http://xkcd.com/

Fun site of the week

May 1st, 2007


http://www.acrobots.net/

Labpixies

May 1st, 2007

Download small gadgets and embed them on your site.

http://www.labpixies.com/gadgets.php

RSS in Plain English

April 30th, 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

This site beautifully demonstrates how easily/quickly style sheets can change the appearance of a web site:

http://www.csszengarden.com/

Simple to follow and very informative:

http://hotdesign.com/seybold/everything.html

This one looks pretty useful:

http://www.dissurion.com/category/css/

Best reference site out there:

http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp

Top 5 CSS layout tips:

http://ventureskills.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/top-5-css-layout-tips/

Some more advanced css:

http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/simple_vertical.html
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/uberlinks/
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/center/

These links show how style sheets behave differently between various browsers and why:

How many times have you heard someone say: “Why does my site look different in IE than in Firefox”?

Really Undoing html.css

Universal Selector

Undoing html.css and using debug scaffolding

Global White Space Reset

Tea is good for ya!

April 23rd, 2007

Well, I do love a good cup of T but according to this article, tea is a ‘healthier’ drink than water!!

Just for completeness, here are some articles on Green Tea:

The Benefits Of Drinking Herbal Teas

Green Tea and Your Health

TsuNoni – Green Tea Meets Noni

Try this site for listings.

http://www.boot-fairs.co.uk/London.htm

http://www.carbootjunction.com/search-by-town.php

http://www.countrysidepromotions.co.uk/

http://www.ibootsale.co.uk/

http://groups.msn.com/CarBootSales/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-gb

These have pretty old info, but you never know:

http://www.car-boot-finder.com/

http://www.carbootcalendar.com/

And here are some examples in SW London:

Sedgehill Car Boot Sale – Catford
Sedgehill Field, Sedgehill Road, Catford, London, Greater London, SE6
Phone: 020-8309-5696
Map

Battersea Technology College Car Boot Sale – Battersea
Battersea Technology College, Battersea Park Road (A3205), Battersea, London, Greater London, SW11 5XX
Phone: 07941 383 588
Map

New Covent Garden Market Car Boot Sale – Lambeth
New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms Lane, Lambeth, London, Greater London, SW8
Phone: 01895 639912
Map

Shepherds Bush Car Boot Sale – Sherpherds Bush
Silver Road, Aerial Way, Sherpherds Bush, London, Greater London, W12 0RP
Phone: 01753 663656
Map

Wimbledon Stadium Car Boot Sale – Wimbledon
Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane, Wimbledon, London, Greater London, SW17
Phone: 01932 355538 0870 840 8905 (Thanks to P Morgan for supplying the correct number)
Map

Excellent article by the Independent’s columnist, Joan Smith.

Ritter, a former UNSCOM weapons inspector, was the single individual who, before the war, stuck his neck out stated that Iraq did NOT possess WMD. He was all over national TV with this message but was dismissed as heretic.

He now comments on Iran.

Optimo

April 16th, 2007

Optimo is the name for a club in Glasgow.

I bought a CD put out by these guys titled ‘Kill the DJ’ and came across their website when listening to WMFU and checking out their playlist. Seems like a good source for electronic/rock/punk etc music from 50s to now.

Download the ‘electrobeat’ mix on this page and read the notes.

There are lots of mixes on the site.

Good stuff.