I’ve been using the Twitterriffic iPhone client for a while now and enjoying it quite a bit but with all the buzz and great press that Tweetie has been getting, I figured I probably better give it a try. I’ve tried it and and I really like it. Highly recommend it. Also, the forthcoming desktop version of the client looks like a lot of fun. I’ll be picking up a copy on Monday for sure.

My incredible wife gave birth to our son, West Lucas Pocker, at 10:40pm on March 24th, 2009. West tipped the scales at a respectable 7 pounds 9.2 ounces and stretched the tape to a full 19 inches. Going through the birthing process with my wife was an amazing, humbling and beautiful experience and the outcome has been nothing but pure joy. The three of us are having tons of fun, sleeping very little and getting really proficient with the diaper changing process. A heartfelt thank you to all of our family and friends for the warm wishes and support. On a side note, I haven’t been a father long enough yet to offer too much worthwhile advice, but I have picked up one tidbit worth mentioning. Taking pictures of your newborn means that he/she will probably be sleeping and in low light right when you want to snap that perfect pic, so a camera with a quiet shutter and fast glass is worth it’s weight in precious metal. But, I digress, back to the topic at hand… Welcome, West, we’re so glad you made it. Oh, and one more thing, just in case there is any doubt gentlemen – women are the tougher gender.

I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to handle the design and implementation of Kukui Marketing’s website, which was formally launched today. Working with owner Kirsten Fujitani was a dream. She is familiar with my work and really gave me a ton of freedom on the design. Essentially, she sent over her logo and content and let me just go for it from there. Needless to say, not being limited by some of the usual client imposed constraints was both fun and challenging. The site is fairly image and media heavy, so using a lightbox provided a great solution to deliver much of that core content. If you are planning on conducting business in Hawaii, definitely consider connecting with Kukui Marketing to help you reach your audience.