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Yetihotel is a site designed to promote the newest attraction, Expedition Everest, at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The design was picked up and is featured on Full Single. The site was really supposed to be much more of an immersive experience, but as projects tend to go had to be scaled back. Still a nice site, in my mind (although I am a bit biased), that has some custom AS code for the animations and reflects the feel of the ride.

Special Olympics Florida

Special Olympics Florida is a charity that I have been involved with over the past year and half through work. "Special Olympics is a worldwide movement where one can act locally, but make a global impact. With over 300,000 competitions around the world each year, with training taking place every day, with family leaders, athlete leaders and volunteers extending our message every day, Special Olympics is no longer just an event. We are a movement, inviting the world not just to attend Games but to think, feel, and act differently about everything - to come help create a world of acceptance and inclusion for all."

This past weekend they held their annual gala at Universal Studios, Florida. It was an incredible evening to raise awareness and funds for this great organization. In Florida alone, there are over 15,000 athletes that participate in the Special Olympics. The sports competition is merely a conduit for the organization to encourage the athletes to live fuller, healthier and more productive lives. \

The new president of the board, Chris King, said it best at the event…we all have more in common with each other than our differences. Special Olympics Florida is an organization that helps highlight those commonalities and showcase them through sporting events throughout the year. I attended the state games last summer and spent two days taking pictures for the new website. I have never met a group of people so quick to smile, tell a story and make me feel welcome than those athletes and volunteers I met during the games.

The gala was a great success and the goal of the organization this year is to increase awareness and participation state-wide. If you would like to learn more about Special Olympics Florida, visit their website and connect with your local chapter.

Only a few more hours…

A couple more hours to go and I cannot wait to see what Steve announces in SF. There are tons of rumours of what will be announced today at the MacWorld show, but I hope at least we get a full screen iPod and new mobile device from Apple. A slick Apple phone would be great if they have managed to pull off the technical issues.

Oh well…tick tock.

EDIT

Well what a show it was. The Apple TV was a big deal, but naturally the item that floored everyone, especially those folks over a the CES show, was Apple's new iPhone.



Steve started the keynote talking about the new Apple TV



Apple also introduced a new Airport that offers some great features.




A lot of great technology came out of the keynote and more stuff is coming out of the show. I am looking forward to getting one of everything.

Yourhead Software's Carousel

Isaiah Carew is one of the best shareware developers working in the Mac market today. A little background first; I began using Rapidweaver as a blog solution last year. I was just tired of finding the perfect solution, so I found a half-way decent app, RW, that offered me the ability to easily work on my site, while allowing me to run my business.

RW is a fine app, but it also has a lot of shortcomings if you come from the Dreamweaver/GoLive camp. So as I explored the community they have within their forums, I discovered a few shareware developers offering plug-ins that helped extend the app. This is where I discovered Isaiah and his company, YourHead Software.

He has created several exceptional plug-ins that make RW a viable alternative for small-scale web-development. His plug-ins are simple, straightforward application of web-standards that can be incorporated into RW's workflow. His latest plug is Carousel; the simple JavaScript gallery, with some nice features to make a truly elegant solution to add to your RW site.

Most of YH's apps are under $10 (American), with Blocks being the most expensive at $19.95 (American). All of these plugs extend the functionality and usability of RW and are a great investment if you are going to use RW. I look forward to seeing what is next from YourHead.

Happy New Year

Well, 2006 was a great year for my family, both personally and professionally. As I reflect all that happened this past year, I am gladdened by my experiences. I am also cautiously optimistic for the new year. Many projects on the horizon and some new technologies will be revealed. First, most people will be looking to MacWorld to see if the Apple iPhone makes it debut. After that we have the newest release of Adobe's toolset, as well as a myriad of other good releases happening.

Here's to 2007!