Should Synthtopia Update Its Masthead, Or Have A ‘Makeover Monday’?

Over the years, we’ve had a couple of designers contact us to say “I love your site……but here’s a new masthead.” We figure that’s the nice way of saying that the current masthead looks like it was state of the art for the 80’s. The first proposed masthead, above, was created by reader Roland Onodi. The… Read More Should Synthtopia Update Its Masthead, Or Have A ‘Makeover Monday’?

OnSwipe iPad Interface “Is So Bad!” – You Talked & We Listened

For the last couple of days, we’ve been testing out Onswipe – a custom set of page templates that are supposed to be an ‘insanely easy way to make your site look great on tablet web browsers.’ Synthtopia iPad users aren’t buying the Onswipe hype. Here’s a taste of the feedback we got in just… Read More OnSwipe iPad Interface “Is So Bad!” – You Talked & We Listened

Sorry, Synth Freaks, 1and1 & CloudFlare Exploded On Us Today

Synthtopia has been unavailable most of the day today because of issues with web host 1and1: Due to a database-outage, in combination with a software error, we suffered from a faulty root server configuration. Therefore since about 9am EST internet applications of 1&1 server customers aren’t reachable. Only 1&1 customers who use a dedicated or… Read More Sorry, Synth Freaks, 1and1 & CloudFlare Exploded On Us Today