Author: Olly

  • UK Domain Name Awesomeness!

    Ive only waited 5 years….

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    …But today i pre-ordered 0lly.uk 😀

    Hurray!

  • Best Facebook Cover Photo Sizes

    Nicked this from google images, i use it all the time so figured i’d re-host for my ease of access 🙂

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  • Pointless Social Network Bulls**t

    Early 2013 i decided to sync up my social world and use individual social networks for their main purpose – so for example i was gonna share all my images via flickr as thats what its for…

    But less than a year later i am TOTALLY going back on my plan, and in fact i am adopting the attitude we have embraced this year at work – clear out the crap, and streamline whatever is left!

    • I am no longer gonna use Flickr to share images as their app is terrible.
    • I am no longer gonna check-in via Foursquare, as all i basically do is check-in at work, and then at costa, and repeat. I may still use this on holidays and make it more of a “where have i been in the world” network. I am no longer sharing my check-in’s to Facebook or Twitter if/when i do use it again.
    • I am totally sacking off Miso – it was fun, but no one (including myself) really needs to read about the movies i watch. If i watch a good one, ill remember it, if its crap, then i dont want to remember it.
    • I am only using Facebook for sharing photos and mini-updates of my life as the access is limited and therefore protected.
    • I will only use twitter for complaining as its totally public and customer service representatives scour it looking for you bad mouthing their companies.
    • And Google+ is to become my techie/work related social network.
    • Youtube is my TV outlet of choice and always will be.

    And thats that. I wont be closing any of my accounts as i want to keep the names myself – but i wont be using them, linking to them or referencing them again on here….

    Unless i change my mind in another year 🙂

  • Kitchen improvements Pt2

    Wont bore anyone with pages of drivel about my kitchen – but wanted to follow my last post up with a picture of the new breakfast bar;

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    I had to apply 4 layers of worktop oil over 4 days so we couldn’t use it for a week – but its now in use and 100 times better than the table we used to have.

    That’s it for this year, we’ll decide on cupboard fronts soon so we can finish the cupboard to the right of the breakfast bar – and then tackle the rest of the kitchen! 🙂