Long Nguyen Blog

Long Twitter Updates for 2009-11-08

Long — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:44:00 +0000

@Henry9 Photoshop brushes in reply to Henry9 # @MSBerard C'est demain matin le wrap. in reply to MSBerard # I find Heroes incredibly boring. You're lucky that I like people with superpowers. # Want to use Facebook Lite all the time? Flip the switch here http://lite.facebook.com/settings/defaultsite/ # @LLR you use Gmail? It's time for more filters. in reply to [...]

Long Twitter Updates for 2009-11-01

Long — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:44:00 +0000

@Davwrx Yes, my portfolio is on http://www.longzero.com Reach at long@longzero.com in reply to Davwrx # @Davwrx Recent ones are in the list like yvestrottier.com and melanieelliott.com in reply to Davwrx # @fashionaffili Hey, have you found your web designer? If not, I submit my candidacy. You can reach me at long@longzero.com in reply to fashionaffili # @swaigo Hey, [...]

Stop Supporting Internet Explorer 6

Long — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:24:14 +0000

We are back to one year ago. One year ago, I declared that I was actively blocking visitors who are using Internet Explorer. Read carefully, I said “block”, even though my website back then was displayed properly on IE6. Today, 2009 is coming to an end and since 2001, the release year of IE6, two [...]

Apple Magic Mouse

Long — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:59:24 +0000

Apple’s new Magic Mouse is certainly slick. It’s like a mobile trackpad. As a Macbook user, the only problem I have with additional hardware is that it’s… additional hardware. I like the all-in-one package that is provided by every laptop. The multi-touch trackpad is already extremely easy to use. The Magic Mouse may be the first [...]

Some Details About the Next Facebook Home Page

Long — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:42:55 +0000

A document has been leaked concerning details about the next version of the Facebook home page. As I remember, every time Facebook changed its design, many users were not very happy about it. However, when I look at the document, at first sight, I don’t see many differences. The greatest change is that the publisher [...]

I Have Great Friends

Long — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:01:34 +0000

I do and I acknowledge it right here, right now. I am not going to wait for some tragic event before I say it. That’s what most people do: Someone close to them or themselves have cancer and suddenly, some non-profit organization finds itself with a new source of income. They get in trouble, lose their house, their [...]

My Website Will Contain My Blog

Long — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:08:00 +0000

In a previous article, I wrote that I was revamping my website. In the process, I always had in mind the idea of keeping my blog and website separated. My website would have been located at longzero.com and my blog would be at longzero.posterous.com. Yesterday, I had a quick training in SEO and it reshuffled everything [...]

Means of Communication, Does It Really Matter?

Long — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:44:51 +0000

Every time I receive a message, whether it’s on Twitter, Facebook, email, SMS or other services, I receive a notification on my iPhone. All notifications are the same; they pop up with the message and two buttons, one lets me ignore the message and the other lets me answer it. If I decide to answer the [...]

8.5 Pounds in 2 Weeks

Long — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:51:41 +0000

The explanation of this weirdness is quite simple. Same amount of weight, same amount of time and same source of posting; both of these Facebook friends got their account hacked through their mobile devices. You haven’t seen any weird status updates from me, have you? If you have, then let me know!

The Beginning of My New Website

Long — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:28:44 +0000

Lately, I have been thinking of redesigning my website which serves as my online portfolio. The reason is because my current one isn’t doing justice to what I can do as web designer. It lacks purpose and clarity. What it currently is, is a page with a series of links that point to websites I [...]

Someone Among My Facebook Friends Passed Away

Long — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:24:46 +0000

I didn’t know her very well. I met her at Montreal’s monthly Yulblog event, we talked, we added each other on Facebook and that was it. Like I said, I didn’t know her very well. Today, I learnt that she died. People on Facebook could remove me from their friends list anytime and I wouldn’t care, [...]

Anger Made Me Create My Own iPhone Stand

Long — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:30:38 +0000

I love anger. It’s a great feeling, because it makes me creative and productive. No other feelings can make me as creative and productive as anger. Today, I discovered the iPhone paper stand dock made by Julien Madérou and I got angry, because I didn’t think of it. I originally wanted to reproduce it to use it [...]

Which Movies Made You Cry?

Long — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:51:56 +0000

10 Movies Guys Should Admit Made Them Cry is an article that lists a bunch of movies in which… Well, you read the title. I just don’t get it. For most of the movies in the list, I don’t even think the most sensitive girl in the world would cry. In fact, I can’t remember [...]

Birthday Wishes on Facebook

Long — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:13:21 +0000

You just wished your Facebook friend “Happy Birthday”. Is it because a notice appeared on the front page or do you really care? If it’s just because a notice appeared, why did you put the effort to click and type? It’s meaningless. If you really do care, again, why did you put the effort to click [...]