Ștefan Nicolae http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en Just another unleashed web programmer Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:59:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Moscow timelapse http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2012/01/moscow-timelapse/ http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2012/01/moscow-timelapse/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:45:11 +0000 admin http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/?p=236

Москва'2011(Moscow/Russia) from zweizwei |motion timelapse| on Vimeo.

I am a big fan of time-lapse movies and this one is a real masterpiece. Inspiring enough to make me try myself :)]]>

Москва’2011(Moscow/Russia) from zweizwei |motion timelapse| on Vimeo.

I am a big fan of time-lapse movies and this one is a real masterpiece. Inspiring enough to make me wanna try myself :)

]]> http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2012/01/moscow-timelapse/feed/ 0 The Windmill Farmer http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/12/the-windmill-farmer/ http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/12/the-windmill-farmer/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:17:53 +0000 admin http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/?p=210

The Windmill Farmer from Joaquin Baldwin on Vimeo.

It's the story of a windmill farmer. The video is technically impeccable, but the idea was the thing that really impressed me...]]>

The Windmill Farmer from Joaquin Baldwin on Vimeo.

It’s the story of a windmill farmer. The video is technically impeccable,  but the idea was the thing that really impressed me…

]]> http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/12/the-windmill-farmer/feed/ 0 Roweb reinvents itself http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/08/roweb-reinvents-itself/ http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/08/roweb-reinvents-itself/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:02:11 +0000 stefan http://shakabut.com/?p=172 Few hours after launching Roweb’s new website, I am both happy and proud to be a small piece of the Roweb’s re-branding team. When I first saw Roweb’s website six years ago, I immediately wanted to work for them, as I thought this was the best web development agency in the area. And I still think I was right. Even if my contribution to the whole re-branding process is rather small, I can’t stop being happy for the result (plus I was the one who pushed the Upload button :) ).

Roweb’s main website
Roweb’s Romanian website

]]> http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/08/roweb-reinvents-itself/feed/ 0 jQuery fader http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/06/jquery-fader/ http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/06/jquery-fader/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:47:31 +0000 stefan http://shakabut.com/?p=157 Alex needed a little image fading effect for his blog. As an example, he gave me a nice Earth Hour gallery (i think it was the boston.com Earth Hour 2010 article). The idea is to overlap 2 images and provide a fading effect when the visitor clicks them. I'm sure there are hundreds of scripts that do the exact same thing, but I proffered to write the 10 lines of jQuery code myself. ]]> My friend Alex needed a little image fading effect for his blog. As an example, he gave me a nice Earth Hour gallery (i think it was the boston.com Earth Hour 2010 article). The idea is to overlap 2 images and provide a fading effect when the visitor clicks them. I’m sure there are hundreds of scripts that do the exact same thing, but I proffered to write the 10 lines of jQuery code myself.

Here’s an example of the effect: http://shakabut.com/examples/jqueryFader/.

This is the little piece of code:

<style type="text/css">
   .pictureFaderBox{
      margin:0 auto;
      cursor:pointer;
      width:640px;
      height:427px;
      clear:both;
   }
   .on, .off{
      position:absolute;
   }
   .on{
      z-index:10;
   }
   .off{
      z-index:5;
   }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
   $(document).ready(function() {
      $(".pictureFaderBox .on").toggle(
         function () {
            $(this).animate({opacity: 0}, 900 );
         },
         function () {
            $(this).animate({opacity: 1}, 900 )
         }
      );
   });
</script>

Also, please check Alex’s post to see a great photo project: http://3punctefoto.blogspot.com/2010/06/pitestiul-urbanizat.html. The post is in Romanian, but the pictures are not :) – don’t forget to click the images!

PS: If you like nice interface elements, check our web agency website and contact us.

]]> http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/06/jquery-fader/feed/ 0 iPhone 4 announced. http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/06/iphone-4-announced/ http://www.stefan-nicolae.ro/en/2010/06/iphone-4-announced/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:01:53 +0000 stefan http://shakabut.com/?p=144 5 minutes after watching all the little videos and features lists on apple.com I have a deja-vu. The phone(+OS) has all (and nothing but) the characteristics the online media was buzzing about lately…

First of all, I don’t understand why Apple names all their stuff iSomething?!? Why on earth do they need to name the new operating system iOS??? What does the “i” stand for?

Anyway, the new phone looks nice (I like it’s slim rectangular shiny looks), all the new features are great and after 2 years of 3G I actually have a list of favorites:
- iBooks – I know, it won’t be available in Romania soon, I know, reading a book would be nicer on the iPad, but hey, I like the idea
- Video calls – my old Nokia has this feature since 2006, I haven’t used it too much but hey, I like the idea
- Improved camera – I do have a SLR camera, but I would probably use the phone’s camera for holiday shots. I don’t actually need an HD camera on my phone, but hey, I like the idea :)
- Improved battery – my old 3G needs daily recharging already, so yeah, I like the idea…

Now, that we’ve established “I like the idea”, here comes the big question: will I buy one?

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