This week I was looking up some more information on v-card, or vcf files, and came across a cool website that lets you search all the different file extensions that everyone uses. The website is www.fileinfo.com/extension/vcf. You can browse through all the different extensions for image files, video, text, and font files just to name a few. I thought this was helpful and interesting because (1)It shows the vastness of the digital realm as it relates to design and other industries and (2)If you don't know what an extension is or forget one, you can quickly look it up.
I was researching on my blackberry at the time and also found another site that is available for searches however I did not like the way it laid out on my blackberry screen (I also did not like the font used). That web site's address is www.filext.com/file-extension/vcf. I think that if this second website somehow changed the code so that it would show the search section on the sidebar first (like the other one without scrolling) and then the tabs at the top below that it would be more appealing on my phone.
I was also going to research boot camp software when I found a website that provides reports on gadgets and gear. They also have a tech news feed that reports the latest breaking stories on technologies. The website is www.bootcamp.com and if you want to go straight to the news just add the file name which is technewsfeed.jsp (full address is http://www.bootcamp.com/technewsfeed.jsp) By the way, the extension .jsp stands for Java Server Page (for more info visit the FileInfo site listed above.)
What I did find about the Boot Camp software was that it is a utility that Mac owners can use to install Windows XP or Vista on their Mac. You can devote a certain percentage of your hard drive to Windows and the rest to Mac in whatever ratio you think necessary. I think this could be useful to create spreadsheets or letters for the business side of graphic design. I did read that the Microsoft side of the drive could get a virus so an antivirus program would be required. If you would like to read more please visit the following sites: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20060406/apple-boot-camp-macs/ or wikipedia.com
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Awesome research! Vcards are used in software applications like Outlook and Address Book and are usually considered an open format, in that it is written in XML and many applications understand the format. For an interesting take on vcard-like information for HTML, look up microformats, specifically hcard. It's a bit technical, but can be written in HTML. Give it a shot!
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