Tom Steel Blog

This blog has moved to blog.tomsteel.co.uk

Tom — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:49:13 +0000

You may have noticed that there hasn’t been new on this blog for a few months now, mainly because I don’t have time to publish an entry every time I see something that interests me.

But I still like to blog so have a new site running with a better url: blog.tomsteel.co.uk which I hope to update at least once a week with my own thoughts and words on what I find on the web. Please visit and sign up to the RSS feed to be kept up to date.

Thanks for reading,

Tom

6 of my favourite things from the Design Museum London

Tom — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:00:20 +0000

“Now I know that a bucket of plastic soldiers only costs about £5 max but I still can’t help loving this £149 bowl. Ok, so it’s more form than function, but it so appeals to the Toy Story-lover in me.”

More at: conversationpieces.co.uk

The Impromptu Review: Best Camera Cafe’ EVER …

Tom — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:56:04 +0000

“Camera Cafe’ is on Museum Street, which is located across from the British Museum entrance. On entering, the first thing you see are scores of old film (gasp!) SLR cameras–along with two or “regulars” around a glass counter. Camera equipment occupies every little nook and cranny of the tiny shop.”

More at: www.apertureuk.com and jkguin.wordpress.com

Stranger Photos Have Happened.

Tom — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:19:03 +0000

Good afternoon,
I attached this camera to the bench so you could take pictures. Seriously. So have fun. I’ll be back later this evening to pick it up.
Love, Jay / The Plug

More at: theplug.net and bblinks.blogspot.com

Comment Designs for Web Designers

Tom — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:09:31 +0000

This list shows 30 blogs where the web designer didn’t just throw together the same old comment design and put extra effort into their comment design.

More at: swissmiss.typepad.com and www.blogdesignblog.com and aldenta.com

BBC Offers Job To PS3 iPlayer Hacker

Tom — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:42:07 +0000

“The ps3iplayer port, according to said hacker, took less than day to create and allows PS3 users to access iPlayer by fooling the BBC servers into thinking your PS3 is a Wii – which the BBC has just started supporting.”

More at: uk.gizmodo.com

A London Commuter’s Breakfast

Tom — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:39:28 +0000

“A cup of tea or coffee. A probiotic drinking yoghurt or something else that can be glugged down very quickly. I see people on the London Underground all time just drinking coffee or juice or Red Bull or Coke. A few people munch on a croissant or a pastry from a coffee shop. The odd person here or there might be lucky enough to have a bacon roll or sarnie.”

More at: london-underground.blogspot.com

A Pigeon That Totally Looks Like…

Tom — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:36:10 +0000

He just shat a massive brussel sprout:

More at: pigeonblog.wordpress.com

Still No Invite to FFFFOUND? Try We Heart It Instead

Tom — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:34:08 +0000

“In fact, it almost looks like We Heart It was created by someone who was tired of waiting for FFFFOUND to open up and thought, “I’ll just build my own…and I’ll make it better, too!” As with FFFFOUND, items are tagged as being liked via a browser bookmarklet (which does not work in IE, by the way). However, where FFFFOUND focuses only on image bookmarking, We Heart IT allows you to mark videos from Vimeo or YouTube as well.”

More at: www.readwriteweb.com

Unpackaged visit

Tom — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:48:13 +0000

“I’ll admit I was hugely sceptical. It just sounds like some twee, middle England, poncey London, greenwashing fest. After all, anyone can sell this sort of stuff with no packaging.”

More at: noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com