Microsoft has killed the Classic Start Bar in the new Windows 7.
Its gone and it doesn't seem to be coming back, much to the disarray of Classic Start Bar lovers worldwide. Yet there is hope...

The Case for a Classic Start Menu

Its a common assumption that people who want the Classic Start menu back in Windows 7 are just refusing to embrace the "new superior start menu". Or that we are Windows 98 fanboys or something. This is plain wrong. For Nerds like me, the real reason we want the Classic Start Menu back is this: efficiency. Specifically pertaining to the use of expanding custom folder trees for organizing program shortcuts. Sure, the new Windows 7 Start Menu is good - but they omitted the ability to add custom shortcut menus.

In a quest to create the ultimate font reference, I have made an exhaustive search of the only the most highest quality fonts in the world.

This week the focus was on fonts starting with the letter D. Some fonts do a good job of portraying the essence of the font's emotional impact, but others do not - so what I have been doing in this series is giving you my own unique 'emotional reaction' to each of the fonts. Making for some good entertainment. And giving you a better idea of the type of context the font can be used in.

...dear lord there are a lot of fonts out there. If I survive long enough to finish this compilations from A to Z know this: there will be a master collection and my Nerd Newsletter subscribers will be the first to know about it.

 

D3 Archism

D3 Egoistism

D3 Euronism

D3 Mouldism Alphabet

You've got a brand new design concept for your big important website. You think it looks awesome... and you're ready to unveil it to the world. Yet, something in the back of your mind says that in order to really make this design perfect: you're going to want to test it first. After all, a lot of people are going to see this new design.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could get feedback from some other professionals before you release it to the world ? Hell yes!

No, it isn't Sesame Street - it's the ultimate font showdown, and this week the fonts of letter C duke it out.

Each font was carefully selected among countless others to draw only upon those fonts which are truly exceptional. In addition, I've contextualized each font for you by writing the first phrase that came to my mind after reacting to each unique look & style.

 

C Web Small

Cabaret ICG

CAC One Seventy

The Bugatti Veyron, one of the world’s fastest production cars. 11.5 seconds of a SuperBowl TV ad. A cardboard box in Manhattan. The Luvaglio luxury laptop. All of these items have one thing in common: their one million dollar price tag.

Microsoft OneNote is easily the best note taking tool available. In this article, I'll show you how to effectively use OneNote to organize your life's information. Ideas, daily notes, business projects, clients & contacts and anything else worthy of typed notes on your screen.

Above: screenshot from Microsoft OneNote

It is the spice of life which sparks action, manifestation, and results.    Bolstered by momentum.

What is the spice of life?  To me, it's anything from which you can absorb momentum from.    Your friend buys a Ferrari: that's awesome - and you too are inspired to generate the income you need to buy one for yourself.    That's momentum, and it started with your friend buying the Ferrari; the spark.

Momentum can also be harnessed from negative things.  You're fumbling with programming C++ applications.  You present a software beta to your business peers and your own friend says, "you've ruined this concept!". Turns out, his thoughtless comment was just the spice you needed.  And you apply this momentum  as an inspiring wave of motivation to make the program go above and beyond, creating a product better than anyone imagined. Silencing the naysayers.

More easily defined: the spice of life is any inspiring action, thing, thought, or experience.  And from these inspiration acts a great wave of momentum materializes. Which is applicable to exactly what you are trying to accomplish.   I'll reveal my exact postulation in a few moments, but first let's go deeper.

I don’t agree with the old sentiment that, “It takes money to create money.”
Because this just simply isn't true.

Ben Bernanke’s printing press aside, it is innovation that creates money. Via new ideas, new skill-sets, new knowledge, and new paradigms of thinking to kickstart new ways of doing old things. My philosophy is that value is created by innovating a new way to reach a current objective [dibs on trademark].

And once you achieve that objective, you raise the bar and set yet another objective to reach for. Requiring innovation once again to achieve it. And such is the nature of perpetual human progress.

The ultimate list of the greatest fonts ever made continues in this edition with 142 of the highest quality fonts starting with the letter "B".

Each font was carefully selected among countless others to draw only upon those fonts which are truly exceptional. And not only that, but I've contextualized each font for you writing the first thing that came to mind when seeing the font.

This makes for an excellent reference guide. To help you find that perfect font on your next design projects.

And now for some alliteration: be a better designer by bookmarking the Nerd Business best of the 'B' fonts!

BaaBookHmkBold

BabaevC

Babcock Normal