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I love Adobe Creative Suite, but I’m always on the lookout for better prototyping tools. Often, I get pressure from peers to switch from Adobe to something new with a lot of buzz. The same situation happens every time: the tool does one or two things really great, but falls short everywhere else. I give a heavy sigh and go back to using Adobe. Note: I recognize  for smaller projects many tools work just great and are very affordable. However, when working on complex system designs or websites, you need to bring out the big guns. My dream wireframing tool would consist of the following...

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I recommend you spend some of your browsing/shopping/procrastination time on Esty.com. You can find many handmade or vintage items that immediately become a must-have. Apparently many Etsy sellers share my soft spot of all things old school Super Mario. Here are a few of my favorites: ... Super Mario Hard Drive. $129.99 for 1TB of memory. ... Super Mario Laptop Decals. $12.99 ... Mini Goomba Plush Toy $16.00 ... Magnet Set $22.00

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Jealous. I know. It even makes crackle sounds.

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I was fortunate enough to spend the holiday in Italy. Two weeks of pasta, grappa, and vino. Cities visited: Trieste, Treviso, and Florence. Just a few pics below. :)

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Description: Meet Nelson, Coupland, and Alice — the faces of tomorrow’s book. Watch global design and innovation consultancy IDEO’s vision for the future of the book. What new experiences might be created by linking diverse discussions, what additional value could be created by connected readers to one another, and what innovative ways we might use to tell our favorite stories and build community around books?

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“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work...

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I'm impressed with Sesame Street using social media in attempt to have Cookie Monster host Saturday Night Live. In the video posted below, Cookie Monster makes his own personal video demonstrating why he would be a fantastic host. You can become a fan of Cookie Monster and cheer him on by clicking "like" on his very own  Facebook page.

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The Daily Kitten is...well,  exactly what is says. Features photos of adorable, cuddly kittens every day. You can follow TheDailyKitten here. Irresistible samples below.

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A simple (very simple0 but effective to-do list maker. The best part, it syncs with the iphone app version.

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