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Archive for January, 2010

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Don’t believe the hype

My 2 cents.
I can see why there’s been some dissapointment about the iPad; especially after all the hype. Rumours have circled the web in a misty torrent of completely unprecedented speculation for months, only to be crushed by what initially seemed as a rather overhyped, mediocre product.
No multitasking! No 3G except the most expensive model! [...]

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The Periodic Table of Typefaces

Unfortunately I’m not sure where this appeared from originally, I’d love to credit to the creator if I knew who they were.
It’s geeky, it’s possibly useful and is most definitely the work of someone with too much time on their hands.
But I’m a sucker for this ‘type’ of stuff.
Found here.

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Tweets that make a difference

I’ll keep this short and sweet.
A couple of days ago I popped out the back door for a smoke, only to realise I’d left my Zippo lighter in my other jeans, which I’d just put in the wash. Panic striken, I ran to the washing machine and gazed mournfully at the soaked denim spinning around. [...]

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On creativity

An interesting, and rather long-winded question posed to Dave Trott on creativity caught my attention today. Dave, likely flabbergasted by such an exhausting query, posted it on his blog and allowed the world to share their views instead.
Amongst the ramble, several tricky and often avoided questions emerged:

Can you train your mind to be more creative [...]