Archives for August, 2008

Resizing images the smart way


A colleague forwarded me a demo of “seam carving” about a month ago. In a nutshell, a seam carving application preserves the important pieces of an image and dispenses with the sea of like pixels, making for a more compact photo. The reverse is also true in that it can add seams to expand the [...]

Google is everywhere


Ran across a nifty cheat sheet for Google. I always knew they were busy there in Mountain View, California, but DANG! I mean, I’ve heard of Google Earth, but Google Moon? Google Mars? Code warriors should definately check out Google Code Search, a tool worthy of a company whose price per share is a mortgage payment.
I’m also [...]