http://www.make-studio.co.uk Design, food and services Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:19:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a moment of weakness a friend recently signed up to the British Red Cross through a street vendor. A week later he received this card from the woman who talked him round. I don't see this level of service from my bank, landlord, insurers, accountant etc and other they ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2009/01/remember-every-interaction/ Good bits Oxtail casserole and a 1930's world cup board game. Pre-christmas roast goose and first attempt confit and terrine. After dinner chocolate truffles and coffee (whilst drunk). 'Too many bananas' banana cake and the cinema. Christmas eve Beef Wellington with Welsh Rare Black Beef. Hangover Oysters. A sunday night Jalfrezi from Ganges Tandoori. Bad bits My first Thai ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/12/the-best-of-december-eating/ An endearing unsubscibe email from the Hackney Freecycle group. Dear Freecycle(TM) Alumnus, Thanks for having helped to make The Freecycle Network the special thing that it is. Now that you have unsubscribed, please realize that it can take Yahoo Groups up to 3 days to process. Our apologies for the delay. Trying to ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/11/trust-me-weve-tried-and-its-just-the-way-it-is/ Restaurants in London that I deserve more than one visit. View Larger Map And then here's my List of reviews on UrbanSpoon. I'm a bit behind here. http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/11/london-foodprint/ Reassuring, trustworthy and friendly. Perfect. From: "Cafe OTO" <info@cafeoto.co.uk> Subject: Confirmation of subscription for the Cafe OTO email list Hi Thanks so much for joining our list, your subscription was a success. If you have any questions about our emails or have any feedback of your own, please don't hesitate to reply to ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/11/brevity-is-key/ A shortlist compiled with the help of several friendly members of the Adaptive Path Alumni mail group.  All came recommended. Corey O'Brien @ AQUENT cobrien@aquent.com Phone: (415) 399-2601 Mobile: 925 408 6051 Saul Cohen @ Cohen Search Consultants saul@cohensearch.com Phone: (415) 898 3123 Mobile: (415) 272 4764 Theresa Djirbandee @ UxStation theresa@uxstation.com Christina Murphy @ CM Recruiting christina@cm-recruiting.com Phone: (415) 308-5748 Stephanie Shapiro steph@designrecruiter.com Mobile:  ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/11/ux-recruiters-in-san-francisco/ I'm no barista, but these (both antipodean run) coffee stops make for a truly fine place to drink and read. Oh, and Tim Westwood drinks in Flat White. Make of that what you will. 1. Fernandez and Wells, 73 Beak St, W1F 9SR (Google Map) 2. Flat White, 17 ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/08/two-great-london-coffee-stops/ Today I discovered APML(new window) and it's changed everything. Two years ago, I was part of the group that won Reboot, the BBC homepage redesign competition. Our principle feature was a filter with three settings, You, BBC and everyone else. When set to 'Everyone Else' all content was filtered to display ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/08/apml-is-the-future/ But first, a little context. I’m unhappy. A software upgrade (I think) broke my wifi, which means now I have to travel back in time and PLUG A NETWORK CABLE IN. And the Apple forums didn't turn up anything useful. I'm now thinking I have to visit the genius ... http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/08/apple-store-concierge-some-suggestions/ Chinese noodle basket being cut down to suit the chef's grip.  Incidentally he waited until the steam softened the wood before he started shaving it. Snapped at London's finest chinese barbeque. http://www.make-studio.co.uk/2008/08/user-preferences-pan-handle-ergonomics/