The two screenshots displayed here are taken on the same machine (13" MacBook Air on OS X 10.7.3) and same browser (Safari 5.1.3). The ONLY difference is, the one above was taken while logged on to my home network, and the one below was taken while logged on to the network at the office.

As you can see, the one below is displaying scrollbars. Changing the window sizes makes absolutely no difference. The CSS is specifying a max-height and overflow:scroll for each of the DIVs. On the home network it behaves as expected, only briefly showing the scroll bars when you, ahem, scroll, then they disappear. On an iOS device, regardless of what type of network connection it works beautifully, never showing scrollbars at all.

I get that the scrollbars will appear on other browsers like Chrome, Firefox and the dreaded IE at this time, but this behavior in Safari is puzzling. Why does the same browser display 2 different results? The network factor is the only difference I can think of. I've tested this a couple times in the past few days, and the results are the same. 

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More than 1000 sales reps from around the world are gathering this week for our Global Sales Meeting. What better time to put up a new installation that showcases some of our core values as well as some iconic products throughout our history. This is an interactive display. No, not digital, but employees will get the chance to write and comment on the walls regarding that Oakley “is” and “is not.”

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Day one is at headquarters, so as usual, it’s a festive atmosphere. I love walking up to the building in the morning and being able to hear the DJ pumping music all the way from the lower lot. There's only room for 30 flags on the building, but over 100 countries are represented here today.

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Love this. /via Sachin

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It was an early Christmas for me when I got my speakers installed yesterday, but there’s something terribly wrong. No, it’s not the fact that the subwoofer didn’t come in with the rest of the speakers, but clearly the TV is way too small! Looks like I need to start planning my first upgrade, hehe.

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I was amused by how nicely my Tokyoplastic Koguma vinyls matched the Monitor Audio Silver RX Rosenut Wood Veneer color. I just had to put them on display nearby.

Below are a couple views from the Entertainment and Office Sides of the setup. The last pic is pretty crappy but I just wanted to quickly show the speakers in the ceiling. The futon will eventually be replaced with a couple of bean bags since it kind of chops the room in half. The office portion of the space isn’t as tight as the picture makes it out to be. Should have picked a better shooting angle. The front of the futon is about the halfway mark in the room.

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The other big problem with this new setup is, I’m having a hard time getting myself out of this room. Even without the sub, the sound is pretty awesome. Even working on my computer is more pleasureable since the music is no longer coming out of the DX4 studio monitors (by M-Audio) on my desk. They’ve done a decent job these past 6 years, but nowhere near the quality of these Monitor Audio RX8’s.

Big thanks to Ben and Ryan for helping me decide on this setup! The music quality is much better than my previous home theater setup which was optimized for movies. This setup is far more versatile, and playing Gran Turismo 5 is fantastic with the sounds wizzing by on the proper sides. I was going to wait for the subwoofer before I watch an action movie, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to hold out.

TV and Speaker installation by Jaime Garau of Orange Coast Audio Video.

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Result: A pair of Adios and Ciao Ciao beanies.

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Thanks, Jaxon for the link.

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Guess it’s not enough to have one kid become a teen today...one of my girls got her ears pierced after lunch and the other says she’s gonna do it next week.

They’re growing up so fast!

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Here he is, 13 years old with the Kidrobot gift pack I got him:

• 8" Zombie Robber Dunny by MAD
• Glow-in-the-dark Kronk Tee
• Two Series 2011 Dunnys
• Free Zipits zipper pull

We also got him an iPod Touch which he’s very excited about. Now, finally someone to FaceTime with, LOL.

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His hair was getting out of control. He doesn’t like to comb it so it was always a big floppy mess. Pretty much everyone (including his Taekwondo Master) was asking him to get it cut. We finally convinced him to do it after agreeing to buy him a Little Big Planet DLC. He always wants more costume packs for his Sack Person.

Above are the before and after pics, taken with iPhone 4s and post-processed in SnapSeed. Naturally, he didn’t want it to be cut too short, but I think the hair stylist managed to keep his anime style intact.

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Since I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted, I combined a couple images I found online to make some new lock screen wallpapers for my iPhone 4s. Figured I'd put it out there for others to download as well.

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It's been over 5 years since I've had a home theater and I'm getting restless. Thanks to the family wanting a 3D TV in our living room, I've gotten the opportunity to repurpose our old 46" Sharp Aquos LCD TV and 7.1 Denon Receiver previously used in the living room into the humble beginnings of a new (albeit much less ambitious) Home Theater project in my home office. While it won't be as impressive as my previous one, there are a couple things that are actually going to make it better:

• Playseat Alcantara Racing Seat (pictured above) with a Logitech G27 Steering Wheel with manual 6-speed gear shift
• Much better speakers in the front (more details to come)

The old Home Theater really didn't have the right design to stick a racing seat in the middle of it, but this one is being conceived with this in mind.

As for the speakers, I'm working on a plan but probably won't go through with it until after Christmas.

Let the new man cave begin…

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A pirate ship flanked by filthy wenches. A bathtub and toilet on wheels. Aliens flying past Uranus. Even a mini-tank in homage to our very own Oakley 453 tank. This is how Soapbox Derby is done at Oakley. The Web department entered 2 vehicles, one of which almost bottomed-out on the jump and the other flipped upon descending the launching ramp. Fortunately, both managed to finish the race, but neither had very impressive times. All-in-all, a great very entertaining afternoon to end the week. The winning team will compete in the Red Bull Soapbox Race.

Here’s a shot of the winners with their car, “Fire in the Hole”

The trophy was designed by our ace 3D artist, Sean Reilly. Unfortunately, “Fire in the Hole” took home all 3 trophies so we don’t get to keep one of these in the web dept.

More pictures available in this Flickr set.

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Listening to Oscar Pistorious (aka Blade Runner) is always inspiring. The South African native was born with a medical condition that required both of his legs to be amputated below the knee at 11 months old, but despite this disability, he has managed to earn the distinction of the "fastest man on no legs." I had already heard much of his story when he spoke at Oakley HQ a few months back, but I'm just amazed at how many sports he participated in as a teen. The man is incredibly humble and is always a pleasure to listen to.

One of my favorite stories was the one he told about his mother. She had gone to 12 different doctors and based on reputation and accomplishments narrowed the list down to the top 3 to perform the procedure on Oscar. However, one of them had indicated they should just amputate at the knee since he "wouldn't be able to use it anyway" which kind of infuriated her. Needlesstosay, they didn't go with this "expert" but after she received his bill for consultation services (which she paid), she sent him a bill back for her own "expert" consultation on the topic of her son's condition.

After his speech a bunch of us from Oakley went out to dinner with him and I found out he is a big auto enthusiast. No surprise the man likes speed, but it was awesome to hear about his love for his Bimmers (135, E46 M3, E92 M3), Mini, and Porches. His favorite right now is his heavily customized 135.

He's close to his quest to be able to compete in the 2012 London Olympics (against "able-bodied" athletes). Hope he makes it!

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Probably not gonna have time to open these up tonight (yes, I’m one of those guys who opens with xacto knives to try to preserve the box), but I’m looking forward to getting into these this weekend.

Also got a nice little zipits bonus in the box from KidRobot.

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This came in the mail today. Copy reads:

In celebration of your second anniversary, a signature gift from BMW.

Dear Mr. Ken Loh,

It’s two years since you took delivery of your BMW, and we think that’s an event worth celebrating. To mark the occasion, please accept this fine writing instrument. Just as a BMW is not just any vehicle, this is not just any pen. It features a carbon fiber barrel - the same advanced, lightweight material that helps our high-performance vehicles perform their best. May it do the same for you.

Nice touch, BMW.

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I found out about this miserable website thanks to a tweet by my friend @hemeon. They sell “Do-it-Yourself Logos for Entrepeneurs” on the cheap by letting any schmo off the street composite their own using a flash application.

It’s bad enough that the concept of this site completely trivializes the design industry, but they make it even worse by ripping off the work of real designers. I realize every business can’t afford to hire a professional designer, so there probably is room for this type of service – although I despise the concept. However, the old addage “you get what you pay for” is not playing out here. In this case, they’re getting a helluva lot more. Surprisingly, the site includes “variations” of some pretty well-known designs…yeah, WWF and Time Warner won’t notice…

Image source: RockPaperInk

Marc’s tweet prompted me to go through the LogoGarden site for about 20 minutes and I witnessed a bunch of attrocities while looking for anything that I might recognize. After wading through a ton of pages of badly hacked-together logos, I began to think I wouldn’t find anything of mine. However, once I realized I could see a lot more by trying out their “free” sample build, it didn’t take me long to come across this:

I designed the logo circled in red probably 18-some-odd years ago. It was a concept for a pet insurance company named PetNet, and although it didn’t get bought, it's been on my porfolio site for maybe 10 years or so (yes, the site is that old, thus the crappy design, UI, and ugly URL). Here’s a closer look:

I’m a little late to the game, since apparently there are a lot of other posts about this topic. Here’s a few for your reading pleasure:

• More Logo Thievery (Iconify.it/Scott Lewis)
• Thoughts on the LogoGarden Controversy (Dani Nordin)
• How Low Can They Go? (LogoLounge.com)
• Perils of DIY Logo Makers (Logofactory.com)
• LogoGarden’s Bitter Harvest (Logofactory.com)
• Grand Theft Logo (Judity Mayer/NWICreative.com)
• LogoGarden.com harvests logos from pros (LogoMotives/Jeff Fisher)
• LogoGarden Should be Plowed Under (Prejean Creative)
• Love Thy Logo (Rock Paper Ink)
• Facebook page
• Twitter trend #LogoGarden

If any of you fellow designers find your logos being ripped off by LogoGarden, report it to their webhost, Rackspace and let’s hope that this shady operation can get shut down.

(hat tip to Brent Pelloquin for his post: How To Get Your Logo Removed from LogoGarden)

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Snapseed on the left. Camera+ in the middle. Original on the right.

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When I was in Italy last month, I took a few snapshots that I intended to process with Camera+ and post to Instagram, but after messing with them for a bit, I just couldn't get them to look the way I wanted. Today, using Snapseed, I was finally able to do it. The big difference? Fine control over specific areas of the image, and the ability to mix and match a ton of different adjustments, very quickly and intuitively. I love the simple UI.

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Although this is destructive editing (like pretty much all iPhone photo editing apps), you have the ability to fully adjust a full range of different settings within one selected adjustment. For example, you can edit contrast, saturation and brightness all independently of each other and go back and forth between them until you have the image exactly the way you want before proceeding to the next adjustment. Once you move on, however, the change is locked. You can still go back and make the same adjustments again after the fact, but near as I can tell, you're editing the new image, not from the original anymore. If I'm wrong, that would be another super cool feature of this app.

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The image below also represents a couple of the great features: Fine rotation and cropping. It's still a bit difficult to get tiny angles on a small screen, but if you compare it to the original, you can see how just a little shift can make a big difference. Most apps can crop, but I haven't seen one that rotates as well as Snapseed. Another nice thing, Snapseed is a Universal app. So it works on an iPad and is optimized for the larger screen.

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• First Image: Original
• Second Image: Snapseed
• Third Image: Camera+ 

Camera+ did a decent job, but you can see where fine control has it's advantages. I didn’t try to make the two identical, I was just messing around to learn how to use the "Selective Adjust" controls.

Based on my examples above, it might seem like Snapseed can only do these semi-retro-looking filtered images. Not the case. I just happened to process these specific images that way. I’m sure I'll be trying out some additional tweaks in the future on other images, but with the amount of control Snapseed gives you, there’s tons of possibilities. I’m looking forward to messing around with this a lot more.

Overall, totally worth the $4.99 it cost. If you enjoy taking photographs with your iPhone, go get Snapseed now.

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