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Theme Park Maps

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:57 +0000

A pretty comprehensive collection of theme park maps. I had a mild obsession with theme parks when I was a kid, like I’m sure many do, so looking at the ones I’d been to was a nice bit of nostalgia.

“Swedish Guys Mid-Century Modern Home”, photographed...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:56:00 +0000

“Swedish Guys Mid-Century Modern Home”, photographed by The 10 cent Designer. I’m in love.

Speechbreaker

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:56:44 +0100

Speechbreaker:

You have the tools — do your worst.

“beijing, 798”, by Flickr’s spiky247....

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:16:00 +0100

“beijing, 798”, by Flickr’s spiky247. I’m not sure exactly what this is supposed to mean, but I like it. Immensely.

App Store Expense Monitor

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:55:00 +0100

App Store Expense Monitor:

If you’re brave enough, use this application to view and track how much money you’ve ~~wasted~~ spent in the Apple App Store.

Chapel Club

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:23:33 +0100

Chapel Club:

London-based indie band Chapel Club caught my ear this evening with their rather impressive track “Surfacing”, currently available for streaming on their MySpace page.

Finer Things in Mac

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:59:20 +0100

Finer Things in Mac:

If, like me, you’re interested in the nuances of OS X, particularly in the evolution to Snow Leopard, “Finer Things In Mac” is documenting many of the smaller changes and is also a great way of discovering tricks you might not already know about.

"Don’t worry if someone else is already working on your idea. I’m certain they are, but they are..."

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:13:54 +0100

“Don’t worry if someone else is already working on your idea. I’m certain they are, but they are decidedly not you and it’s the you that makes your idea unique.”

- Rands In Repose — Hurry

Springboard Exposé

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:00:04 +0100

Springboard Exposé:

A concept video from Ocean Observations for an Exposé-like feature on the iPhone’s Home screen.

I’m pretty fussy when it comes to my desktop wallpaper...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:20:00 +0100

I’m pretty fussy when it comes to my desktop wallpaper — I generally like something fairly uniform and muted in colour which is easy on the eye. So when I took this photo I was pretty sure it would fit the bill and make for a nice wallpaper. I’ve been using it for a couple of days on my laptop, and for now I rather like it. I might sort something out for dual monitors at some point but, for now, there’s 16:9 widescreen and 4:3 regular aspect versions available for download at all the usual resolutions, right up to 2560x1600.

OS X Dock - 'Ghost & Glow' Edition

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:48:00 +0100

OS X Dock - 'Ghost & Glow' Edition:

Keith Lang, designer at Plasq who make applications like Skitch, has some interesting ideas for improving the Dock’s behaviour when files are dragged to applications. The mockup provides a much better visual cue for which applications can accept the filetype in question. See also his previous iteration.

Meta Keywords & Google

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:02:27 +0100

Meta Keywords & Google:

Matt Cutts from Google on meta Keywords: “We don’t use that information in our ranking even the least little bit”. Amen.

-webkit-font-smoothing

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:28:22 +0100

-webkit-font-smoothing:

A font-smoothing property has been added to Webkit allow adjusting of text sub-pixel anti-aliasing. This could be useful.

I might not be the world’s most patient person, but JEEZ.

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:11:00 +0100

I might not be the world’s most patient person, but JEEZ.

Libraria da Vila bookstore in Sao Paulo

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:58:00 +0100

Libraria da Vila bookstore in Sao Paulo:

Libraria da Vila looks like an amazing piece of architecture. From the rotating bookshelves repurposed as doors to the huge, comfy areas for reading it really brings the focus back to what’s so great about the printed word. I hope it proves successful.

FuckYeahSubways is a blog with some great photography focusing,...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:29:00 +0100

FuckYeahSubways is a blog with some great photography focusing, not on foot long sandwiches as you might hope, but all things underground and train-based. There’s some great photography, including this entry from Flickr’s ‘jbremer’ of the London Underground.

A nice behind the scenes look at U2’s 306° tour stage...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:27:00 +0100

A nice behind the scenes look at U2’s 306° tour stage set-up, from Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium.

Websites That Don't Work Without www

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:04:49 +0100

Websites That Don't Work Without www:

It’s time to name and shame.

Elbow — Running To Stand Still U2’s...

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:54:00 +0100

Elbow — Running To Stand Still

U2’s “Running to Stand Still” is one of my all time favourite songs, from one of my all time favourite albums. So, whilst I was intrigued to hear Elbow’s cover of it for the “War Child: Heroes” album, I wasn’t really expecting it to hold up. I was wrong — it’s superb, paying homage, whilst taking nothing away from the original.

Why I always disable "Wake On Lid Open" on my MacBooks

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:03:17 +0100

Why I always disable "Wake On Lid Open" on my MacBooks:

I’ve never been troubled by this myself, but if you’re a cart-your-laptop-around-here-there-and-everywhere type, this may well be solid advice.