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The other day I received an interesting email asking how I found a particular site. Now, I’m guessing the author didn’t mean what link I found it from, or how I came across it, but instead what my experience of the site was and why did I read it.
It was an interesting question, and [...]
This seems like a great solution to my problem of getting up in the morning. The Carpet Alarm acts like any normal alarm clock but you have to stand on it to turn it off. Perfect for those of us having difficulties waking up.(via)
Apple released details of the twelfth iPhone application today, and yep like the aTV it is a YouTube application. Kind of cool but I’m not sure how useful it will be, an IM program would’ve been better I feel.(via)
I got hacked again, so I finally up-graded to Wordpress 2.2 in the hope that it will stop this happening a third time. As a result I’ve also had to update the sites look. I know there is a K2 that works with the newer version of Wordpress but I decided to look [...]
I just discovered my contact form was not setup properly. Somehow I managed to overlook that completely. Apologies if anyone has used it and felt narked I didn’t reply, it’s now operational and can be found on the About page.
I’m not one to laugh at people who have a disability to are confined to a wheelchair, but this did give me a little chuckle. He seems to have enjoyed it though.
With seemingly everything becoming wireless these days the only thing that we have yet to make wireless is the way we power things. Well it seems some scientists in the US have started to make steps towards the possibility of wireless power.
More developments on the London 2012 logo. The BBC asked people to send in their designs for the 2012 logo. They then picked out their favourites and put them up to vote. The winner is a heck of a lot better than the pink monstrosity!
My Ken Hom wok has gone rusty, so I needed to check how to season it again! Here’s the simple method from the man himself!
The Mozilla based browser Camino has reached version 1.5, with session saving, spell checking and the ability to share keychain with Safari. Just off to give it a whirl.(via)
I’ve been looking at some of the websites that were nominated and won in the Webby’s, so I thought I would link you up to a few of my favourites.
My favourite by quite a margin was the personal site for Graphic Designer Jonathan Yuen. I liked not only the style, but the sheer creativity [...]
The Webby awards are out and the BBC have doen well in it again. Claiming best news site and the people’s choice.
Well no the logo as is, but the piece of animation used in the presentation of the logo. The offending video has been removed from the official site and is being re-developed.
As always when I’m trawling the internet I was on the look out for design related stuff. I came across this post by Mike Rhode. He has been designing a logo for Paul Stamatiou and revelaed the final design today. I really like it, looks very smart and will certainly be a [...]
Ok, I’ve been inspired to take a break from work and blog something today. What was the cause of this sudden moment of inspiration that has dragged me away I hear you cry! Well, in case you weren’t aware, London is hosting the Olympics in 2012 and today they announced the logo.
First a [...]
I don’t make a habit of posting to YouTube video’s, but this one is immense. Some crazy guitar playing, this guy is seriously talented! I highly suggest you give this a watch.
iPhone is coming, well at least in the US it is. June 29th is the official day it drops, at least according to the new iPhone adverts!
On Friday Shawn posted this short piece about Pastors drinking beer and why people react so strongly about it. It’s proven to be quite a thought provoking topic and the comments have really discussed and debated the issue. Go check it out.
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