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ControlB

  1. Just discovered Firefox's Inspect Elements 3D View, turns any web page into a ziggurat, useful and whizzy. #debug #html #geektalk 5:35 AM May 23rd via web
  2. Effective ways to piss away your time on social media #1 hello-oldbeantown.com/?p=523 4:24 AM May 18th via Tweet Button
  3. "I plan to celebrate by punching this child's head off." news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/6… #mancity 6:24 AM May 14th via web
  4. The wonderful GridAccordion plug-in from @bqworks codecanyon.net/user/bqworks will be gracing the new, upcoming Control B web site. Be patient. 5:02 AM May 14th via web
  5. Got shedloads of fonts? I've been using this for < 3 mins and I <3 it already. xiles.net/nexusfont/ #font #management #viewer 6:09 AM May 13th via web
  6. My latest site for the Aussie market is royalbluepotatoes.com.au which nicely complements my first one at cappobros.com.au 4:15 AM May 10th via web
  7. Getting mah #fancyBox on. It's taken me a couple of years but definitely #jQuery over #mooTools for me. #geektalk 3:44 AM May 10th via web
  8. New site launched for South Australia Support Services sasupportservices.org.au (#960gs #jquery and I made the #murrayriver run blue.) 10:15 AM May 5th via web
  9. Diana is fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer Research. As well as her late husband, it killed Bill Hicks. Support this. justgiving.com/diana-heimann 8:20 AM Apr 27th via web
  10. Suddenly leaking data allowance? O2 told me Apple said last week that Location Services is why - so switch it off! #3GS #iPhone 1:04 AM Apr 25th via web
  11. Discovered Imgur to put up some Freecycle pics and ended up archiving my HILARIOUS poster spoofs: controlxv.imgur.com 4:58 AM Apr 22nd via web
  12. I know @OldBeanTown is a #secretbelieber who is delighted that #gleeisback but unsure if he wants me to be his #trendpimp. Let's find out. 7:09 AM Apr 10th via web
  13. The ever wonderful @OldBeanTown has finally hit Twitter. Spoilers: #JessicaAlba #aquaphilia #vegas #photography #AmericanDream 7:05 AM Apr 10th via web
  14. Dating profile tips for women from men #1: "When your pet pictures outnumber you, we panic." hello-oldbeantown.com/?p=74 #match.com #lurve 3:41 AM Apr 6th via web
  15. One of my favourite Brits has invaded Boston and is blogging the tea out of the harbour. READ ZEFF: hello-oldbeantown.com #expat #boston 12:10 PM Apr 4th via web
  16. Turned off Spotlight and got my 3GS back! Thanks, Tommy. itsmetommy.com/2011/07/01/iph… #iphone #slow 12:53 PM Apr 3rd via web
  17. From @professorgreen to #cbeebieslive in one weekend. Because the rock don't stop. 2:32 PM Apr 1st via Twittelator
  18. Recovering from @KaraokeBoxSoho launch party. Turns out I spoke to @professorgreen last night: I said "Scuse, lad. Cheers." 4:46 AM Apr 1st via web
  19. @marnanel You've just passed 1000 signatures! #TuringTenner #turing 6:04 AM Mar 21st via web in reply to marnanel
  20. @marnanel Good news - I got Ben Goldacre's attention and it's blowing up now. Stephen Fry to follow! #TuringTenner #turing£10 3:08 AM Mar 21st via web in reply to marnanel
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