February 2011
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Tristan Allen CD arrival
Just occasionally we receive something special here at work which makes us all warm and fuzzy, or excited, or indeed curious.
Yesterday we received Tristan Allen’s special edition CD which he produced at the behest of a squllion ustream fans, after jamming with Amanda Palmer (of Dresden Dolls fame).
There’s a whole story connected to how Amanda randomly discovered Tristan outside of...
September 2010
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An Urban Perspective →
I’ve just been reading a rather interesting tutorial on Urban Landscape Photography sent to me by Canon. I suppose it did what it was meant to do, got me thinking (not something I like to do too often). Which is a good thing. We can all get bogged down in routine and miss things we see everyday. So hopefully, it’ll help me view my local surroundings with fresh eyes.
Anyway, it was...
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I'm the Stig!
Well, there’s a to do!
Man employed by the BBC to be an anonymous figure in suit and helmet, decides he wants to make some money by writing a book on himself as the anonymous character. Sort of undoes the anonymity of the character really doesn’t it. But he writes book anyway and publishers Harper Collins want to publish it.
Should this be allowed?
Well, apparently it should be! ...
August 2010
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Fake Reviews on iTunes? →
New York Times has an interesting item about a California marketing company who had settled charges that it “engaged in deceptive advertising by having its employees write and post positive reviews of clients’ games in the Apple iTunes Store, without disclosing that they were being paid to do so”.
The moral of this story = be honest with consumers
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April 2010
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Commodore c64 usb keyboard
I know, it seems like a dream. The geek in me really wants to purchase one of these : http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrah%5B4824%5D.htm?slc=uk
For the non-technical folks reading this and wondering what’s going on. This is a bit of circuirty which you can fit into the innards of a Commadore c64, you know those old “breadbox” discoloured keyboards from the 80s?
Well, crazy...
March 2010
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Making the most of budget HD camcorders →
Excellent ARS article for the budding film producer, worth a read even if you’re just an enthusiastic holiday snapper. Apparently you really can make something look and sound professional, even on budget consumer equipment.
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Music artists discuss "unlawful" filesharing?
Despite it’s dubious title, I thought tonights Panorama provided a much-needed and balanced overview of what could well turn out to be one of the most important issues in UK internet history.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8568000/8568358.stm
The folks in the Featured Artist Coalition are the true visionaries on this one, and it was no surprise to hear artists signed...
January 2010
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Putting your foot in it
It’s so easy to speak too soon. After scoffing at the weather folks on TV a few days ago whilst enjoying the warmest day in January, I found myself eating humble snow this morning, stepping out into the frozen tundra.
Brrrrr….and to think we often get snow any time up until April….happy days.
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Excellent resource for budding photographers
If you’re of the new budget SLR generation, you’ll probably find the Cambridge in Colour website most interesting.
The tutorials are particularly good even for the more advanced amateur.
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm
December 2009
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Will work for sugar fix, or bandwidth it seems
There’s an older thinkgeek.com t-shirt which we used to enjoy, emblazoned with the text “Will work for bandwidth”. It seems that now we have bandwidth and we’re all getting a bit longer in the tooth, we’ve shifted focus to sugary items.
Three of our clients have recently furnished us with such crusted wonders, which we’ve opened with increasing levels of glee....
October 2009
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August 2009
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June 2009
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May 2009
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Music Returns
For almost a week now, we’ve been without music in the office, after our old amp (brand name not mentioned for political reasons) blew up (big style! flash, crack, no music!).
After the inital shock, we did a little reasearch to find the replacement. No music in the office may sound like no biggy or even the norm to some but to us, it’s the only thing that keeps us sane!!! So, we...
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From leotard, to Leica, to David Byrne
When visiting venues for our day job, or going to gigs in the evenings for fun, we often take along at least one of our cameras to capture the moment. The camera we take depends on the venue. Venue’s have interesting entry terms and conditions, they also have stealthy stewards who spring into action when they spot a “professional” camera. There are two problems with this,...
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Apple reject BitTorrent app
Apple, the new gatekeepers for worldwide culture have jumped on another BitTorrent app in thier store…
Full story from Wired:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/apple-rejects-bittorrent-iphone-app/
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Android Cupcake - finally!
With much anticipation and ado, the Android “Cupcake” update hit t-mobile today, and finally G1 users have video on their phones. Wwwwelcome to the 90s!!
I do like the GUI tweaks and the virtual keyboard works quite well, but there seems to be a couple of issues with some of the older apps I have installed. Hmm… http://www.android.com/
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April 2009
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see more Lolcats and funny pictures
The more I look at this the more pleased he looks with his woody acquisition.