<p>Yeah, so I had an awesome birthday weekend. My girlfriend bought me a 46 inch HDTV for my birthday! Also, Sunday was my two year anniversary at <a href="http://www.matrixgroup.net/">Matrix</a>. Crazy how time flies. Here is the stuff that I found interesting this past week:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://fadtastic.net/2008/05/26/getting-design-approval-the-single-mockup-theory/">Getting Design Approval: The Single Mockup Theory</a>
<p>I think that by providing only one mockup for clients to react to, it gives them the opportunity to get a feeling for the site and what goal it is trying to accomplish. When you show them multiple mockups, I think that the client really starts to compare the designs more, without thinking about the goal of the mockup.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.andyrutledge.com/pre-bid-discussions.php">Pre-bid Discussions</a>
<p>I think knowing how and when to turn down projects is a great skill to have.</p>
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<li><a href="http://nettuts.com/news/unraveling-the-secrets-of-wordpress-commentsphp-file/">Unraveling the Secrets of WordPress’ Comments.php File</a>
<p>Nothing new or groundbreaking, just a solid breakdown of the WordPress comments.php file.</p>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/29/applying-divine-proportion-to-web-design/">Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs</a>
<p>I love how thousands year old principles are still present in design today.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1053-luke-dean-kamens-wonderful-prosthetic-robot-arm">Luke: Dean Kamen's wonderful prosthetic robot arm</a>
<p>Ok, after just watching <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/">Idiocracy</a>, it got my worried about how our world really could be getting dumber. After watching this video, it at least gives me hope that we aren’t. This is truly amazing.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/good-products-dont-make-up-for-bad-service-but-they-help">Good products don’t make up for bad service…but they help</a>
<p>I love when normal everyday experiences can be learned from on how to improve your web product/service.</p>
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