I’ve commissioned a new loose wire logo from GotLogos and was impressed by their service (one week turnaround, $25). But it speaks volumes about my lack of design skills that I can’t decide whether I like it or not: It fits my request exactly. And the font, colours and sparse design are growing on me. But … Read more
I’m just chatting with Jason Fried of 37Signals, the guys behind Backpack, Ta-da List and Basecamp (which you should check out, if you haven’t already). Jason tells me he has today added tags to Backpack. Here’s a snippet of our conversation (and here’s a movie of it in action): Jason Fried (37 Signals): Tags are just … Read more
An interesting new addition to the calendar/organizing websites: Backpack: Backpack is so flexible and easy, you’ll use it to… Plan a personal/business trip Keep track of what your competitors are doing Plan a home improvement project Collaborate on a new business idea Keep track of houses you’re considering buying Gather information for a research project … Read more
Not new, but something I hadn’t seen before: Go to an incorrect .museum domain and you are redirected to an index of .museum names. Neat. A plus to having lots of suffixes and small clusters of well-organised websites beneath them.
I’ve written before about the uses of USB keydrives (here’s the latest list of programs that will run off them). But the USB port can be used for more. Since taking root in an office I’ve found the Dell desktop has a pretty generous six USB ports. None of them used for anything official so … Read more