I had to list T h e O t h e r S i d e, because I've never seen such straightforward, simple animation take so long to load. I'm still not at the end of the movie, but I thought I would blog it while I was waiting. Loading, loading, loading.

Either I'm getting old or I'm growing concerned about usability. There was a day when I would simply marvel at a site like Firstborn Multimedia. Now, I just think, 'If I'm having a hard time using it, what's the general public to do?'

Sigh. Wireframe is turning out to be as lame as me when it comes to site updating. Too bad, too. This site has some great interfaces. Then again, maybe they just got too much business off of their "under construction" site.

If you happen to notice the survey banner running on .flashgeek., I'd appreciate it if you took some time to respond. The responses to the survey will help me determine where I spend my time when developing the solutions and tutorials I post to the site.

Apparently, my ultrashock link didn't work. Here it is again.

If you're in SFO, I've just heard that FlashForward 2001 will have free sessions on the 18th. Might be worth stopping by. flashforward2001 San Francisco February 19-21

Will Ultrashock ever launch or are there too many cooks in the kitchen? The most anticipated site of last year may still be the most anticipated site, next year. We hope they're on their way.



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