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Laughing & Learning – Making Brainy Babies

Mike Askew — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:41:41 +0000

Exposing kids to opportunities to learn never starts too early. A company named Brainy Baby has been committed providing these opportunities through video for over 10 years now. Brainy Baby‘s series of educational DVDs starts with material suitable for a 9 month old, spanning all the way up to 5 years of age.

Each DVD is designed to stimulate the child’s brain through choreographed blend of sounds, shapes, and colors as well as images of kids of similar age. There are many videos that you could expose your little one to for entertainment. But, with the Brainy Baby series you can provide your child with edutainment -- entertainment that educates and stimulates.

Here are sample clips from the Laugh an Learn DVD, designed for kids from age 1 to 3 years old. The Laugh and Learn DVD can be purchased at Brainy Baby’s Online Store.

Coming soon this entire video learning system will be available through an iPhone App. Parents will have all the educational value of the Brainy Baby system available for their toddler while out and about town.

Buy the Laugh and Learn DVD HERE.

Jesus, Meditation and Visual Aids – Part 1

Mike Askew — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:53:32 +0000

When I show up in the mornings to spend some time with God, many times I jump straight to what is important to me – petitioning for my needs. Recently at a training retreat, I was encouraged to change this up a bit. The suggestion was to enter my time seeking God by meditating on or focusing on who He is. The goal would be to first sit and consider the many traits of my creator before presenting my requests.

When setting out to try this, my mind was drawn to first meditating on the names of Jesus, the Son of God. Being a very visual person, to help with this I pulled together a list of names for Jesus in a text document. This list did the trick for me if I had my laptop, but not so well if I did not. So, what had to be the solution? You guessed it – a series of iPhone Wallpapers.

This is the first of the series. My plan is to create one for each day of the week. I hope this might help me take a few moments throughout the day to recalibrate by reflecting on the names and qualities of Christ. If you are a visual sort, perhaps it would be useful to you also.

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See this wallpaper on an iPhone and get download instructions here.

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Sola Cheesia Pizza – A John Calvin Original

Mike Askew — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:45:37 +0000

While reading about the Five Solas of the Reformation, I began wondering what John Calvin might pursue if he got an entrepreneural itch in his mid 30′s. My guess was that he would open a pizzeria and name it Reformation Pizza. I think he would market only five pizza variations on his menu. What would be unique about his pizzas would be the focus on single toppings only. The headliner flavor would be Sola Cheesia – Cheese Alone.

Can you guess what the other four flavors would be? Well, you know one of them would have to be Sola Pepperonia – Pepperoni Alone. Maybe another would be Sola Saucius – Sauce Alone? What flavors do you think would round out Calvin’s menu?

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See the wallpaper on an iPhone and get download instructions here.

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RGB Ants – Free IPhone Wallpaper

Mike Askew — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:48:04 +0000

This wallpaper project was an experiment in combining a couple of different filter techniques in PhotoShop Elements 6.0. The goal was to take a grayscale image of an ant and spice it up with some color and shine. I could have taken the boring route and just replaced the grayscale with monochromatic red, green or blue. Instead, I used a little diffuse glow and plastic wrap filter effects to give the ants some pop.

Here is the recipe:

Set the background color to red.
Apply Filter/Distort/Diffuse Glow effect to the image layer.
Apply Filter/Artistic/Plastic Wrap to the image layer.
Duplicate the image layer.
Select the duplicate and apply Image/Rotate/Invert Selection Vertically
Rotate and move the reflected image layer under the original image
Set layer transparency to 25%.
Select both layers and merge layers.
Repeat using different colors.

See the wallpaper on an iPhone and get download instructions here.

iPhone Wallpaper – Exploring Ants

Mike Askew — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:36:52 +0000

This wallpaper is the fruits of some exploration of creating reflections in PhotoShop. I wanted to see if I could create the effect of ants walking on the reflective surface of the iPhone screen. The approach to this was very straightforward. Once you have the ant image you like you next copy it, mirror it horizontally, set transparency to 25%, align under original and group. Next, you copy the grouped ant and reflection and paste it as many times as you want. Monkey around with rotating the copies and you get a reasonable expedition of ants doing recon on your iPhone screen.

See the wallpaper on an iPhone and get download instructions here.

iPhone Wallpaper – Cracked Screen

Mike Askew — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:16:15 +0000

About a month ago, I dropped my iPhone 3G while getting out of my car. You would know that this would happen the week that my protective case had broken and had not been replaced yet. And, of course, it landed screen down on asphalt. The result - a cracked screen and a sour mood. I had dropped my baby on its head!

When I rolled into the Apple Store the next day looking for a glass replacement – SMACK! The $199 screen repair quote felt like a stinging slap in the face. After some days of brooding, the decision was made to upgrade to the 3Gs if at least $200 had to be parted with to get my iPhone back in good shape.

So, as a tribute and reminder of cracking my beloved iPhone’s screen, I made an exaggerated wallpaper image. My thoughts are that if you are going to drop your phone and crack its skull, some of its brains should be showing after the impact.

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Want this wallpaper on your iPhone? Then do the following:

Right-Click on image of wallpaper in phone to open full resolution wallpaper image.
Save the image file to your computer.
Email the image to your iPhone.
Save the image into your Photo Library.
Set image as your wallpaper.

More Free iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone Wallpaper – Peanut Butter and Jelly

Mike Askew — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:33:43 +0000

I get a loads of comfort from eating a PB&J Sandwich when I am tired and stressed. Just looking at creamy Peanut Butter and shiny purple jelly globbed together on white bread cheers me up.

So, I made a quick wallpaper of a PB&J sandwich to put on my iPhone. Now, I can be comforted anywhere I go.

Want a wallpaper on your iPhone? Then do the following:

Right-Click on image of wallpaper in phone to open full resolution wallpaper image.
Save the image file to your computer.
Email the image to your iPhone.
Save the image into your Photo Library.
Set image as your wallpaper.

More Free iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone Wallpaper

Mike Askew — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:47:32 +0000

Want one of these wallpaper image on your iPhone? Then do the following:

Right-Click on image of wallpaper in phone to open full resolution wallpaper image.
Save the image file to your computer.
Email the image to your iPhone.
Save the image into your Photo Library.
Set image as your wallpaper.

iPhone 3G and Brushes App – The New Paint Canvas

Mike Askew — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:32:16 +0000

I had a chance to spend a few moments with a very talented artist named Jonathan Grauel this past weekend while he was in town. Stories of his artistic expression moving onto a new medium had floated my way over the past few months. That new medium is the iphone. With an app named Brushes and turned his iPhone into an electronic canvas that he can take with him everywhere he goes. I have included a few of his latest works for your enjoyment. You can find a more of Jonathan’s work here.

Optimal Elevated Observation

: Silent Night

Sangria Seduction

iPhones and Blow Guns – A Dart to the Eye

Mike Askew — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:08:27 +0000

Ever wondered what is would look like to be on the receiving end of a blowdart gun? This video taken with my iPhone 3Gs gives you that chance without getting poked in the eye. This footage was taken by taping the iPhone to the back of a 1/4″ thick plexiglass plate. So, don’t fret…no iPhones were harmed in this experiment.

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Play the Video Below – Try to Follow the Dart

Other Videos By Mike:

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