Category: Books

Type Books · 15 July 2006
I recently rediscovered two books of type I had created in the mid-80s.
WIRED Book Review Reveals Telling Prediction · 19 June 2005
Quote Of The Day · 28 March 2005
From the novel The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
Filler · 16 August 2004
Notepad2, Harry Potter 6 and IE7.
Old Man · 22 May 2004
What I saw an old man doing in a shop in town recently.
Not On The Label · 20 May 2004 Felicity Lawrence's book that exposes international crimes behind mass food production.
Second Variety · 8 February 2004
Argus Center · 24 June 2003
Fresh Styles For Web Designers · 28 April 2002
Various News · 11 February 2002

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Configurable Flickr Homepage - Steffen J has created a script to not only redesign the new Flickr homepage that so many people dislike, but also drag and drop the sections around! (7th November 2008)
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Current Reading

	The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher (Or The Murder At Road Hill House) by Kate Summerscale 5%
	Genesis: Chapter & Verse by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett & Mike Rutherford 70%
	Digital Photographer's Handbook by Tom Ang 70%