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Wednesday Mar 21 2007

It looks like I'll have to do some redecorating on this site very soon! Yesterday a public domain WordPress theme was released using the picture I've been using on this website for over 2 years in it's header. While this isn't at all a crime (the photo is free for use by anyone) this does mean that soon there will be many blogs on the internet with a header that will remind their visitors of my website if they've been here before.

Time for a mental note: Whenever you design, always use your own photos / graphics. It's the only way to keep things truly unique. A valuable lesson learned!

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At 21 March '07 - 16:59 Jack wrote:
That sucks! ..a lot!

To be completely honest, though, it took me a few seconds to see that they were the same picture. I think it looks much better on your site than in b
At 23 March '07 - 00:04 Rose wrote:
Ah, stupid! Now I’m happy I use my own picture on my site :)
At 23 March '07 - 01:30 Max wrote:
It’s a nice theme, tho. imagine that someone made a theme that was absolutely horrible, with that image in it.

It’ll be interesting to see what image you come up with, Marco. Something from good ol’ London, perhaps? =]
At 24 March '07 - 21:05 Jeriko One wrote:
There’s another one over here – you better hurry
At 24 March '07 - 21:06 Jeriko One wrote:
Ah damn Textile… so here’s the link

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