The documentary on adult fan’s of Lego (AFOL) that you can watch on Vimeo and that I embed below caught my attention for two different reasons. First, I’m a huge Lego fan, it’s mostly “passive” but I am in awe of all the creativity that can be found on the net. And secondly, I love [...]
Website performance has recently been in the spotlight once more. In fact, it should never be out of the spotlight if you want to keep your customers happy. This site is no stranger to bad performance. It’s a typical WordPress problem. You’ve got a nice blog and install a few plugins and before you know [...]
I’ve dabbled a bit in custom fonts for websites (using the @font-face CSS property), but this gave me mixed results. So I dug a little deeper on how to get things right. Turns out, it’s not that easy and requires a little knowledge of a lot of things. Here are 5 resources that will help [...]
While some believe the infographic is dead, I happen to think a graphic representation can help. A good infographic summarizes a lot of information in a condensed and visually interesting style. It’s the way I remember stuff. There are a lot of brilliant articles and blogposts out there that have a lot of great information. [...]
It’s been a while since I featured a game, so here is one that has been filling my precious weekend time: Port Royale 2. Port Royale 2 falls in a genre that we don’t often see any more. It’s a pretty hardcore simulation. So you might be surprised if you’re usual gaming fair are first [...]
In the past, I’ve dabbled a bit in screencasting. I liked the result and always wanted to do a few more screencasts. I have a bunch of ideas that would really benefit from a video walkthrough. However, I never got around to it. The most important reason was the amount of time and work that [...]
The latest craze in WordPress are theme frameworks. There’s a reason so many people are talking about and creating them. A theme framework allows you to quickly and easily create a new custom theme, while building on top of a very sturdy foundation. And the addition of child themes to WordPress has made it possible [...]
If you’re anything like me, you probably have at least one PC and one laptop on your desk, maybe even more. And all of those have a separate keyboard and mouse. It’s not a pretty sight for a minimalist. Luckily, there’s Synergy, a program that allows you to share one keyboard and mouse across several [...]
I’ve always stayed away from eBooks, certainly the paid ones. It never felt natural to read them on a screen. But with Manning running a few great promotions, I thought I’d go for it and bought me a book or two on the cheap. Now, about reading them. Lately, I have been using my iPod [...]
Amazon.co.uk Widgets Those who have followed the blog for some time, probably already know that I love alternate reality games and the mixing of different types of media. Once again, I’ve been suckered into buying stuff I really don’t have time for: the Lost jigsaw puzzles. I’m a huge fan of the series, especially the [...]