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The Back to Front Show Episode #041
Keir Whitaker
Mar 19
Airport Codes
Airport Codes
If you have ever wondered about the derivation of the three letter code you find on your airport luggage tag then you’ll find Airport Codes…
Keir Whitaker
Mar 16
The Love of a Grilled Cheese
The Love of a Grilled Cheese
I’ve always been a fan of American Diners. There’s something, well, so American about them. Over the years, I have sought them out and…
Keir Whitaker
Mar 13
The Mail Rail
The Mail Rail
Perhaps it’s a sign of my age but I seem to be more interested in planes, trains and BBC2 documentaries as time goes on — happily they…
Keir Whitaker
Jan 16, 2012
Intelligentsia Coffee by Dpt4D
Intelligentsia Coffee by Dpt4D
One for the coffee lovers. From “The Department of the Fourth Dimension” comes a three-part web series called “Intelligentsia Coffee“.
Keir Whitaker
Jul 28, 2010
London Underground’s “Secret” Tube Station
London Underground’s “Secret” Tube Station
Another great article about the London Underground. This one features a third-floor office that TFL have turned into a fully working tube…
Keir Whitaker
Jul 16, 2010
Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin
I have just finished reading the “Game, Set and Match” spy trilogy by Len Deighton. Deighton is also the author of “The Ipcress File“, the…
Keir Whitaker
Aug 23, 2010
The Story behind “Keep Calm and Carry On”
The Story behind “Keep Calm and Carry On”
It’s been doing the rounds but this is a great little video on the history of the now iconic “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster.
Keir Whitaker
Apr 10, 2012
718 Cyclery Brooklyn
718 Cyclery Brooklyn
Over the last year or two, I have found myself becoming more fascinated by the culture of cycling. That’s not to say that I have taken up…
Keir Whitaker
Feb 25, 2012
How to Paint a Pan Am 727
How to Paint a Pan Am 727
A blueprint of how to paint a Pan Am 727 from around 1989. I have a fondness for maps and schematics so this became an instant favourite on…
Keir Whitaker
Jan 30, 2012
Prime Burger Restaurant NYC
Prime Burger Restaurant NYC
A great 7-minute film by Lost and Found Films about Prime Burger in Midtown NYC.
Keir Whitaker
Feb 3, 2012
The Big 40!
The Big 40!
The Back to Front Show Episode #040 — Time for cake!
Keir Whitaker
Mar 2
Moving Away from the Code Face
Moving Away from the Code Face
The Back to Front Show Episode #039 — Our first show for 13 months!
Keir Whitaker
Feb 24
ConfConf 2016
ConfConf 2016
Last year Cat and Ben, the duo behind ConfConf, asked me to speak at their inaugural event in Birmingham. It was the most meta of…
Keir Whitaker
Mar 4
Byte Size Bites Nuggets #1
Byte Size Bites Nuggets #1
Highlights from issues 1–4
Keir Whitaker
Jan 5
The Power of Side Projects
The Power of Side Projects
In late 2015 I had the privilege of being invited onto The Unofficial Shopify Podcast hosted by Chicago-based friend and Shopify Expert…
Keir Whitaker
Feb 8
Len Deighton’s Action Cook Book
Len Deighton’s Action Cook Book
Over the last few years, I have become an avid reader of “cold war spy fiction”. There’s something about that period that I find…
Keir Whitaker
Feb 4
We Can Be Us, Just for One Day
We Can Be Us, Just for One Day
Along with the rest of the world, I awoke on Monday 11th January 2016 to the news that David Bowie has passed away. Up to that point, it…
Keir Whitaker
Jan 18
Umbrella Magazine
Umbrella Magazine
A very British publication
Keir Whitaker
Dec 30, 2015
How to Choose a Web Conference that’s Right For You
How to Choose a Web Conference that’s Right For You
I attended my first web conference, @media London, in 2005. I am not 100% sure if this was “the” first web-focused conference in the UK but…
Keir Whitaker
Jan 5
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