Harlem Shake Old West Edition

Harlem Shake old west edition, starring Jenny Allford, David August, Patrick Downey, Cristy Joy, Francesca Palermo and Tanner L. Richards.

Audience Watching 127 Seconds

The audience watching 127 Seconds at the Dam Short Film Festival last month:

Sunset Through Palms

The Temptress' Chest: Isle of the Amazons script cover page

"The Temptress' Chest: Isle of the Amazons" action/adventure pilot in shareable form.

Beat a Red Light Ticket

Here are a few ideas for a possible defense against a red light photo ticket. I am not a lawyer, but these may help.

• challenge the signage and installation
• challenge the chain of evidence
• challenge the mainatinace documentation and witnesses validity
• suggest your actions were required to stay safe/prevent an accident

Again, I am not a lawyer, and these may not help at all. Best of luck and drive safely.

David August Throwback as Prospero

Backstage in costume for Prospero in The Tempest. Had the nickname "Pimp-Daddy Prospero." In breast pocket can see edge of imitation blu-blocker sunglasses that when put on made me invisible. Out of frame to my right: my magical staff. #tbt #throwbackthursday

Speed Matters Even More

I wrote some time ago that the speed a web page loads matters, and now it matters even more as people use the Internet from phones, tablets and other devices that don't always have true high-speed access, nor do users have patience when on the go. Here are some numbers to underscore the need for speed:

Adding half a second to a search results page can decrease traffic and ad revenues by 20 percent, according to a Google study. The same article reports Amazon found that every additional 100 milliseconds of load time decreased sales by 1 percent. Users expect pages to load in two seconds - and after three seconds, up to 40 percent will simply leave

(from Improving UX Through Front-End Performance). As I've said to classes and clients: no one has ever said "this website loads too fast," so hurry it up.