Links from 2005

"It's not just about having enough shelves." Sir Tom Stoppard is in full flow, on a subject close to his heart: the London Library, of which he is president, and which he recently dubbed, simply, "the library I love".

Vic and Bob’s typically surreal answer to 24 - a six-part real time road trip comedy.

The serialisation of Patrick Hamilton's Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky trilogy starts tomorrow [2005 04 19] at 9:50pm.

Hollywood couldn't resist Patrick Hamilton's cinematic, darkly sexual work, says Iain Sinclair. But can the films do the originals justice?

3 Parts. Broadcast 9 - 9.50pm on Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st April 2005, BBC FOUR.

This small app will take a base color in hex format and create a palette of ten shades of that color for you.

Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.

Google Maps UK. Hooray!

Pocket SnapIt 1.0 and Pocket Image Editor 1.2

This document will summarize the level of support for standard web technologies by popular web browsers. It deals primarily with the Internet Explorer, Firefox/Netscape/Mozilla, and Opera web browsers, with focus on the HTML, CSS and DOM technologies.

"You will find us at "London’s Borough Food Market [...] every friday [...] our primary focus is beers from around the world, alongside these we have a wide range of specialist spirits, liquers, meads and English country wines."

Probably The Largest Selection of Beers in The World

A tender way to get started with a tender webframework

In essence, a text-only alternative to wireframes.

A simple debugging tool for JavaScript that lets you set breakpoints in your code

The web development world is about to enjoy one of those chocolate-and-peanut-butter moments, the convergence of two individually flavorful technologies to form a scrumptious new taste sensation.

This code swaps the visibility of layer content. The layers can be positioned absolute or inline, even in table cells. Internet Explorer 4+, Netscape 4, Netscape 6+/Mozilla and Opera can all show and hide layers.

resizable textareas

We hope to feature established writers from time to time, but our primary objective is to raise the profile of the short story and to discover exciting new talent in London.

Readspeaker makes websites talk. It is easy to use and easy to implement. No backend reprogramming required and no plugins or software needed for the visitor.

The digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust.

Allows you to upload files and folders without launching your FTP application. Simply drag and drop files on to the Tango DropBoxes you create on the desktop.