June 2009
38 posts
My maples are springing back into life. Thought they were goners.
8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography... →
Format a time interval with the requested... →
“Jones and Jackson were determined to make a rock song that would appeal to all...”
– Thriller (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Face Detection Using PHP « Federico Cargnelutti →
“For a company that claims to believe in innovation and standards, and has spent...”
– Sour Outlook – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
“What the company will really miss is his obsessive attention to detail. Mike...”
– Will Apple turn sour without Steve Jobs? | Technology | The Guardian
“The NUJ has called on Trinity Mirror to “come clean” about plans to axe up to...”
– NUJ - National Union of Journalists
“This leaves web developers with a problem. Whilst we may be passionate about our...”
– What is a Web Browser? No One Knows!
This should not come as a surprise to any web developer. Every time a client tells us about a layout issue on their website, we always ask which browser they are using, and they always respond with a baffled silence. It should also serve notice on CSS Kids who...
“Coun Mullaney said on www.thestirrer.co.uk he was considering offering the...”
– Birmingham Post - Business - Business News - Creative industries - Rainbow pub stays upbeat after Mullaney withdraws offer of help
Feeling warm and fuzzy because our recycling people have planted a tree for Made Media. Oh - and Microsoft, please http://fixoutlook.org
On train, reading 10-page RFP full of bullet points from a third sector org. Wondering if I can afford to give this one a miss.
Sorry @markjames, antenatal classes!
Coding like it's 1999 ~ Authentic Boredom →
Incredible! An empty in-box and a complete to-do list. Amazing what a day in the office with no meetings can do.
justgiving.org used to make donating a pleasure. Now thanks to my bank, and their 3D secure checkout, it’s painful. Looking at you Natwest!
And relax.
“The former Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet threw off the shadow of its senior...”
– Step-by-step guide to dance: Birmingham Royal Ballet | Stage | guardian.co.uk
Could consider moving Made to Eastside if BCC waived Business rates for five years seeing as we’re so digital. Too simple? #dbicc09
Maverick →
Too busy doing digital to debate digital. Annoying.
“Yes, Twitter as the Facebook-competitor, the sweeping cultural phenomenon, the...”
– Who Killed Twitter?
Oh noes. The IT Nazis strike back! Coming to the realisation that my new foe is IT departments that think they must own digital marketing.
A List Apart: Articles: Indexing the Web—It’s Not... →
Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be... →
“One of Britain’s leading economic thinktanks has called an end to the...”
– Recession is at an end, says leading economics thinktank | Business | guardian.co.uk
monitoring the pipes…
“I remember the tail end of our time as a web design company. When we started we...”
– A reminder of how simple business can be when you don’t make it complicated - (37signals)
Launching Perch — All in the head →
“So someone complimented you or your business on Twitter? Great! I’m...”
– Not safe for work: I’m like Moses, but for Twitter - Paul Carr lays down his 10 Commandments | Technology | guardian.co.uk
YouTube - Google Wave presentation - abridged →
1. ‘you send us picture of motorbike’
2. ‘we cut out and put on white background’
3. ‘we add reflection’
4. ‘we send back to you for £2.90’
Just spluttered a mouthful of diet coke at @carltimms and @timkit, laughing uncontrollably at latest offshore outsourcing offer in my inbox.
Apparently @timkit wouldn’t get out of bed now to cut out a motorbike for less than £4. That’s how far we’ve come.
Birmingham Young Professional of the Year. Good luck @josheridan *and* @roblangley… thankfully in separate categories.
“NUJ northern organiser Chris Morley has sent a protest letter to his local paper...”
– Jon Slattery: Newsquest’s BNP ads blasted
“Six months into the three-year fund, these are the lucky projects so far”
– 4ip: A guide to the Channel 4-funded projects so far | Media | guardian.co.uk