http://www.simiant.com/blog monkey business. our only business. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:02:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes the incompetence of the people at Sony staggers me: Ghostbusters goes digital[From brand dna: Ghostbusters goes digital] http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-get-something-utterly-utterly-wrong/ 1. Big deal! nothing new here. 2. UI: minimal in the extreme, feels lacking. 3. Generally feels incomplete / alpha product 4. Bookmarking is pathetic 5. Overall: Must try harder http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/09/02/google-chrome-initial-impressions/ http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/09/02/chrome-running-under-vm-ware/ stop sharking, originally uploaded by simiant. http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/09/01/name-that-tune/ I've been after this track for ever, it was deleted ages ago so is well hard to get hold of. But here it is on youtube with a load of other old skool classics. Totally G-A-Y. [VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MZCihq4hjA[/VIDEO] http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/14/found/ http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/14/12-glowing-men/ Intel ad placement, originally uploaded by simiant. While I was at McCann one of the big Global campaigns that went through was Multiply for Intel. Last week in a cinema in Greenwich I saw this stunning placement and sniggered. http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/14/intel-ad-placement/ An amazing sounding Technology Mall in Shenzhen, China. Photos here. Ooh look, there are some videos on You Tube too, it looks awsome, if you're that way inclined. Also check out the bizarre cross shaped MP3 players in this picture As I first step foot into the building, I ... http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/13/akihabara-eat-your-heart-out/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Eddy, one of my blog readers, sent me this image. Made me smile., originally uploaded by swissmiss. It's white, with orange. white with orange. I wish everywhere looked like this. http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/12/i-frickin-love-this-office/ http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/12/snigger/ See my review below . It sucks. kthnxbai http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/12/reccomendation-mac-users-dont-buy-o2-mobile-broadband/ Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ... http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/11/lotus-inotes-ultralight/ So over the next few weeks I'll be reviewing O2 Mobile Broadband on my Mac. Initial impressions are ok, though as I haven't actually left the office yet I'm only getting GPRS speeds I think. Anyway if anyone is interested the modem supplied is a Novatel mc930D which will support ... http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/07/o2-mobile-broadband-on-mac-osx-leopard/ For the meantime anyway, you can watch it here http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/04/pulled-guniess-viral-available-here/ Hurray. We are (retained) on the BBC's Design Roster for Brand Strategy & Design Identity. w00t. http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/08/01/the-partners-bbc/ jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library (tags: javascript jquery ajax framework programming library web code development reference resources) http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/07/31/links-for-2008-07-31/ What, as in can't be arsed? http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/07/30/thats-one-way-of-putting-it/ BARCODE PLANTAGE (tags: visualization barcode design processing art mapping data amazing) AgencyTool Web Design Dashboard (tags: webdesign reference resources design development web css) Vitsœ | Welcome Designed by Dieter Rams in 1960-62, Vitsœ’s shelves and chairs were conceived to be timeless. You can add a single shelf to a system bought 40 years ago and ... http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/07/30/links-for-2008-07-30/ This is porn. I should know, I've seen some porn in my time, and this is definitely porn. Lovely lovely lovely. http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/07/29/utter-filth/ http://www.simiant.com/blog/2008/07/29/ibm-1975-the-future/