Need Monitor Color Profiles (.ICC Files)
OpenRain will be launching a simple, online .ICC monitor color profile database shortly, and is looking for .ICC file contributions generated with hardware colorimeters. We’re also looking for administrators/moderators to add display models, remove bogus content, seek out .ICCs for missing models and suggest new features. If you work in the computers or graphic design space and would like to get involved for the sake of design professionals everywhere, hit me up!
Tags: color, icc, need, openrain
OpenRain 1.0 Officially Launched w/New Logo & Blog!
Pretty much all of OpenRain’s Q2 internal efforts boil down to tomorrow’s open house: a massive milestone date where all our startupy HR, legal and infrastructure tasks are done, and we consider ourselves a properly running software development company under a new brand. OpenRain 1.0 is neither a product nor service, but a state-of-being which represents our transition from a-bunch-of-dudes-hacking-on-web-projects to a-bunch-of-dudes-hacking-on-web-projects-really-freaking-well. We’re kicking off this exciting new period with a catered open house tomorrow.
We’re also launching several new sites today. First is our main landing page, www.openrain.com, updated with our new logo and color scheme. Second is blog.openrain.com, which we’ll be using for upcoming public event announcements, non-NDA’d project links and technical resource for our officially supported software.
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Tags: announcement, blog, event, open house, openrain
. 17 Jul 08 | Computer | Comments (0)
Hacker Shopping Cart
My shopping cart..
- Energy drinks.
- Energy bars.
- Energy backups.
Guess what I do for a living. 
Tags: costco, food, hacker, openrain, shop, ups
Bargain Of The Month: Apple + Adobe + HP + Crucial
If you qualify for an educator/student discounts from the Apple store and want a new machine, check out this crazy deal which I just did at OpenRain…
- MacBook 2.4GHz White: $1300 - $100 .edu discount = $1200.
- iPod Touch 8GB: $300 - $300 MIR == $0.
- HP Photosmart C4480 All-In-One Scanner/Printer/Copier: $100 - $100 MIR = $0.
- Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium: $1600 - $1300 IR = $300. (OMGWTFBYOB!!!)
- Crucial 2 x 2GB SODIMM RAM: $100
Total: $1600 + taxes and express shipping ~= $1800. That’s one helluva bargain for a great midrange laptop (w/4GB RAM mind you) and the powerhouse of Adobe CS3 alone. The iPod and scanner just add to the sweetness! Rock on!
Tags: adobe, apple, bargain, crucial, cs3, deal, discount, hp, ipod, mac, macbook, openrain
. 25 Jun 08 | Computer | Comments (0)
Parallels Server for Mac Pricing
Fresh from my inbox..
Parallels Server for Mac will be available soon. As a thank you to all participating Parallels Server for Mac Beta users, Parallels is offering an exclusive discount on a single Parallels Server for Mac license. Purchase this new software for only $700* - a 30% savings.
Hmm… well, the product has been working fairly well for us at OpenRain, but I’m not sure $700 per major version is going to be worth it as opposed to buying another cheap Dell machine and running VMWare Server on Linux for free, which we already do in some of our hosted environments. Here’s the kicker in tiny font at the bottom of the email explaining the asterisk after “$700″..
* The limited-time discount offer is limited to a single server from May 30 - June 30, 2008. Annual maintenance is required at the time of purchase, starting at an additional $249.75 per year. For academic pricing and volume licensing, register now or contact Parallels Sales at +1 (425) 282-6400.
So that’s $950 for the first year of our first system alone. Hmmmm…
Tags: apple, mac, openrain, parallels, server, virtualization
. 10 Jun 08 | Computer | Comments (2)