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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Introducing Sutton Chat, a new forum for the borough
If you want to discuss local issues but don’t have the time to run a blog, here’s your chance to get involved. Continue reading
bbPress forum software review
This modern and lightweight forum system from the makers of WordPress might be just enough for your needs. I explore its delights and shortcomings. Continue reading
Posted in Web design
Tagged bbPress, bulletin board software, bulletin boards, forum software, software, web software
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PHP forum bloatware comparison: bbPress, PunBB, SMF, phpBB
Four leading open source forum systems compared for bloat and joy. Continue reading
Posted in Web design
Tagged bbPress, forum software, php, phpBB, PunBB, reviews, Simple Machines Forum, SMF, software, software reviews, web software
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New wallpapers for your desktop
Six background images for your computer. Continue reading
Pawson’s Sackler Crossing wins Stephen Lawrence Prize
This minimalist bridge at Kew Gardens dignifies its setting rather than dominates it. A lesson in measured, restrained design. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Simplicity
Tagged bridges, John Pawson, Kew Gardens, minimalism, Sackler Crossing, water
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Netbooks: the really personal computers
The joys of using a really small, really useful, go-anywhere computer. Continue reading
Posted in Product design
Tagged Advent, Advent 4211, Apple, computers, laptops, MacBook, MacBook Pro, netbooks, notebooks
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The real problem with “Your High”
Wallington MP Tom Brake wants to outlaw “head shops”. What’s he been smoking? Continue reading
Posted in Citizenship, Sutton
Tagged cannabis, head shops, Tom Brake, Wallington, Your High
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Sutton’s (oxy)moronic “voluntary smoking ban”
Sutton Council have banned smoking in children’s playgrounds. Or have they? Continue reading
Some pleas to reduce WordPress misery
How WordPress can become blog software again rather than a compromised “publishing platform”. Continue reading
Web designers to avoid: The Geek
What happens when you hire someone more interested in running servers than web design to build your website? Continue reading