December 30th, 2008
Ever in search of the perfect GTD (Getting Things Done) solution, I have used pretty much everything that is available and landed firmly with Cultured Code’s Things.
Today came the very pleasing announcement it will be released as Version 1.0 next week.
Beyond the basic principles, GTD can be administered to the chronically overwhelmed in a whole [...]
November 25th, 2007
Historical Events
(tags: research history police fingerprint)
Jack The Ripper = Dr Francis Tumblety????
(tags: history ripper victorian)
Forensic Science: An Introduction to … – Google Book Search
(tags: forensics reference)
The History of Fingerprints
(tags: fingerprint history forensics)
Edward Henry – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Edward Richard Henry,1st Baronet GCVO KCB CSI KPM (26 July 1850 – 19 February 1931) was [...]
November 8th, 2007
There’s a golden fleece in the podcasting world which has been eluding pretty much everyone : monetising the vast majority of shows which have smaller audiences and less focused niche.
If your show is pulling half a million media requests/downloads or more a month, securing some sponsorship or advertising is pretty straightforward. Those numbers are a [...]
July 23rd, 2007
With the aim to produce some saleable originals, it’s tough these days to decide whether a drawing ends up on a sheet of acid free cartridge paper, or in my Moleskine sketchbook. As it’s turning out, the criteria for the sketchbook inclusion is that the underlying concept has a strong personal resonance, or current relevance. [...]
June 11th, 2007
I was thoroughly satisfied with this drawing. So during a conversation with jEN about it, drawing in general, and writing, I seem to remember uttering words along the lines of: “Hey, we should collaborate. You should write a bunch of poems about foxes, I can illustrate them.”
A couple of hours later – and to [...]
March 25th, 2007
Despite its title, this image has nothing to do with gun crime.
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March 23rd, 2007
I have been asked a few times: How do you podcast something on itunes? Here is an easy way to give your podcast audience with a straightforward, one-click link to enable them to regularly and automatically receive your podcast in iTunes – without all that messing around in iTunes itself.
Over at the Apple website, I [...]
September 11th, 2006
Normally I post about my limited standup comedy experiences, but this one surpasses anything I experienced. Patton Oswalt is a comedy actor and comedian – if you’ve seen the US sitcom King of Queens, you’ll recognise him as Spence.
You will need to scroll about two thirds down the page to the post entitled : 4/27 [...]
September 9th, 2006
Code Igniter has proved to be a valuable tool in helping to get some of my personal code projects off the ground. Here are the three which are currently in development.
WriteRelief (http://writerelief.co.uk)
WriteRelief is designed to help freelance writers track their submissions to magazines, publications and publishers. The database enables creation of projects from which submissions [...]
September 7th, 2006
In the true spirit of community participation the PodcastconUK organisers are offering free entry on the day to whoever comes up with the best audio promo for this year’s event. The winner will be selected by the UK podcasting community at BritCaster.com after entries close at midnight on Wednesday 20th September.
Details on the PodcastconUK website [...]
