Not Tom Ellins

January 10th, 2010 by FuzzyFox with 3 Comments »

I know I have been introduced to the planet already, however I think that there is more to be said before I start posting properly.

First up is my name is not Tom Ellins :P it is in fact William D (just to confuse the issue). I am not William Q or William R either. I am glad to be here however among many others, some who share my first name and many who don’t.

I am sure some are asking why I am now on the planet, so I will explain in brief. William Quiviger is in part to blame. During the Mozilla Firefox 5 year party in London William asked me:

“Why are you not on planet?”

To which I responed:

“I’m not sure”

I then thought of some potential reasons, but on second thinking, I found that they were all completely irrelevant. This year I made it one of my resolutions to blog more, and so now is a good time for me to have made a request (with the idea gained from William) to be a citizen of the planet, and, you’ll never guess what… It actually happened!

So that is me, in short, and how I got here. I look forward to getting to know more of the community, and will ensure that all my posts are, well, interestingly written at the least.

William D – aka FuzzyFox

Mozilla UK – a vote

January 3rd, 2010 by FuzzyFox with 3 Comments »

Dear reader,
First of all. Thank you for reading my blog. Second, Mozilla UK recently went into beta and is now open for public viewing. There are currently 2 main themes that are in the runnings for the site launch, but which do you prefer and why? I will not pass any opinions of mine here, nor will I tell you which one I have been working on, but I would like to know.

So for comparison here they are (click for large image):

option 1

option 2

Please note that these are not the final designs, nor are they mockups. They are merely a rough idea as to the look and feel of the site. Feel free cast your opinions in the comments as well as suggest any changes you would make to either of the themes.

Mozilla Music

November 17th, 2009 by FuzzyFox with 2 Comments »

Employees of a Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, California, recently started line dancing to the Black Eyed Peas. This looks like a lot of fun. See for yourself!

This combined with a few other things that I have seen recently has inspired me with a great way to celebrate how much Mozilla has done to contribute to the internet.

Okay so here is what I have come up with…

  • We get all those who can play/compose music to create a piece of music that shows the spirit of the Mozilla Community (5mins max maybe).
  • We get all those in the community who can write songs and poems together to come up with an awesome to represent the enthusiasum of the Mozilla Community.
  • Get the entire community to sing and dance to the song with Mozilla logos (Firefox, Thunderbird, etc…).
  • Mash it all together with some lyrics and maybe some motion graphics (in the music video).
  • Release the song (after some editing) and see if it can make the charts!

So to review we would have a song, writen by, composed by, played by, and sung by the Mozilla Community. Lets make history and be the first software community to make a record that hits the charts!

Any comments on improvements or flaws in thie idea then please comment below (forum style) and we can refine and improve upon this!

Lighting up the whole world!

October 28th, 2009 by FuzzyFox with 1 Comment »

Mozilla is coming up on a huge milestone soon. It happens to be the 5 year anniversary of Mozilla Firefox. Less than one week after November the 5th no less! How very dare they :P Well okay you may not get that but November the 5th is a big, big event in Lewes (find out more) and it involves a lot of light. If I had known at the a few months earlier that Mozilla planned to celebrate this anniversary with light, I would have done something spectacular. Now though. There is no chance for me to put plan A into action so now I am thinking of plan B. The idea of the whole “Light the world with Firefox” is to put together for the most creative uses of the Firefox logo with light.

Here are some of the ideas Mozilla have provided but don’t feel limited by these. Go do something creative!

  • Spotlight: Borrow a projectorand shine the Firefox logo on the wall during a Firefox party, or make a logo stencil and place it in front of a flashlight for a cool effect (think shadow puppets). Or, go crazy and get a searchlight to create your very own Firefox “bat signal“.
  • Mash-Up: Think of the most interesting way you can combine Firefox and light. For example, create the logo out of candles on a birthday cake, program your very own lite-brite or light show, or create a fun wallpaper! If you’re really have a lot of time on your hands (and skills) you could even create a light show.  The more creative, the better.
  • Mobile: Get the Firefox logo on your phone and take a picture holding it in front of a local landmark. Or, organize a bunch of friends for a big group photo with the logo on everyone’s phones.

There are other ways you can celebrate, including the good old fashioned party, which, should you host, you need to invite me to :P

There is also a facebook group as well as a twibbon! So you have no excuse for doing nothing to celebrate this one off event. There wont be another party quite like this for another 5 years! Make the most of it!

Oh, and one last thing of note. There is a hashtag for you to use for any videos, pictures or blog posts. #firefox 5

Plectrum Radio

October 6th, 2009 by FuzzyFox with 1 Comment »

Just for all those who follow this blog. As part of my A level course work I need to have a blog about my project and I thought…”why setup a new blog when I have one that works fine? Lets just add a category for all my project posts!” So here it is. The first post for my project. Telling others that I am blogging about my project :P enjoy!