February 2012
2 posts
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.
- Thich Nhat Hanh”
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“I did then what I knew how to do.
Now that I know better,
I do better.
~...”
January 2012
2 posts
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What makes an ebook?
eBooks simply means a book in an electronic format, read on an electrontic device such as a computer, e-reader (Kindle) tablets (iPad) or smart phone. They come in different formats; PDFs, ePub, azw/mobi, rtf.
The difference with all these formats is how they perform in the different reading devices. PDFs vary based on how it was created, but the majority don’t reflow and some may not...
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The TED imperatives
Be interested.
Be generous.
Be interesting.
Connect.
…If all you can do is repeat cocktail party banalities about yourself, don’t come.
Read more at Seth Godin’s Blog
December 2011
2 posts
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“If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will...”
Freakonomics →
Deliberate Practice: How Education Fails to Produce Expertise
November 2011
3 posts
What is Agile computing?
There seems to be a lot of new words been used by the technology sector. I’m sure I am not the only one confused with Agile computing.
Being ‘agile’ means being able to use all resources as and when required and not having to use them and therefore pay for them when not being used. Cloud computing has been a major sea change within the tech sector and as a result has had a massive impact...
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The Shape Type game →
A fun typography shapes game. Test your knowledge on type shapes.
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““People DO judge a book by its cover. We may have the best product, the...”
October 2011
8 posts
Favourites found
TeuxDeux - a simple, free, browser-based To-Do application. I have been using this for a while and after having tried a few other To-Do applications, I find this one the best. It’s simple, free, usable and great to look at. You can also print a copy of your TeuxDeux list and there is an iPhone app.
Resize2Mail - a quick and easy image resizing web based tool.
Draw a Stickman - a great...
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Why Digital Talent Doesn’t Want To Work At Your...
From FC Expert Blog, Aaron Shapiro.
“Why doesn’t digital talent want to work at your company? It’s not because you’re a consumer packaged goods company, rather than Google. It’s not because you’re in Ohio instead of Silicon Valley. It’s not because your salaries are too low, or because you don’t offer free food and laundry services.
It’s because you’re not providing them the right...
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The Rise of the Mobile Workforce [INFOGRAPHIC] →
The era of the 9-to-5 job is over. Even just a few years ago, you were expected to commute to work, put in your hours and drive back home. Once you left work, it was done until you came back into the office the next way. Thanks to laptops, smartphones, tablets and Wi-Fi, that has all changed. …
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“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies....”
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““Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to...”
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““Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going...”
September 2011
4 posts
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“I think that the lack of drama in my life has produced a platform for me to be...”
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You get what you pay for
Whilst actively searching for jobs on various job boards and aggregator job sites, you realise what the sorry state of jobs and employment market is.
This particular job wanted a Web Designer with extra bonus points for Magento Developer, but only pay £6 per hour. Further down they claim its a problem finding decent designers! Wow! Dear Recruiter, if you are paying £6/hour do you really think a...
Favourites found this week
Some useful websites I found this week:
Two of Us is a web app-site that lets you give a smile to get a smile.
Web Developer Bible - a handy reference for web developers, comes as a free app.
Sketching Resources - articles and tools about sketching for UX designers.
365psd - download a free psd every day.
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August 2011
1 post
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It's starting to feel claustrophobic!
I work from home and have been working from home for the past eight years. I traded the 9-5 corporate life for one of a freelancer. My office (studio! more artsy!) is a spare bedroom, so my daily commute is a few steps from one room to the other. I can open a window and not worry about disturbing others, I can work whenever and wherever, I have the radio or any kind of music on in the background,...
July 2011
2 posts
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Favourites found this week
Some useful websites I found this week:
1. Magic Work Cycle - I’ve been using this for sometime now and it really does work. Work for 30 minutes, then take a break for 30 minutes. It works, as you give all of your attention to the project you are working on. Your work is more focused.
2. CSSWrap - Generate text (HTML code) on any curved or irregular paths, giving you clean CSS and HTML.
3....
June 2011
2 posts
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“Quality is the best business plan
~ John Lasseter, Pixar”
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Why you should go digital - The advantages of...
Ebooks are electronic books - digital versions of paper books. They can be downloaded and read on a computer, e-Readers (like the Kindle) or any other mobile devices (like the iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Android).
Having recently asked a number of people if they would read ebooks or continue reading print books, they have been very adamant they will not read an ebook. Interestingly most have since...
March 2011
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January 2011
1 post
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Can I recycle old photos, negatives or slides?
The Guardian had this interesting question by one of its readers. My first reaction was, why would you want to do that??
Don’t get me wrong I’m a keen environmentalist and big on recycling and going paper free. But also a keen photographer and I don’t think I’d have the heart to ‘bin’ my photographic collection. I would bin the embarrassing ones!
I’m...
October 2010
1 post
It's Blog Action Day - Water
“Freshwater makes up a very small fraction of all water on the planet. Nearly 70 percent of our planet is covered by water, but only 2.5 percent of it is fresh. The rest is saline and ocean-based. Even then, just 1 percent of our freshwater is easily accessible, with much of it trapped in glaciers and snow fields. In essence, only 0.007 percent of the planet’s water is available to...
July 2010
5 posts
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Ways Homeworkers can go Green to help the...
Going green and sustainable is a subject close to my heart. Freelancers or Homeworkers probably have one of the most eco-friendly jobs out there. Most of us work at home, which reduces our contribution to the pollution, fuel and energy use, and other effects of travelling to and from an office. In contrast most office employees have to use some means of transportation to get to work and back. They...
“It always seems impossible until it is done.”
– Nelson Mandela”
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The technology stack
Last week someone asked me what is the difference between the Internet and the Web. It turns out a lot of people are confused about that, and a few other terms related to the Web and generally web design. If you want a website built it usually is helpful to know a bit about the terms used. A vary basic explanation of the Web technology stack goes something like this:
The Internet - is a global...
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works
-...”
Hello!
It’s about time I had a blog going. Being a freelancer and working on jobs that pay your bills you rarely have time left to do your own personal projects. So I decide to go for a mini blog using tumblr. I’ve been using it as an online scrapbook, this version will have more serious and hopefully useful stuff. In the coming weeks, months and years, the goal is to inform and share the newest...