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My iPod Touch apps

August 19th, 2008

My iPod Touch apps, originally uploaded by LondonBrad.
 

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Groceries

June 7th, 2008

After nearly seven years of designing and coding ocado.com, I’ve decided that I really need a bit of a change creatively and logistically (living in East London and getting to the office in Hatfield was never ideal). Luckily Ocado has led the way in online grocery retail since it started trading and just about all the things we’ve implemented on the website over the years have become part of the vernacular in grocery site design.

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BBC iPlayer Hell

October 2nd, 2007

Whilst I was considering it a protest until the BBC launches a Mac version of their iPlayer, I’d held on long enough and really wanted to see what the experience was like.

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My ultimate Handbrake settings

June 24th, 2007

After many months (on and off) of testing, reading, deliberating, scratching my head and waiting I’m finally happy that I’ve found the perfect settings for encoding video with Handbrake for playback on my Mac and AppleTV.

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Ten OS X indie applications I love

March 19th, 2007

It’s time for a list of independent software that I can’t do without on my Mac. It will mean more to some than others, so forgive the slightly technical slant to some of the choices.

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New features

March 19th, 2007

Ocado.com has some new features available to customers this week. The thing I’m most pleased with is the full-page trolley viewer, organising products and images to give users a more positive understanding of what they’re going to buy.

Ocado trolley in pictures Ocado trolley in categories

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Please let Flash be in demise

December 12th, 2006

Reading a very interesting blog posting about the demise of Flash, I was left with the question: Is Flash really in demise? I also wanted to add my thoughts as to why it should be.

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Will IE7 help boost Firefox popularity?

October 23rd, 2006

Windows Genuine Advantage programme does have some slightly unintended advantages when it comes to non-Microsoft browser proliferation.

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Aperture plunge

October 13th, 2006

Aperture Icon

I took the plunge and coughed up £200 for Apple’s Aperture application because the combination of iPhoto and Photoshop really just isn’t a useable option for a keen amateur photographer like myself who shoots more than a handful of images at a time.

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Hoodies

October 10th, 2006

I’m really impressed with this website — and it’s free. Basically, it’s a bunch of templates for paper lens hoods. Download the PDF for your lens, print it out, tape and attach.

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