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ctrl··on Why I'm Done With Social Media Buttons
If your looking for a great resource for adding custom links with your own images for social media buttons

http://atlchris.com/1665/how-to-create-custom-share-buttons-...

This solves: load issues, ugliness of buttons (you can style or use images however you like), social media button visitor tracking

ctrl··on Why I’ll be Pirating Adobe’s Products From Now On
For all those stating in the comments they only need to use Adobe products for an hour a month and can't justify CC.

You can download Adobe CS2 for free.

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?pid=4485...

ctrl··on Academic Torrents
Maybe this can help in turning around those connotations.
ctrl··on Python squeezes out JavaScript, C as best starter programming language
> People should learn two programming languages at the same time

I agree with this. I think its a great way to understand how those new concepts and ideas work in two different universes. Its helped me separate and understand how core ideas and concepts work and how they can work different.

ctrl··on Important Metrics in a Startup's Financial Statements
Great article, clear and to the point. Any suggested reading for one to dig further?
ctrl··on Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)
Type I also, Looks like its time to get over that huge fear of contact lenses.

I dont care if i have to clockwork orange my eyelids, this sounds awesome

ctrl··on Yahoo says COO De Castro leaving Thursday
What's Yahoo? I'll google it.
ctrl··on PSD to HTML is Dead
+1 all these replies. As a designer first, I taught myself to code, Just as I taught myself how print medium works. These details are integral to the end product.

A web designer that doesn't understand code != a web designer.

I think Photoshop should be replaced with Illustrator. for the initial design phases. 1) You can do wireframes in Illustrator, then build directly on top of that for design. 2) Multiple artboards lets you layout multiple screen sizes/breakpoints. 3) Resizing elements and keeping crisp edges is much faster.

ctrl··on Yandex can now search for Facebook posts
Have you ever created a facebook ad?
ctrl··on Yandex can now search for Facebook posts
This is ridiculous speculation. Source?
ctrl··on Web design trends for 2014
This Title could be "2013" and it wouldn't make a difference.
ctrl··on 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
I used to have a commute like this and thought it was going to be such a time waste. Then i realized it was good me time.

great time for reading and also note taking. Look into your options on your phone or tablet and really pimp them out with consumption as well as productivity.

For note you may want to write your own little app, evernote will open by the time the commutes over.

ctrl··on The PC’s Death Might Also Mean the Web’s Demise
The one thing the web has going for it is anyone can really make a webpage and essentially do whatever they like within the parameters of html, css, jscript etc. That's a pretty wide open nert (pun intended).

I can definitely see semi walled gardens going up as communities and user services. The benefits can be a greater more controlled user experience.

But even that said, web technologies are evolving and the web as a mobile option is still a bit in its infancy (aka you can still get a lot of web pages that look terrible)

ctrl··on CSS Glitched Text
nice work. forked it and went super glitchy. http://codepen.io/ctrlaltdesign/pen/LFsHl
ctrl··on [dead]
Clear your cache.
ctrl··on Why Infinite-Scrolling in Mobile Apps is Destroying Content Consumption
This post seems more based on emotion than anything factual or statistics.

Real Talk, when infinite scrolling is bad:

1)When it moves your page location up when loading more.

2)When it loses your location because you clicked on a link.

when infinite scrolling is good:

1) Not clicking load more or next.

Also, Facebook already tries to show you what's important and it already gets users panties in a bunch because they don't understand edgerank.

ctrl··on Bitcoin 2014 – Top predictions
if all those predictions come true, including 3/4k worth and some technology implementation to bring it to the masses.

You can bet your bottom bitcoin he will.

ctrl··on Helvetica Sucks Worst Typeface Ever.
LOL@ the CSS... font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;
ctrl··on LiteCoin Payment API
I think it will become a reality once LTC is added to Gox.
ctrl··on LiteCoin Payment API
Thats an excellent point. (Speaking from being an experienced inexperienced programmer.)
ctrl··on Show HN: Proof of God
Alien Rainbow Attack. Its happening.
ctrl··on Bitcoin Price Touches $1,000 Again as Overstock Sales Hit $130,000
Because people != common sense. The closing of silk road put it in the news as a currency for bad things.
ctrl··on Turn Off Gmail's Email From Google+ Users
This is so they can bump the G+ interaction numbers. It's really getting ridiculous how they are trying to force eveyone into the G+ party.
ctrl··on We switched from an icon font to SVG
True strike, it should be a trend.
ctrl··on How to design websites in Photoshop like a pro
Should be entitled 3/4 Photoshop tips.
ctrl··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2014)
SEEKING WORK, Remote, Boston MA Designer/Front End/UI/UX

+AdobeCC+HTML+CSS+PHP+Jscript

Res - http://ctrla.lt/resume/ Blog - http://ctrla.lt/ robert@ctrlaltdesign.com