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The Design One

April 30, 2005 | Web Design

I mentioned in my first post that I was going to do a run down of how I redesigned this site. It’s taken a while to put together but here it is.

Binary Moon - a brief history

I started Binary Moon in the year 2000 as a place to show off the video games I had made (they will return soon). The site started off as being contained entirely in a small popup window which contained frames. Not good for search engines but my games were reasonable so I got quite a few hits. A couple of years later I relaunched with a site that used a php content management system written by myself. Better looking but still overloaded with tables and spacer gifs - still not ideal.

The relaunch was helped considerably due to the fact that I released a game called Limit Rush which was accompanied by a …

I hate haxxors

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Kid deletes his own hard drive.

Not sure if this is real or not but it makes for very funny reading. I really hope it’s true.

Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It…

April 28, 2005 | Links

Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It… - [via lifehacker]

Nuff said!

419 eater

April 27, 2005 | Links

Talking about scams the other day reminded me of this site - since I’ve been in contact with a couple of Nigerian princes recently I thought I’d post this. I find the trophy room the best bit.

Spoofstick Firefox extension

April 25, 2005 | Links

Spoofstick Firefox Extension is an extension that helps you detect spoofed websites. After the Barclays scam I have been ultra vigilant with emails (have recieved a couple more Barclays scams, got my first HSBC one today). What this extension does is very simple but can be handy if you’re not sure about the site you are visiting. Basically all it does is tell you what website you’re on, which is a simple process but helps detect faked websites that claim to be places like Ebay/PayPal in order to get your credit card details.

Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

April 24, 2005 | Links

Probably not legal but you can find the entire series of Hitch Hikers Books online at the addresses listed below. Kind of topical what with the new Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Film being released soon.

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