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There are no “regular results” on Google anymore.
Google search results are always customised to some extent, a study by competing search engine ducksuckgo has reported. The study involved 131 volunteers conducting the same search from around the US and other countries and sending screenshots of their results. The users, who weren’t signed into Google, did Google searches for the three chosen politically-themed terms — “abortion,” “gun Read more
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Tour of Britain 2012
The Olympics and Paralympics may have ended a few weeks ago, but that didn’t stop some world class sport from touring the country. The Tour of Britain ended yesterday, and I went to see stage eight pass through Cranleigh from Reigate to Guildford. Read more
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A bit of blurb about photobooks
I was approached recently to review a book printing service by Blurb. I don’t normally write reviews on this blog, but when they offered to pay for me to print a book and weren’t interested in seeing my review before it was published, I was intrigued and the opportunity was too good to resist. I’ve Read more
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Now using web fonts
I wish I’d tried using web fonts ages ago. I’ve just changed the site to use Rock Salt for the header and Open Sans for the rest of the text. If you’re building websites and not using web fonts, do it now. Just don’t add too many to your site or you’ll slow it right Read more
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Alphabet flash cards
I want to create an inspiring bedroom for my new daughter, and while at Whitechaple art gallery a few weeks ago I saw some nice looking alphabet flash cards for sale – “My favorite things” by San Francisco designer Lorena Siminovich – nice and big with clear print, good illustration and printed on a sturdy board – They’d look Read more
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Apple, patents and ideas
There’s been a lot of commentary about Samsung’s $1b bill for infringing Apple’s patents, and I’ve found the whole case rather depressing – the patent system seems to have been abused, with examples such as slide to unlock. But it’s the attitude behind the lawsuits that is perhaps most disappointing. In 1996 in a PBS documentary Read more
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Dog shaming
Everyone who has a put has been shamed by that pet at some point. Our cat once stole and ate a whole block of cheese. I didn’t think cats liked cheese. It seems a more common problem with dogs, as the blog dog-shaming.com helps publicise. If you have a dog, and you’ve been shamed, maybe you can contact dog-shaming.com Read more
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Jelly shots for grown ups
If you’ve matured beyond a bowl of vodka jelly at a party, but secretly miss those old boozy days, here’s something you can play with without looking like a desperate student. The www.yummly.com blog has a range of 10 you can feast on. Read more
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Peel wall lamp
This wall lamp fixes to the corner of a wall and gives the impression of light shinning through from behind wallpaper. Read more