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Home Button & Sleep Button. Incredibly simple to do, though I realised I couldn’t remember how to do it.. Just press the home screen & sleep buttons at the time, and it’ll make a camera click noise, putting the photo in “Camera Roll” on your iPhone

14 Jun, 2010

Formula One: What is a speed trap?

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A friend recently asked me what a speed trap is, in terms of F1. The speed trap is the fastest point on the racing circuit. It is generally towards the end of the longest straight, and just before the breaking point of the corner. The speed trap is used to obtain and compare the fastest [...]

It’s the 2010 Canadian F1 Grand Prix this weekend, whilst browsing a few F1 sites I spotted this awesome little countdown timer on the McLaren website: (click to see it larger) See it for yourself here whilst it’s still live on the McLaren site

07 Jun, 2010

Pendulum – Immersion

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The new Pendulum album “Immersion” is awesome – i’ve been listening to it all week, favourite tracks are: Self vs Self (ft. In Flames) The Vulture In Flames are one of my favourite bands so I was crazy-excited when I originally heard they were featuring on one of the new pendulum tracks, it doesn’t disappoint [...]

04 Jun, 2010

Sunset in Cambridge

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The sun sets so late this time of year, it’s great to come home and still have a few hours of light after work. This shot was taken from our balcony, the trees overlook the bank of the river cam, the sun peeking out behind them. Click through for a larger size on my Flickr

Share the ad that the Financial Times wouldn’t publish and make sure as many people as possible see it.

19 Aug, 2009

Threadcakes Competition

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An amazing entry into the recent Threadcakes competition, a sped-up video diary of the creation. Also, how amazing does the Winning cake look? From GOOD, and Threadcakes.

24 Feb, 2009

Happy Pancake Day!

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Happy Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras or whatever else you may be celebrating!

12 Feb, 2009

A picture a day..

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For a year. I’ve seen people doing this for a while and really liked the concept, and told myself i’d do it for ages, until I finally got around to starting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robmacintosh/sets/72157613046915827/ It’s pretty interesting looking at other peoples sets (I joined the flickr group “project 365″ where a whole load of people are doing [...]

If a directory on your website doesn’t have an index page, then by default it’ll present the user with a directory listing. This isn’t usually a good thing, especially if it’s an image directory. You can prevent this from happening by modifying your .htaccess file (or creating it if you don’t have one). Open your [...]


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My name is Rob, and i'll be scribbling down interesting things, uninteresting things and general thoughts about anything I come across in everyday life. It may just turn into a 'Rant Archive' but hey, everybody needs an outlet. It's better than punching a wall, right?


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