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Fusion Radar: January 30, 2013

January 31st, 2013 - by marissa - Salt Lake City, Utah

Keeping up with technology is a lot of work. Luckily, we enjoy wading through the noise just to find the gems of awesomeness sprinkled throughout. Fusion Radar is our gift to you, Current or Potential Client, so that you can enjoy all of the awesome without any of the drudgery. Unwrap it each week, and know that you’re loved by the geeks and pixel-pushers at Agency Fusion.

Sometimes by Sudara

Sometimes you don’t need code that executes every time. Sometimes, you just want things to happen 50% of the time, or you want something that will happen 4 to 8 times. That’s why Sudara created Sometimes, the simple code that adds some personality and unpredictability to code.

https://github.com/sudara/sometimes

Dropbox

Dropbox is now available to Linux users.

https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx

Vizualize.me

Getting a job can be tough – and making your resume stand out to employers is a big part of that. Vizualize.me is an online tool that lets you make infographics, add color, and design your resume in a unique way.

http://vizualize.me/

Easings.net

Easings.net is a useful collection of 30 different easings and their JavaScript, SCSS, and CSS code.

http://easings.net/

Learning JavaScript Design Patterns

Addy Osmani’s book, Learning JavaScript Design Patterns, is available on his website at no cost (although a hard copy is also available purchase).

Learning JavaScript Design Patterns

Vine

Vine is Twitter’s newest creation. It’s a mobile service that lets you capture and share looping videos on your Twitter feed – the catch is, they can only be 6 seconds long.

Vine

Warby Parker’s Annual Report

Warby Parker’s year in review is a cool, clean, side-scrolling site with a slightly-curved calendar top that you can grab and interact with.

Warby Parker 2012

Kerntype

If you don’t know what kerning is, don’t worry. A lot of people don’t; and even the ones that do aren’t necessarily any good at it. Kerntype is a quick game that teaches (and judges) kerning.

http://type.method.ac/#

Lifx

If we had our way, everything from shoelaces to umbrellas would be controlled electronically, wirelessly, seamlessly. Lifx has taken one step towards automating and remotely controlling everything with their Wi-Fi enabled, colorful LED light bulbs. You can control them directly via your phone, or set timers, alerts, and colors for different times and days.

http://lifx.co/

Wi-Fi-Blocking Wallpaper

This is exactly as awesome as it sounds. European scientists have developed a wallpaper which, thanks to a silver-crystal coating, blocks Wi-Fi signals (among other wireless frequencies).

Wi-Fi-Blocking Wallpaper