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This page is in *bad* need of an update or overhaul:
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Tools for easing the burdens of deep thought. |
These links are all related to the world of digital art. |
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Weird. |
A smattering of sites that I give a personal thumbs up |
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Where to bike...what to ride...where to get it. |
Apple Computers - Recently redesigned their site to fit the translucent scheme of the new Macs and offer web storage and file sharing via iTools for owners of OS9 and up. Check out the new product line. Sexy machinery!
Amazon Books - Amazon.com is the world's largest bookstore (and now e-store) and offers discounts on 30% of available titles. Local shops don't have what you need? Look here!
The Internet Movie Database - The mother of all online film resources. This is the place to go to track down info on old or recent films, trivia, quotes, pictures, and even mistakes to look for in movies.
Four11 & Switchboard - The set of free international phone books online. You can find old friends, e-mail addresses, or get maps for finding your way from point A to point B quickly.
Yahoo! - Yahoo is more than just a great search engine. It's also an online news room, phone directory, mail server, and virtual information desk.
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Resourcess:
Visual Magic Magazine - Part of the Animation World Network, this is a free e-zine that discusses the industry's latest developments, points you to helpful sites, and provides tips on animation and artistic techniques.
Eyewire - Eyewire is Adobe's web outfitter for graphic designers. The magazine here offers interviews of fellow graphic artists and print shops and free resources.
Free Textures - Pretty self-explanatory, and very neat.
3D Ark - An unofficial hub for everything 3D. This site has updated news on the evolving world of 3D, links to the latest action, and mailing lists for keeping up to speed on the mad dash into the future.
Companies:
PiXELS 3D - incredible 3D modeling and animation company that keeps its program on the bleeding edge and within an attractive price range.
MetaCreations - Well...they've kinda ceased to exist. Look for thier former products popping up under various other vendors in the near future.
Adobe - The fore running company with products for graphic designers. These include the famous Photoshop, Pagemaker and Illustrator.
Pixar - Pixar is a group of 3D artists and animators based in Redmond, California. Makers of the Toy Story duo and A Bug's Life.
Other Artists:
John Crane - Friend and inspiration, Crane is a fellow 3D artist, Mac devotee, and a really cool guy to top it off.
John Sledd - The "other John" is a commercial 3D designer from Vermont. Sledd is one of the great Ray Dream gurus.
D.R. Greenlaw - Greenlaw is a master of organic and human modeling in Ray Dream Studio, check out this guy's portfolio.
Steve McArdle - Steve has done amazingly realistic things with RayDream, and is constantly coming up with ideas to make modeling easier.
Henry Tudor Warp - A JAVA applet like Sqizz, Flo, or Goo. Take out your aggressions on the face of a historical figure!
Monty Python - The insanely hilarious, wildly imaginative (and funny) acting troupe from the UK.
Crawford Concentration - This classic game of concentration with a new twist featuring the legendary supermodel!
Bud Ugly Web Design - These guys are bad and they know how to show it off!
People
Steve Zappe - My dad as you may have already guessed. This site has links to a whole bunch of other topics such as NASA, Spinal Tap, and The Simpsons...and me!
Peter Mielstrup - Weird stuff. Nuff said.
Places
Houston - I was born a Texan and still am one at heart. This is the official web site of my hometown.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - This is the school I go to for now. It's in Chicago.
Things
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab - Get the latest info on space exploration and view pictures of telescope imagery.
Aurora borealis - The Northern Lights. This is a neat site for information and pictures on what I consider to be one of the most amazing natural phenomenon.
Ambrosia Sofware - Ambrosia leads the shareware gaming industry, period. The makers of several award-winning shareware games for the Mac including Escape Velocity Nova and Uplink. Take a look at their site to see what's coming in the future.
Fantasoft - Developers of fantasy games and RPGs for the Mac.
Get Stuff (favorites for comparison shopping in the ATB realm)
If you're looking for a good bike, go to a real bike shop. Get it online or at WalMart and you'll be kicking yourself the rest of your miserable life. Just a note of warning.
Misc Cool Sites
The Hub - Bell Sports - Makers of quality, cost effective (usually), helmets, components, and HydraPaks. aliases: Blackburn, Rhode Gear, Vista Lite.
GT Mountain Bikes - Based in Southern California Gary Turner (GT) Bikes feature unique deign features including the triple triangle and i-Drive. Quality componentry at a great price and manufacturers of my current rig.
MtbREVIEW.com - So the bike looks good, but what do the masses think? This site is linked to a network of review sites that provide star ratings and consumer reviews on thousands of bikes, accessories, and components.
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