Mar 04

Beyond awesome: A Muppet Wicker Man.

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Jan 26

Blur’s manager has warned pop and rock stars to think carefully before appearing in TV adverts for big brands.
via BBC News – Pop stars warned off making ‘abysmal’ adverts.

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Jan 09

This page provides a product summary for each Apple model. The intent is to provide our best recommendations regarding current product cycles, and to provide a summary of currently available rumors for each model.

Extra information and recommendations are available for each product on their individual Buyer’s Guide pages, which are linked to at the top of that product’s section on this page.

Disclaimer: This page is based on rumors and speculation and we provide no guarantee to its accuracy. We take no responsibility for purchase decisions made based on this information.

via Mac Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone.

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Dec 30

You can fix the scroll-wheel on a “mighty mouse” by squirting a bit of TFT/LCD screen cleaner on it, and then rolling it around on a clean sheet of paper.

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Dec 15

The guys over at Ditto Music offer to set up a record label for £25 (plus various hosting costs).
They also very kindly explain exactly how to do it yourself…
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Dec 06

Here are 2 Neumann u87’s in need of a good old clean, which will be my project this week…
I’ve done loads of research and it seems that as long as I’m ultra-gentle, nothing could possibly go wrong (gulp). I’ll let you know how I get on…

More info:
Neumann Microphone Maintenance
Cleaning a LDC (K67-type) capsule… with pics
Josephson Engineering
U87 capsule pictures & problems
Strange U87
Neumann Forums: U87 capsule inspection

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Nov 08

I’ve got this old Mustek 1248UB scanner. Nothing special – it scans. Only problem is there’s no OSX driver for it, a common issue with scanners. I used to run it in Classic, but now none of my machines have Classic installed it has become a paperweight (OS9 compatible).
Anyway, I finally stumbled on this solution. It’s pretty comprehensive and will probably work for most scannners that come without OSX drivers.
All details taken from here: http://www.pauljholden.com/wordpress/?p=1159


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Oct 20

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Oct 07

I bought these today and am very impressed. £110. Bargain.

ATH-M50

Audio-Technica – Products – Headphones – Monitor – ATH-M50.

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Jul 10

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Jun 28

This is Neil Young at Glastonbury, photographed by me from the front row…

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Jun 28

Some great photos of Glastonbury. Nothing to do with me, I just like them.

Glastonbury 2009 – The Big Picture – Boston.com.

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