Richie Hawtin‘s alter-ego Plastikman will embark on a full live tour in late-2011 in a upgraded ’1.5 format’ - one of the only live shows around where all aspects of the performance – music, lighting, audio, visuals and real-time audience interaction via the SYNK App – are controlled by a single on-stage performer. Hawtin and his team have incorporated new Plastikman music, visuals and interactive technologies. Plastikman Live will be interactive for any fans with Hawtin’s free SYNK iPhone application, which feature live chat, a live behind-the-curtain camera feed and more interactive elements. “These dates will represent the last opportunities for fans to catch Plastikman Live in its current form,” says Hawtin, “the 1.5 version of the show we’ve spent nearly a year of fine-tuning. After that, Plastikman will be returning to the shadows to begin work on a brand new 2.0 concept.”
Here’s an innovative site piggy backing on the success of Google+. For those of you that are already users, you will know that your user ID is not a simple one to remember. It is a twenty one digit number that identifies who you are. Although this is great for security, it can sometimes make locating a friend a bit of a chore. Gplus.to has stepped in to help give you that custom URL we all so desire.
So I decided to write a quick tutorial on a real easy way to create flash on the Mac since I’ve been tasked to create a bunch of flash files for work’s new web site. Here’s the steps I used to create it:
I’ve been using G+ for a little while now and still trying to develop my own opinion on it so I figured I’d do some research and see what others are saying. One of the biggest down falls for me so far have been the lock down and most of the non techie people I know aren’t in the know on Google+ yet. I guess time will tell if if it catches on. Read More »