. With advanced automatic stabilization systems and GPS positioning, a purpose-built aerial photography helicopter can hover virtually motionless while a camera operator looks through a monitor and sees what the camera sees. This allows for extremely precise photography at a fraction of the cost."

Check out his site... he's got some interesting detail and really nice example of what RC-based Aerial Photography can do.

ArduinoCheatSheet - The Mechatronics Guy

ArduinoCheatSheet - The Mechatronics Guy: "a single-page reference for the arduino"

Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything

Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything: "Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. The coating is also flexible and breathable, which makes it suitable for use on an enormous array of products.

Liquid glass spray is perhaps the most important nanotechnology product to emerge to date. It will be available in DIY stores in Britain soon, with prices starting at around £5 ($8 US)."

Sous Vide Immersion Cooker — DIY How-to from Make: Projects

Sous Vide Immersion Cooker — DIY How-to from Make: Projects: "Behold, the $75 DIY Sous Vide Heating Immersion Circulator! By scrapping together parts from eBay and Amazon, I created a portable device that heats and circulates water while maintaining a temperature accurate within 0.1�C. And unlike the SousVide Supreme, it mounts easily onto larger containers, up to about 15 gallons, for greater cooking capacity."

YouTube - Ampere - A to Z of Electronics

YouTube - Ampere - A to Z of Electronics
by Jeri Ellsworth

Alameda Hangar

Alameda Meet!!!

Wouldn't it be neat to fly inside this old hangar?

Tweet-a-Pot: Twitter Enabled Coffee Pot

Tweet-a-Pot: Twitter Enabled Coffee Pot: "Tweet-a-pot is the next in fancy twitter enabled devices. This coffee pot enables its owner to make a pot of coffee from anywhere they have cell phone reception, using twitter and an arduino board."

How to Measure Current with a Multimeter :: Electronics and Radio Today

How to Measure Current with a Multimeter :: Electronics and Radio Today: "- an overview or tutorial about how to measure electrical current with a digital multimeter (DMM) or an analogue multimeter. This includes how to direct electrical current and how to measure ac current with a multimeter."

PCB Order | DorkbotPDX

PCB Order | DorkbotPDX: "I've been coordinating a monthly circuit board order. By combining dozens of small boards into large panels, and doing a lot of volume, we're able to get the costs down to levels that are more hobbyist friendly.

It's $5 per square inch for three copies of your two layer design. So, a 2 square inch design would cost $10, and you'll get three copies of your board. Shipping within the US is included, and there are no setup fees. Your boards will be mailed within 9 days of the order deadline."