{"authorId":1,"title":{"title":{}},"slug":"weekly-link-round-up-33","postDate":1212404757,"expiryDate":null,"enabled":1,"fields":{"2":"<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>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fadtastic.net\/2008\/05\/26\/getting-design-approval-the-single-mockup-theory\/\">Getting Design Approval: The Single Mockup Theory<\/a>\n<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>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andyrutledge.com\/pre-bid-discussions.php\">Pre-bid Discussions<\/a>\n<p>I think knowing how and when to turn down projects is a great skill to have.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nettuts.com\/news\/unraveling-the-secrets-of-wordpress-commentsphp-file\/\">Unraveling the Secrets of WordPress&rsquo; Comments.php File<\/a>\n<p>Nothing new or groundbreaking, just a solid breakdown of the WordPress comments.php file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!--more-->\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2008\/05\/29\/applying-divine-proportion-to-web-design\/\">Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs<\/a>\n<p>I love how thousands year old principles are still present in design today.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<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>\n<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&rsquo;t. This is truly amazing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkvitamin.com\/features\/biz\/good-products-dont-make-up-for-bad-service-but-they-help\">Good products don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make up for bad service&hellip;but they help<\/a>\n<p>I love when normal everyday experiences can be learned from on how to improve your web product\/service.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","4":{"website":{}}}}