Monthly Archives: March 2004

Spring is in the air

Posted on March 31, 2004 by Rik Abel

Sunshine, warmth, buds on the trees, still light when I get home after work. I love spring. Tweet This

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WIDESCREEEEEEEEEN

Posted on March 30, 2004 by Rik Abel

In a momentous moment of web history, Strong Bad answers his 100th email. Tweet This

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Quicksilver

Posted on March 30, 2004 by Rik Abel

Quicksilver completely rocks my world – an amazingly useful launcher (and so much more) for OS X Panther. Check it out now, you won’t be disappointed. And it is freeware! Tweet This

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Mouse Rugs

Posted on March 29, 2004 by Rik Abel

Mouse Rugs are great. No, really, they are. We will be selling them at Firebox soon enough, but I have been enjoying my Tibetan Tiger for several weeks and it is definitely the best mousing surface I have encountered. If … Continue reading →

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Audio Lunchbox

Posted on March 29, 2004 by Rik Abel

Audiolunchbox.com looks pretty cool – thousands of albums available to download as high-quality DRM-free MP3 or Ogg Vorbis files. The emphasis is on indie rock, such as pitchfork faves The Wrens, but there are also some great ‘electronic’ album such … Continue reading →

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Fame at last!

Posted on March 25, 2004 by Rik Abel

Ooh ooh! My hand is currently being featured at BoingBoing. The Magnetoids thing. There was an immediate spike in site traffic as a result. We’ll have to get BoingBoinged more often… Tweet This

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speaking of brains…

Posted on March 25, 2004 by Rik Abel

Undergoing a bit of a redesign at the moment, after all I am a designer daah-ling, I shouldn’t really leave the default Typepad template as is. (Yes, that is my actual brain up in the top banner, from an MRI … Continue reading →

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Braiiinnnsssszzz!

Posted on March 23, 2004 by Rik Abel

I’m rather looking forward to seeing the remake of “Dawn of the Dead“, featuring as it does a remarkable new innovation in the shape of fast zombies! Historically, of course, the zombie has always been a slow-moving, shambling creature and … Continue reading →

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35

Posted on March 22, 2004 by Rik Abel

It was my birthday on Saturday. I’m 35. Wow. That was quick. Tweet This

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Brilliant (The Bag is the Thing)

Posted on March 15, 2004 by Rik Abel

Yesterday afternoon I went the see the Brilliant exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which certainly lives up to its name. I was quite entranced by the beauty, ingenuity and intelligence of the designs on display. The recent development … Continue reading →

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