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DollarShaveClub Music
April 11, 2013 – 3:20 pm
A little old, yes I know, but it’s still F***ing excellent!
For those interested here is the music track used at the end of the video @2:26
Coffee Advertising Idea
April 10, 2013 – 11:14 am
Thought of a pretty marketable idea this morning over morning coffee, a coffee “blend” brand name that is based on the time in which you should drink it, for example 8 o’clock coffee (strong), 12 o’clock coffee (mild) etc. Found this example online (the red coffee bag):
Min – Minimal WordPress Theme
November 27, 2012 – 8:51 pm
When looking for a simple WordPress theme to run my personal blog on I came across a nicely designed, free minimalist WordPress theme built by Jared Erickson which can be downloaded at the following URL: http://jarederickson.com/2011/min-a-free-wordpress-minimal-theme/.
I chose not to use this theme myself as I wanted a bit more flexibility and didn’t want to have to hard code page links or categories into the theme (as this is missing them). I may use it on another project so thought I’d share it here.
Location & Google Search
November 23, 2012 – 9:25 am
Last night I bumped into something I’ve not seen before on my Android phone.
Whenever I wanted to use Google maps to track my exact location (for directions) I had to use the GPS toggle button which I’ve setup on the drop down menu in my Android phone. This turns GPS tracking on and off, allowing Google Maps to know my exact location and in turn give me accurate directions.
Last night I tried to do the same thing and I received the following message:
“Please enable Google apps location access”
OlliesBlog.com Theme
November 21, 2012 – 7:31 pm
As of today’s date (the date of this post) I’m using the “codium extend” free WordPress theme, downloadable at:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/codium-extend
Currently I use the codium extend theme for a few good reasons, it’s minimal, it allows me to edit and tweak it easily to make it look just how I want it to look, and finally it’s an excellent pre made responsive mobile design.
Some shots of Codium Extend in full “responsive action” go here.
It’s 100% free and available in the link below:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/codium-extend
Minimalist Links
November 12, 2012 – 6:44 pm
Here I’ve listed some of the best minimalist links I’ve found when browsing the ‘net. In true minimalist style I don’t want to clutter up my browsers bookmark bar so this is a good place for them. To those who question “would a true minimalist have bookmarks at all?”, as I work in online marketing, so bookmarks are an essential part of my day to day job, however, I’m always trying to trim back on bookmarked pages in my browser and still, I stumble upon great minimalist design, minimalist content and minimalist weblogs each week.
All these pages deserve a place to be shared and enjoyed. Keeping a list here helps me to do just that, to share what others are doing as well as allowing me to keep a list of great links for my own reference. I’ll aim to keep this link list fresh and up to date with great new things I find online, let me know if there are any dead links listed in the selection below, enjoy.
http://mnmlist.com/links – List of links on the excellent mnmlist.com (some broken links)
Setup Tumblr on Custom URL
November 12, 2012 – 6:38 pm
Originally I created a blog on Tumblr, which is a great platform, especially for pictures, photography, quotes and for using on a mobile device, however, I decided to revert back to the WordPress platform due to it’s flexibility, the ability to fully customise it and the issue surrounding ownership of the content, however, if you’re looking for a guide on how to setup a custom URL on Tumblr using the NameCheap registrar, look no further – http://imbieworx.com/post/16596862232/namecheap-tumblr-custom-domain
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