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Squarespace V6 public beta invites
Squarespace is our cms and web publishing platform of choice here at roundhouse and we, like I’m sure many developers & agencies are watching keenly as v6 unfolds its wings to the online community. Although still tantalisingly close, not a lot of information has been released about specific details regarding version 6, but safe to […]
Biophilia
We love the interdisciplinary artistic project Biophilia from Bjork. It is an extraordinary and innovative multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology by Bjork, her longtime design collaborators M/M (Paris) and Scott Snibbe (for the biophilia iphone / ipad app). Biophilia app Biophilia website
iphone 4 Tip – Hard and Soft Reset
‘Now that the storm has passed and rebuilding will restart, the future is even brighter.’ (David Stockman) If your iPhone 4 does not respond – freezing, unable to turn on – you may need to do a reset. Try a Soft Reset First Step 1. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider […]
Mobile Business Cards
‘To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art.’ (Chinese Proverb) In the Amazing Future World printed business cards may well be considered somewhat endearingly as ‘old school’. Yet today in 2011, the traditional business card is as important as it has ever been. Let no one tell you otherwise. Beyond […]
Xero: the best invoicing tool for designers?
The Dream
Xero began life in 2006 : a collaboration between Rod Drury (serial entrepreneur) and Hamish Edwards (accountant). They worked to build a revolutionary saas (software as a service ) – an online accounting system for small business that was so good, it was actually fun/ intuitive/ stress-free to use. Accounting – where you actually wanted to do the books!
Moog – Then & Now
For lovers of early synth and old-school electronica you can’t (and shouldn’t) go past the creations of legend Robert Moog. Still going strong Moogmusic has brought out FILTATRON, a great real-time audio effects suite and powerful studio tool in a tidy lil’ package as an iphone app Contact Roundhouse Now! Book an obligation free consultation […]
Firefox and the Wizard of Ogg
“Rubiks Lodge” by G.LAudio, Firefox and HTML5. One of the positive features of HTML5 is a simpler system for adding audio to your web page or blog. No longer is flash, quicktime or WMP required. With HTML5, audio is directly embedded into the web page : no third party plug-ins or javascript needed. Adding an […]
Ping Pong Ninja – In-office ping pong rankings
I’m seriously thinking about setting up a ping pong table in the studio just so I can use ping pong ninja. The guys at campaign monitor take their ping pong pretty seriously and developed this great application to monitor all their ping pong prowess and competitive streaks .. awesome … if we ever find the […]
