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- Comments: 5
- Written: July 25th, 2007
- Filed in: Watching the World
- By: MarkB
World Clock - World Statistics
Obviously none of this information is guaranteed to be 100% accurate and uptodate, however it gives some pretty hectic food for thought, especially when you compare the birth vs death ratio. The amount of deaths due to AIDS/HIV is pretty shocking too...
- Comments: 1
- Written: July 25th, 2007
- Filed in: Humor
- By: MarkB
Awesome New Bud Light Commercial - The Swear Jar
Again, Bud Light have stepped up to the plate and have come up with another hilarious TV ad. This one's entitled, 'The Swear Jar'.
- Comments: 1
- Written: July 19th, 2007
- Filed in: Humor, Watching the World
- By: MarkB
Drive Thru ATM’s - Men vs Women
A new sign in the Bank Lobby reads: "Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through ATM machines enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles. Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures outlined below when accessing their accounts." After months of careful research, MALE & FEMALE procedures have been developed. Please follow the appropriate steps for your gender." MALE PROCEDURE: Drive up to the cash machine. Put down your car window. Insert card into machine and enter PIN. Enter amount of ...
- Comments: 1
- Written: July 18th, 2007
- Filed in: Humor, Tech Stuff
- By: MarkB
Why Computers Sometimes Crash
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket at a port, And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, And the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, Then the packet pocket socket has an error to report. If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash, And your data are corrupted 'cos the index doesn't hash, Then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash! If the label on the ...
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- Written: July 16th, 2007
- Filed in: Humor
- By: MarkB
The Art of Proper Image Cropping
As this graphic shows, correct cropping of an image is truly vital. By eliminating needless parts of the image, you're able to better convey the contents of the image whilst providing the viewer with a pleasing representation. **Click the image to view the uncropped version**
- Comments: 12
- Written: July 11th, 2007
- Filed in: Humor, Point of View
- By: MarkB
Why Men Are Happier
What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have ...
- Comments: 12
- Written: July 10th, 2007
- Filed in: Humor, Tech Stuff, Web Stuff
- By: MarkB
10 reasons to GET OFF Facebook
You are at a bar or club and you suddenly realise you recognize someone. You can't figure out how and then it dawns on you... You have never met this person before, but have spent a considerable amount of time lookingat their facebook! After meeting someone your conversation somehow leads to - "So, are you on Facebook?" You do not call people anymore, you post comments and send messages through facebook. You determine how cool people ...
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- Written: July 5th, 2007
- Filed in: Portfolio
- By: MarkB
Nelson Mandela Bay
A new and much anticipated initiative to create a reversal of the braindrain on Port Elizabeth was launched this year. NelsonMandelaBay.biz is the front of this drive and it aims to create a better awareness of the wonders that is Port Elizabeth. As this is my current home town, I was privileged to be given the chance of designing this site and thus far the response has been quite positive. XHTML CSS (with exceptions due to OpenAds) OpenAds BBClone Wordpress Visit the NelsonMandelaBay.biz website
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- Written: July 5th, 2007
- Filed in: Portfolio
- By: MarkB
Kidz Africa
After the first redesign forever ago, we approached James and he agreed to go ahead with a fresh new look for his Kidz Africa website. After some deliberation, we decided to jump to the opposite side of the spectrum with a darker color scheme that encorporates a richer feel and has a slicker, more professional appeal. A nice selection of stock photography, combined with a randomizing PHP script, creates a fresh feel with new pictures on every page. Photoshop XHTML CSS WP iStock Photography Visit the ...
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- Written: July 5th, 2007
- Filed in: Portfolio
- By: MarkB
WikkidApps
I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of awesome web based applications that are being developed. With technologies like Ruby on Rails, AJAX, XML powered Flash… etc, companies and developers alike are churning out awesome web applications every week. The more applications I uncovered, the more I realized that a showcase was needed.Thus WikkidApps was born. Photoshop XHTML CSS (with exceptions because of OpenAds) OpenAds BBClone Stats Monitoring Visit the WikkidApps website
