We’re having some technical difficulties with uploading pics today, so here’s a few quick hits to check out:

• A new iPhone on the horizon? Speculation over at the MacLife Rumor Roundup says that there could be some very exciting news at the upcoming MacWorld Expo. Check out the full post here.

• I ran across a very cool little blog called Accidental Mysteries. It’s a great, all-around artsy site with a bunch of posts on design, art, photography, sculpture, etc. Check it out here.

• The fine folks over at .Net have a nice little article up on how to navigate the legal aspect of doing design and working with clients. See it here.

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope your 2009 is full of joy and happiness!

• A collection of the coolest ambigram logos. See them here.

• If you own an iPhone you’re going to want to go check out Terry White’s top ten list of the best iPhone applications of 2008. Check it out here.

Here’s a very cool video featuring Ira Glass. Ira is an award-winning radio host who does hour-long stories on a particular theme. Here he talks about how hard it is to find good material, the benefits of killing bad stories and fulfilling your creative potential. A great pep talk for a brand new creative year!

That’s it today, see you all on Monday!

First up, I won’t be blogging again until next week. I’m off for the holidays until Tuesday, spending time with family, so this blog will be a bit slow until then. The good news is that somebody else probably will be blogging a bit between now and then, so you’ll get to read somebody else’s stuff for a bit. My most sincere holiday wishes to all!

• I have to give a big Happy Birthday today to my sister Desiree! I’ll be home in a couple of days and I’ll be bringing your combination birthday/x-mas gift with me! (I’m kidding, I’m kidding.) People with birthdays close to Christmas hate it when you do that.

• This hasn’t made quite as big of news as the shoe-throwing incident, but,  wouldn’t you know it, everybody’s trying to get in on the action nowadays. Check out some animated gifs of other stuff being thrown at the President here.

• Great little video on the making of the Obama Logo. Nice insight into branding and the research and thought that went behind it. Part one of two.

Last weekend before the Christmas Holiday everyone! I hope you’ve all been good this year!

• From the Advertising Age blog, here’s 10 Gifts Your Colleagues Would Really Like for the Holidays.

• Scott Kelby just recently got a brand new blog design up and running and I think it’s pretty cool. Hmm…might be time to do a little something to the Old Hat Blog.

• If you’re looking to move up to all or some of the new Creative Suite 4 products in the upcoming year then be sure to check out your upgrade eligibility. Some products that used to be eligible for upgrades will be expiring soon. The options are endless so be sure to check with Adobe on your individual situation, but check soon. I believe the cutoff for a lot of programs is the end of February.

• I watched another very cool foreign film last night called Black Book. It’s a World War II thriller about Nazi’s and spies and all that good stuff. The female lead, Carice Van Houten, is currently starring in the new Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie. Check out the trailer for Black Book below.

Hey, Joe here today. So apparently all the buzz with the iTunes App Store has Microsoft worked up and feeling left out of the party. So, instead of spending time making their products better, the fine folks at Microsoft have made an Application for Apple’s iPhone.

The Application is called SeaDragon and uses the iPhone’s (Apple’s) ability to process high resolution images quickly and seamlessly. See the video for a demonstration…

Clearly, Mircosoft has spent a great deal of time developing this application, and while it’s very nice I do wish they would spend that time and effort into another one of their products. If all you Internet Explorer users haven’t heard about the latest security hole in the software and how Microsoft hasn’t fixed the issue yet, click here.