Our company UpThemes released it’s new plugin today called Typecase. Typecase is by far the easiest and most intuitive web font management plugin for WordPress on the market. We offer two versions free and pro and for only a one time payment of $19 it’s not a bad investment, let me explain why.

First off With the pro version you get UpThemes Support. That’s super valuable if you have issues with your plugin, we’ll be there to help you. Secondly you will have access to new version updates and new features that we are making for Typecase. Last but not least my favorite feature and I’m sure it will be your favorite is Typecase’s front end live editor. With this feature you can quickly find fonts you like, apply them to the site and see them update in real time all from the front end of your website. Pretty sick and honestly pretty helpful when you want to try out a new web font for the homepage.

Honestly, Typecase is a breath of fresh air for web font management tools for WordPress. I guarantee you will love it.

My company UpThemes has released a new e-commerce theme called StoreFrontal. Designed by Vin Thomas, this theme is ready to go out of the box for anyone looking for a quick online store. It has different color options and is built on the WP E-Commerce Plugin. So the options for shipping and product management is awesome. I would check it out if I were you and for the price it’s hard to pass up. You can view the demo of StoreFrontal here.

Also for a limited time UpThemes is running a promotion where you can either win a copy of StoreFrontal or an UpThemes T-shirt. Check it out below.

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Not sure if you saw yet but my company Lift just redesigned the new IFC.com. You can read the full press release at the link below.

User Experience Design Firm, Lift, Revamps IFC Website To Address The Changing Needs Of Its Audience

So I click get started and then this little modal window pops up and says “The Find a time feature helps you schedule events easily. This brief tour will show you all of the basic features of the Find a time page. Click here to start.” Well then I click “Here” I get this message. “Sorry, we can’t guide you right now. Please try again later.”

Please just post a message that says. “The Find a time feature is currently in maintenance and should be back in XX hours.” I mean if this is just not working then don’t tease me by giving me this great blue button to click and then a modal window and then throw an error. Waste of my time people.

Click the link above to give it a go maybe you have better luck in a 3…10…maybe 24 hours. Who knows.

“What are you doing Dave, Clicking the read more button?”

I get excited to think how awesome the world would be when I can talk to a device and it will react with a unique response based on my words. Some will argue, “This has been done before!” or “I have this on my Android device.” and I’ll answer with a polite, “No it hasn’t and no you don’t”. Apple has obviously been working on this for awhile and obviously Apple knew what they were doing back in 2010 when they purchased the company “Siri”. I’m pretty sure this is going to evolve into an even more amazing Apple product, that we’ll see on all of their “Devices”. Keep in mind Apple has now considered their laptops to be a “Device” now.

It reminds me of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home when they had to save some whales from extinction because apparently this Alien ship could only communicate with a certain type of whale. So the Aliens were threatening earth because this whale was extinct and they could not connect with these whales. So the Star Trek Enterprise traveled back in time to save these whales from earth, to save earth…ok, I am a nerd. But seriously there was a part in the movie where Scotty picks up the mouse of this old Mac and says, “Computer?”. Cracked me up. Enjoy the video.

Ok…back to my point. This is happening folks and it’s going to be done in a great conversational flow that Siri will feel like your own personal assistant. My guess is that this will be the flagship feature for the iPhone 4S but I’m pretty certain it will come out on the iPad 2. Honestly I wouldn’t put it past Apple to sell it as an app for the older iPhone 4′s or something like that. Only Apple holds the key to it’s release on other devices and some Russian kid who Jailbreaks the iPhone 4S on day 1.

Anyways I think this is a home run for Apple what are your thoughts?

Work Flowy – http://www.workflowy.com

I can’t explain how proud I am that I was apart of the original product line when OS X was first released. I am so thankful for you and your innovation because you sir have changed the world forever. Apple will never be the same with out you as the CEO Mr. Jobs. I think you are one of the most intelligent people on this planet and it has been a pleasure to use your companies products. I can only hope to be as intelligent, business savvy and rock a black mock turtle neck like you do. Thank you.

Thanks goes out to Andy Scott for reminding me about this gem. Thanks dude!

A huge thanks to Dan Denney for putting this on! Thanks a bunch man and thank you for the invite to Day 2.

Brad Miller – The Art of Managing a Creative Project from Sale to Completion