My Ramblings

This is a blog about design, front-end development, WordPress and other random musings by Liam Jay

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iMac steampunk mod!

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Have you been playing to much Bioshock, reading to many Jules Verne novels or maybe watching anime films like Steamboy? All feature an obvious steampunk theme so you may like the iMac steampunk mod above which should cater to your fashionable hypocrisy. Old Time Computer are the makers and designers of these handcrafted oak and… Continue Reading +

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What is Graphic Design?

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That’s the dreaded Design question isn’t it? That was the question that was asked to me and my whole class by a graphic design thoery teacher while I was still a University Student. Well, I didn’t have (and really still haven’t) got a bloody clue, but I had a stab nonetheless. So just what is… Continue Reading +

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Free WiFi in Bristol

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Short URL: http://moourl.com/freewifi A really handy public mapping service of all the places in Bristol that provide a free WiFi service. Most places listed are cafes but it can be any public location that provided a free WiFi service. Most of the places already have notes about power and the facilities provided but if not… Continue Reading +

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Vet Nursing =

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My friend is currently studying Vet Nursing at uni. It was only during a discussion I was having about strange jobs with one of my other friends, I realised that I have no idea what being a Vet Nurse actually involves but after thinking about it, I like to imagine it means that she gets… Continue Reading +

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My Little Pony but not as you remember!!

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While browsing the huge monstrosity know as deviantART I stumbled upon a huge collection of customised my little pony dolls. The creator seems to have used everything from famous films to well-known video game characters as inspiration sources and some of the results are amazing. To see the entire collection of custom figures check out… Continue Reading +

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Protecting Your Saved FTP Sites (Coda/Transmit)

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A few days ago I opened up Coda (a program I use to code websites) to find that it was screaming at me that it was unregistered and all the FTP login details of all my saved website were gone. After a brief outburst (probably involving far to many swearwords) I realised that I would… Continue Reading +

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Why risk using cut price design?

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Hardly any sane business owner would choose the most expensive option provided, when given a choice, however any sane business owner would also not accept the lowest priced offer. It’s never right to just look for the cheapest options when starting a business, as the real success of any business is down to having a… Continue Reading +

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Hello world!

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Welcome to my new Blog Page. This is still in the middle of being set up so as this first post is more like a test than anything interesting! However once I finally get it all up and running smoothly I promise I will be publishing some more interesting topics/debates (at least I think what… Continue Reading +