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Howard Marks and I

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

After reading Mr Nice, which was a fantastic insight into his ‘high’ life and times, I discovered Howard Marks and I have a few things in common, here they are:

  • Both lived in Brighton
  • Both flown on Continental Airlines from Houston to Gatwick (Marks from Prison, Me from SxSw)
  • Both visited Notorious Pat Pong District of Bangkok, Thailand
  • Both visited the Famous Hobbit House bar in Manila, Philippines

Mark’s now leads a quiet life in Europe, come back to Brighton soon Howard.

Skillswap Brighton - Microformats Workshop

Friday, May 11th, 2007

A great introduction to microformat examples

May 11, 2007 by Jim Callender
photo of 'Skillswap Brighton Microformats'

★★★★☆

A review of last nights presentation on Microformats by Jeremy Keith, at the Lighthouse, Brighton.
It was a relaxed affair, ’s 3rd event this year.. There was about 15 other freelancers in a room with Jeremy on a sofa in front of a projector..

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New Offices

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

An exciting move for me, and a natural progression for most freelancers is to get a office for their business.

I have moved into the bustling North Laine area of Brighton. I have a second floor office on the corner of Jew Steet and Church Street. And no, it isn’t a shared workspace community.

I been in there 3 days and it’s a bit like moving house, you have to live and work there a while to get a feel for how you want everything around you. Of course, i’ve bought the obligatory Ikea office bits, a nice lamp and have room for my macbook and windows laptop.

The office has meeting facilities and room for my folding bike, its a really nice ‘next step’ in my freelance life.

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15 Ethical Tips for Small Businesses

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

or “ethical ways of making your business or freelance life more eco-friendly” and save costs at the same time.

I thought I would compile a list, as the topic of ethical business has been in conversation recently with colleagues at the Brighton Farm and Vine Brighton.

I’m hoping my ideas will save you money, as well as making you become more aware of the resources you use, and the importance of our individual impact on our local and international ecosystems.

Here’s the list:

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Favourites on flickr

Monday, February 12th, 2007

The number of views on my flickr account reached 10,000 a few days ago. In less than 8 months.

The most popular images being Brighton scenes..

Here’s my most viewed image which is also my most commented image:

Beach Huts

Photo Title: Brighton in Snow - from the ‘Brighton snow!’ photoset

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