Archive for the 'Around The Dog House' Category

2008 Dove Awards

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

This year I had the opportunity to play drums with 33Miles for the 2008 Dove Awards ceremony. It was my first nationally televised event. I had a great time. I was only on for about 40 seconds, so watch close, the first drummer playing the black drum kit is yours truly.

Take a break today, get a cone…

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

You deserve a break today, and what a better way to take that break by dropping by your neighborhood Ben and Jerry’s ice cream stand (thankfully, our offices are a mere 72 steps from a B&J location) for free cone day. That’s right, today you can indulge in some ice cream without breaking the bank [...]

A Bundle of Mac Software - including Parallels

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

If you’re like me, you love improving your productivity and functionality of your Mac. In the past few years, there have been a number of different “bundles” that have made their way onto the scene. These bundles offer a large number of mac software programs for a bundled price.
Today is the final day for the [...]

Spam Song

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Today’s post comes to us courtesy of illustrator-extrordinaire, Dave Clegg. Thanks for letting us share your creativity with others, Dave!
S.P.A.M. (Stupid People Are Many) ©2008 Dave Clegg

I booted my Mac for to check my e-mail.
When I clicked on the in-box it started to swell.
Must’ve been nine hundred messages deep,
And nary a one did I de-sire [...]

Analog superiority?

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

I had a fun experience last night. A friend of mine that runs a new-media firm was on a project crunch, and needed a sound bite for some animated DVD menus. He described the project to me, and it sounded like a fun little diversion.

In Development: Web Portfolio for Artists

Monday, April 14th, 2008

One of the most difficult things for artists (photographers, illustrators, fine artists) to stay current on is an online portfolio. The changes in technology, the learning curve, the time and the hassle are all just too great.
Well, we’re always looking to help our clients in need and this is probably a premature announcement but

Dan Benjamin Strikes Again!

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Hivelogic: Installing Ruby, Rubygems, Rails, and Mongrel on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Yes, I’m a geek. And I like exploring new technologies - so much that I often feel like a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none. I’m not good at settling down and learning all of the deep subtleties of a given technology.

Blog craziness

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

If you subscribe to our blog, you may have noticed our feed resetting today. Our blog developed a mysterious malaise a few days ago, and it took some intense surgery to sort it out.

Dogbark Mail

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I got this in the mail today. A picture is worth a thousand words =) 
(Picture From Illustrator Bob Staake )
(See also adamisagod.com for more adam goodness) 

The Doughnut People

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Lately I have been doing a lot of traveling and I came across this random statue out in Chattanooga, TN. I thought you might enjoy seeing these romantic stones that I affectionately call “The Doughnut People.”