Mar 03
I know it’s old but this found it’s way to me the other day and it sort of explains the mystery behind how google ranks it’s pages, which if you need to get your head around SEO, you need to be aware of this stuff.
Read more about pigeonrank visit here.
Feb 11
I know it’s sad but I had to have it when I saw it. I have a soft spot for my childhood favourite toy and I did like the films, we might even take my daughter, who will be three when it comes out, to see it. The set is “Woody and Buzz to the Rescue”, recreating the chase on the RC car at the end of the first movie. Woody and Buzz minifigs are included and the car has a pull back motor. It is a little delicate when the Woody & Buzz are sat on RC, easily fall off when RC hits the skirting board.
Feb 02
Well again I fell a little underwhelm by an Apple product that I hoped would be right up my street. I currently use a Powerbook 12″ which is now in it’s 6th year (and still going strong), but I would like to upgrade to something a little more modern.
What I originally wanted is something about the same size and the same power (ie bottom of the pro range), firewire port & a matt screen. In the run up to the launch of the Air, the rumours where pointing to something right up my street. But when it finally was revealed I was a dissappointed – no optical drive & 1 usb port; it was all about weight. At that point in time the only options where the MacBook (glossy screen & no Firewire) or the MacBook Pro 15″ (too big).
Currently my best option is the MacBook Pro 13″, the only negative is the glossy screen. Now I work on a iMac 24″ and the only negative is the glossy screen and this is set up with it’s back to a windows and never moves and the reflections still get on my wick. I was getting to the point where I would just bite the bullet and get the the MBP13″ but I decide to get a Mac Mini so that I can bring work home and continue to use the PB12″ for email/web when sat on the sofa.
So in the run up to the launch on the iPad the rumours again where drawing a picture of a tablet that sat between the iPhone and the laptop with a new os sitting between the iPhone os and osX. Also a new form factor would be nice. The iPad, to me and many others, is just a BIG iPod Touch. It’s a shame that the os does support multitasking, I might like to listen to iTunes while browsing, reading a book or writing, for example. I would like to have access to file system – even if it’s just a basic user directory. I would like the machine to be a stand alone computer and not have to sync it with another computer. Shame the apps are locked into the App Store, shame it’s a locked system. Bigger hard drive – my 5 year old iPod video has 30GB.
Why do I need to have 10.5.8 when a PC user can get away with the 9 year old XP, even the SP3 is 20 months old, 10.5.8 is only 6 months old. It syncs via iTunes 9.0 which only needs 10.4.11. which even the iPhone/Touch can get away with.
Obviously my opinion may change once I get to play with one, here hopes. But it’s not the device that I was hoping for – although now that I have a new desktop – having something to sit on the sofa with to do casual surfing and emails this would work perfectly. And if Apple made the MBP13″ with a matt screen option like it does with the 15″ & 17″ that would be great too.
Oct 13
There is a new lego book out, yay!
The Lego Book is published by Dorling Kindersley and it explores the story of how the brand developed. It includes fascinating imagery such as a pictorial history of the company’s logos over the years and it also comes with an additional guide, titled Standing Small, which gives a history of 30 years of the Lego mini-figure. Essentially if you’re into Lego, this book is for you.
The lego though the ages:
Oct 05
I am going to take this opportunity to move my whole site over into WordPress, so please bear with me as this will take time.
Oct 01
I have decided to move all my previous posts over to my other blog displayed on my companies web site, so if you would like to continue reading my thoughts on what I like in the work of advertising & design head over to: www.cucocreative.co.uk/blog/category/thoughts
Thanks for reading….
