I have just purchased a new GPS unit, the Garmin i3. It is a very small unit and will replace my ipaq solution in the car.

This unit is great because it is small (I can stash it in the glove box), free of too many wires (the TomTom needed power to the ipaq and the GPS receiver) and LOUD (I have a convertible and it neds to be loud to be heard!).

I have not taken delivery of it yet, but I will post a review shortly.

I bought it from GPS Warehouse for £79.99… can’t go wrong for that money, they are going for >£100 on ebay!

UPDATE: First impressions are very good. Unit works ok and is quite loud which is a good thing. Only issues I see so far is you cannot scroll around the map and the bloody suction cup mount keeps falling off the window!

If you are a web designer or developer you will know exactly what I am talking about.

You attack a new project with vigor and enthusiasm, producing flashy mockups and impressive menus. However, when it gets down to the nitty-gritty of the project, the coding, the testing, the content, the enthusiasm tends to dwindle.

Sound familiar?

I am not perfect, like most designers my number of aborted projects far outnumbers my finished ones, and I do kick myself for the hours of wasted time I have spent on prokects that never came to fruition. My one piece of advice would be set a timescale and stick to it.

Some of my best work has been for clients who say “I need this working by next Monday”. This way you quickly set the goals, split up the project and get on with it.

With a clear goal in site it is easier to keep motivated!

Take a look at your bookmarks!

You will no doubt see that some of them have a little icon, usually the logo of the site, next to the listing. (see below)

This little icon increases your brand image before the customer has even clicked the link. In the past it was quite difficult to make these little images, not any more, check out the Dynamic Drive favicon generator (click to visit site directly)

This is a fantastic service, upload your logo (is best if it is square) and it auto-generates the logo for you. Look up at the address bar, our favicon was created with this service.