1. Wakemate Review

    Sleep scores over the last week (7 days)

    I’ve used the Wakemate for a while and the final verdict is that I love it. It’s a lot better than a regular alarm clock. However, when I first got my Wakemate it wouldn’t play nicely with my Samsung Epic 4G (Galaxy S). That’s a real shame as these are one of the most popular Android phones (Galaxy S) and the key with a product such as the Wakemate is that it works reliably across the board.

    After much troubleshooting and testing I actually gave up on using it with my primary cell phone. (I would have tried my wrist band on my iPad, but unfortunately Apple’s policies forbid this… Don’t act so surprised) So instead, I bought an old Motorola Droid v1 from a co-worker. It works flawlessly with the Droid (more…)

  2. Normal Maps in Photoshop

    Normal Map Builder

    During one of my 3D classes at Platt College, one of my instructors showed us the Making of Varga as a source of inspiration. Funnily enough, the most inspiring part of the process for me was not the modeling or texturing, but specifically the Normal Mapping techniques. (more…)

  3. WordPress Self Compare Fail-safe Sequence

    While editing one of my website pages I wanted to see what would happen if I compared the same revision with itself. It’s nice to see that the WordPress developers have a sense of humor! (more…)

  4. Render of a Turbo Cassette

    I decided to spend the better part of my Friday night doing what clears my mind from Web Development: 3D!

    Here’s a quick render of my latest model:

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  5. Books & Bookshelves 3D Models

    Beauty shot of books, shelves & boxes

    The images that follow are some renders of one of my latest products on TurboSquid.  I created these models as a texturing exercise, but I think they make good assets for sale as well; they are all UV mapped.

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  6. Final Gallery For the KTM RC8 Model

    Red Bull Left

    There’s not much left to say, so here are some beauty shots of the KTM RC8 model I’ve been working on for the past 3 months. (more…)