Ma.gnolia: Ben Ward's Bookmarks

CSS Properties Index – Jens Meiert

BenWard — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:14:08 PDT

CSS properties from 1-3, links to specs and all sorts of handy notes. Awesome.

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Tags: CSS3, CSS, Reference, Web Development

Textanz

BenWard — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:18:07 PDT

Neat looking application that highlights recurring phrases in text, via Pauline Richards in response to an old blog entry of mine on writing. Alas, it's Windows-only.

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Tags: Writing, Windows, Textanz, Text

Daring Fireball: On Top

BenWard — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:46:57 PDT

Handy short reference on why Top Posting is wrong.

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Tags: Email, Daring Fireball, john gruber, top posting

Tip: Prevent iPhoto from opening when you plug in your iPhone - (37signals)

BenWard — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:35:28 PST

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Tags: Canon, Digital Camera, iPhone, OSX, iPhoto, AppleScript

Sonzea - Syncopation

BenWard — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:09:46 PST

Synchronisation app between multiple macs. Looks like an interesting Media Centre/MacBook Air complement.

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Tags: Mac, OSX, Synchronisation

Remote shutter trigger for Digital Cameras - Instructables - DIY, How To, photography, tech

BenWard — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:22:42 PST

Make a remote shutter release for your canon digital camera (and some other brands such as Pentax, sony, and some nikons) for about 3 bucks in under 5...

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Tags: Camera, Hacks, Remote, Handsfree

Katemonkey.co.uk: X-UA-Lemur-Compatible

BenWard — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:27:55 PST

katemonkey.co.uk is Kate Bolin's weblog, focusing on web design, recipes, and other such randomness.

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Tags: IE8, Humour

Canon EOS Beginners' FAQ

BenWard — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:27:40 PST

Canon EOS Beginner FAQ. Frequently asked questions about photography and photographic equipment, aimed at the beginner using Canon EOS equipment.

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Tags: Canon, Camera, EOS, 400D, Guide

Your Credit Rating: How it works and how to improve it...

BenWard — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:31:37 PST

Actually credit ratings don't exist. Each lender scores differently. Find out how banks use them to assess whether to lend you cash, and also how ...

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Tags: Credt, Credit Rating, Advice, Finance, Reference

Mushroom Recipe

BenWard — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:17:36 PDT

It's a recipe for cooking steaks of Puff mushrooms. Incredible things.

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Tags: food, recipe, mushrooms, puff balls

User-generated neologism: "Indigenous content". Many-to-Many:

BenWard — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:15:48 PDT

‘Indigenous content’, a genius term that I, like Tom Coates, will endeavour to start using. via: Tom Coates.

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Tags: UGC, Humour, Words

XML Tools 2 Scripting Addition

BenWard — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:19:57 PDT

XML Parsing from AppleScript.

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Tags: Apple, AppleScript, XML, Parser, OSX

How to Upgrade Your MacBook's Hard Drive | Macinstruct

BenWard — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:51:48 PDT

Instructions on replacing a MacBook hard disc.

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Tags: Apple, MacBook, Hard Disc, Replacement, Tutorial

Daily Blog/Journal - Twisted Melon : Fine Mac OS Software

BenWard — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:49:19 PDT

Fantastic analysis of font rendering in Windows and Mac OSX. Also provided further evidence that George Ou is a jackass.

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Tags: Mac, Windows, OSX, Font, Rendering, Text, George Ou

SUCK UK - DESIGN

BenWard — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:14:54 PDT

Perfectly designed gifts, accessories and items for the home. Including some fantastic coffee mugs.

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Tags: Stuff, Shopping, Cool, Coffee, Mugs, Clocks

Supernice

BenWard — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:41:01 PDT

UK distributor for Blik wall stickers. Need.

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Tags: Blik, Decoration, House

FOXNews.com - South Carolina Inmate Hits Michael Vick With '$63,000,000,000 Billion Dollar' Lawsuit Alleging Al Qaeda Ties - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

BenWard — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:19:53 PDT

‘Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick, facing federal charges related to his alleged participation in dogfighting, has been hit with a "$63,000,000,000 billion dollar" lawsuit filed by a South Carolina inmate who alleges the Atlanta Falcons star stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy "missiles from Iran," FOX News has learned.’ You couldn't make it up.

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Tags: news, FOX news, humour, terrorism, iran, NFL

Josh Staiger: How to install bzr on Dreamhost

BenWard — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:19:54 PDT

Installing the excellent Bazaar version control system into your home directory on Dreamhost. Keep better back-ups and get easier restoration in the event of security breaches.

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Tags: Dreamhost, Bazaar, Version Control

Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

BenWard — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:32:04 PDT

Our beginner's running schedule has helped thousands of new runners get off the couch and onto the roads, running 3 miles in just two months.

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Tags: Running

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.0 (Beta)

BenWard — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:44:12 PDT

Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac allows you to connect to a Windows-based computer and work with programs and files on that computer from your Macintosh computer.

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Tags: Microsoft, Windows, OSX, Remote Desktop Connection, Universal Binary, Software

ScrobblePod - Last.fm for your iPod

BenWard — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:18:11 PDT

Excellent Mac plug-in for Audioscrobbler. Healthy competition for iScrobbler.

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Tags: Last.FM, Audioscrobbler

Colors and Prompts in BASH

BenWard — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:07:44 PDT

Reference for colourising the Bash shell. Needs doing.

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Tags: None assigned

The Quake III Arena Guide - Console - Planet Quake

BenWard — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:09:29 PDT

Console Commands for Quake 3 Arena (and thus, Open Arena)

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Tags: Quake 3, Games, Console, Documentation, Commands, Open Arena

Summer Accommodation

BenWard — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:00:07 PDT

If I do need a place in London before August 1st, London Met will sort me a single room for £120 a week. Nice.

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Tags: accomodation, London, Short-Term, London Metropolitan, University, Halls, Temp

Summer Accommodation

BenWard — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:59:57 PDT

If I do need a place in London before August 1st, London Met will sort me a single room for £120 a week. Nice.

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Tags: accomodation, London, Short-Term, London Metropolitan, University, Halls, Temp

Summer Accommodation

BenWard — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:59:48 PDT

If I do need a place in London before August 1st, London Met will sort me a single room for £120 a week. Nice.

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Tags: accomodation, London, Short-Term, London Metropolitan, University, Halls, Temp

FOOA: Selling versus schooling, the great presentation debate (Shake Well Before Use)

BenWard — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:40:50 PDT

More discontent over the increasingly commercial and decreasingly interesting Future of Blah conferences from the Carsons.

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Tags: @commented-on, Carson, carsonsummit, Future of Online Advertising, Future of Web Design

molly.com » HTML5 and XHTML 1.1+ MUST Stop for Now

BenWard — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:52:12 PDT

Provocative but misguided post by Molly, suggesting we stop work on HTML5 until browser makers sort out HTML4. This misses the fact that the HTML5 spec is in part designed to _fix_ the HTML5 implementation, and therefore is completely necessary to achieve the interoperability goals she seeks.

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Tags: Molly, HTML, HTML5, HTML4, Web Standards

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Paul Thurrott scobles himself

BenWard — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:10:51 PDT

Fantastic use of ‘scoble’ as a verb and a noun.

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Tags: Fake Steve, Robert Scoble, Scoble, Humour

3 Bed, £395/week: Hampstead High Street, London, NW3

BenWard — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:54:27 PDT

3 double rooms, maisonette. Looks good.

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Tags: Hampstead