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Web design postcards

The Web design postcards site is a nice idea – short, concise snippets of information presented in an easy to read manner. Via Meryl.net.

Strange Banana

Strange Banana is an automatic page layout generator that uses CSS and XHTML. Being computer generated some of the layouts are a little odd to say the least but it’s great fun and could give a starting point for a layout – especially if you are new to CSS layouts.

Dreamweaver MX Design Projects Support

The code downloads for the projects are now available on the Apress web site here. Also, Apress have launched new support and discussion forums for their books – including all those ex-Glasshaus publications.

Good music

Thea Gilmore has a new single (two singles in fact) released yesterday as well as an album due out on the 11th August. She has been one of my favourite artists since I bought her album The Lipstick Conspiracies, just because it looked interesting, a couple of years ago.

New Site

If you are seeing this, you are at my new site – I’m not entirely sure when everything will transfer over here. The old site was based on a very old CMS that I wrote myself and I don’t really have time to keep updated or add to so I made the decision to move … New Site

My little sister …

.. is doing a 24 hour blogathon in aid of Oxfam here … go leave bizarre comments to help keep her awake…

End of an era

So Netscape is no more. To me as a web developer it probably makes little difference, the Mozilla Project continues, there are lots of good alternatives to Internet Explorer around … but it does seem like the end of an era, and its sad that the work that was going on at DevEdge will stop … End of an era

Too Darn Hot

It’s very hot and sticky here, I’m from the North, I don’t recollect it ever getting close to this hot up in Newcastle (I do however remember standing waiting for buses at 6a.m. in gale force winds and sleet …) I am working surrounded by fans and an underpowered aircon unit – more to keep … Too Darn Hot

As if it’s not enough …

… that Canon Jeffrey John has half of the Anglican Church up in arms about his appointment as Bishop of Reading, it has been noted that he bears more than a passing resemblance to Elton John (via Wibsite).