Introducing WishSimple
I’m releasing a project today. It’s called WishSimple and it’s the easiest way to make a wish list and share with friends and family.
Here’s my Christmas wish list:
Introducing BillingSavvy
Today, I’m releasing a project called BillingSavvy.
BillingSavvy takes the pain out of calculating and comparing prices of recurring billing services like Recurly and Chargify. Now you can find the best deal in seconds. If you charge a monthly subscription for your service, this can save you a lot of money.
Here’s what it looks like. Enjoy!
Announcing a new project
Hey everyone, just wanted to post a quick update on what I’ve been up to lately as well as a few things I’m excited about.
First up, I’m announcing a new project that I’ve been working on with Adam Kopec, a brilliant designer and fellow VaynerMedia employee. It’s called Discovery. Here’s what it looks like:
Update: If you’d like to be notified when Discovery is released, you can sign up here.
Discovery will be a small part of a larger project that Adam and I are working on called Tackle Box. Using Tackle Box, web folk will be able to create a custom dashboard that organizes all of the web tools we use everyday like 0to255, border-radius.com, and Fillerati. Think visual bookmarking meets the 37signals Launchpad. You’ll also be able to find the best tools from around the web that you haven’t yet discovered. We’re really excited about it and can’t wait to show it to you guys.
Next up, I wanted to share a few things that I’m really excited about. First is my friend Caleb Brown’s recently launched tea blog. Tea drinkers, take note. Caleb’s doing some exciting stuff that’s catching the eyes of a lot of important people in the tea world.
Second is a newly relaunched service called Readability. Once upon a time, it was a simple bookmarklet that removed the distracting elements of any article so you could focus on the content. Now, it’s a service that takes a spin off of Instapaper and pays publishers for creating content. It has a very interesting payment model that content creators should definitely be paying attention to in the next few months.
That’s all for now, but stay tuned for more updates regarding Tackle Box and Discovery. Hope all of you are doing well.
The past few months
Holy hell, the past few months have been crazy. I quit my job in March or something, built 0to255, it ended up blowing up to all corners of the Inter-net-net-net-net, and now I’m working at VaynerMedia in NYC, which is loads of fun to say the least. I’m loving every minute of everything.
I also did the front-end for a Tumblr theme for 45royale’s/Metalab’s new company, PixelUnion.
It’s been a busy few months. And to think, I was miserable working a shitty job just a few months ago. Now I’m in NYC living my dream. All it took was a little work on a very tiny side-project. If you’re not living your dream, hell even if you are, start a project after work. A little work can go a long, long way.
Now, I don’t recommend quitting your job. That was a personal move based on what I thought was right for me.
What have all of you been up to?
Hire me ›
Hey y’all. I’m looking into getting my hands dirty with some interesting projects. Who needs help? My email is on Sortfolio (linked below). Get in touch.
Hope everyone is doing well :)
0to255 is here! ›
0to255 is a project I’ve been working on that helps web designers find lighter and darker colors based off of any color.
I really hope it’s useful for you guys. I’d love to hear any feedback, praise, or problems you have. You can do so by clicking the Give feedback link on the site. Enjoy!
Passenger Pigeons — The Handsome Family
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]This isn’t new (2001) but it’s fantastic. While the delivery is somewhat less than eloquent (a few lines feel forced), the pure, honest emotion that’s expressed more than makes up for it. If you enjoy deep man voices a good old-fashioned country tune every once in a while, definitely check this one out.
Announcing 0to255
0to255 is a simple tool to help web designers find shades and tints based on any color. It’s very useful for finding colors for :hover states, backgrounds, gradients, borders, etc. This is such a common task and 0to255 will make it easier for you.
It will be free and will be finished very soon.
I’ve set up a form on Wufoo where you can sign up to be notified when it’s released.
Update: 0to255 has been released! Check it out.
Here’s what it looks like
The original Ruby on Rails screencast ›
I came across the original Ruby on Rails screencast today. “You had me at hello.”
Using Fluid with Gmail and 37signals apps
Fluid is an extremely useful app. It turns any web app into a native Mac app with it’s own dock icon. I’ve been using it with Gmail for several months now. This is by far the best solution for Gmail if you want to use all of the Gmail specific features (e.g. archiving, labels, shortcuts). It’s way faster than using Google Notifier and having to load Gmail every time you get a message and it’s more convenient than keeping Gmail open in a browser, thanks to the unread count in the dock icon.
I’ve also been using it for 37signals apps. Once upon a time, I had a separate Fluid app for Backpack (quite possibly the most useful app ever), Basecamp, and Campfire but the new 37signals ID feature has eliminated the need. Now you can conveniently access all of the 37signals apps in one window.
Creating a 37signals Fluid app
When creating the 37signals Fluid app, just use http://launchpad.37signals.com/ as the URL. Also, be sure to allow browsing to each of the 37signals apps you intend to use.
As a bonus, I’ve created a 37signals Fluid icon which can be seen in action in the dock screenshot above. Enjoy!
