June 2007
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Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen Review
What Is It?
A fountain pen that still looks modern, though it’s been in production since 1966. It’s a piston-filler, so you have to use bottled ink, not cartridges, and the nib is quite a bit more flexible than most modern pens.
Looks
The 2000 is a great example of German Bauhaus design - simple, minimalist, with clean lines. The form seems purely derived from the function. It’s not a...
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Safari for Windows
Apple released a Windows version of Safari (their web browser on the Mac) a while ago. I downloaded it and gave it a go, despite the many reports of it being terribly buggy. Well, for me, it seems more reliable than Firefox - I only managed to crash it once in a couple of days of use, where Firefox crashes several times a day under my use. The down side is how it handles crashing. Firefox...
Minging mutt - PinkleBlog →
Not one for Cute Overload.
Making Books (Bookbinding)
Latest Update: Added a link to a nice photo journal project, and re-organised the page a little. Resources Bookbinding Resources - a page of DIY tips, books and suppliers for all your bookbinding needs. Via Craftzine
Projects Matchbook Notebook - can be made using a simple staple, or eyelets and ribbon, or japanese binding - depends on how easy you want it to be. Via Craftzine.
Love Letters...
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Furniture and Household Items
Latest Update: Added an update to the under-desk pegboard at Lifehacker. No money to buy furniture? Or just love the ‘dodgy student bedsit’ look? When I was a student, I had a sofa built from pallets, with sleeping bags and cheap cushions for padding - it worked surprisingly well, and could even double up as a spare bed when needed. There’s a bit more thought gone into some of these… Lifehacker...
CIAK Pocket Slim Notebook - new release -... →
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Improving your Writing
Latest Update: Added Scott Adams’ secrets. Good stuff.
Getting Started
Want to write every day? Chris Brogan says “The secret to writing every day is to write every day” - so just Write Every Day. He offers some tips on how to find the time to do a bit of writing, and you’ll probably find that if you do it a bit more often, you’ll get better at it.
Getting Better
The Day You Became a...
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Papercraft and Origami
Latest Update: Added a link to a nice piece of cut-out wall art.
Projects
General Sites
Most of these sites have a selection of models to make, often with PDF files to download and print…
Paper University - site aimed at kids full of fun papercraft projects.
Currell Graphics - lots of models, mainly of flying things and related stuff. Nice stuff, found via Make:.
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