As a kid, I was always itching to get my hands on a violin. I’m not even particularly musical; I just really wanted those violin lessons. A decade later, I can definitely see why my parents might have wanted to avoid the screeching sounds of tortured cat gut floating serenely through the house. Nowadays though, it looks like parents might not have to fork out to enable their children to take lessons from professional musicians.
Monthly Archive for November, 2009
Proof that cassettes can still play a part in our lives…
What’s the sweetest mix you ever received (those of you who are old/lucky enough to have experienced that unique pleasure)?
Share/find out more: Cassette From My Ex
I’m not sure how many of you pass through London’s major train stations on your daily commute, but if like me you pass through Liverpool Street, Paddington or Victoria every morning, you may have noticed advertising for Google’s business applications. Continue reading ‘Gone Google?’
I don’t have words left to express my horror. So I’ll lazily share a YT vid instead. Good lord.
p.s. I wonder how many people walked out of the store with Zunes in their pockets while this was going on. Probably none.
So you may or may not of heard of the new buzz word flying around the internet that is ‘Augmented Reality’. It is something I came in contact with ages ago and thought “that’s pretty cool” and forgot about it. Now it has expanded to new levels and looks to possibly dominate our lives. Continue reading ‘Reality Bites?’
I’m one of those people who runs a red when you cross a pelican crossing, dodges and weaves around you when you are sitting in a traffic jam, even hops onto the pavement just to gain the extra distance. Oh and I save hundreds of pounds not using London’s amazingly reliable public transport. Yes, I am a cyclist. Continue reading ‘…and all the pedestrians go tut tut’
This is a week for milestone anniversaries it seems – yesterday marked 20 years since the collapse of the Berlin wall and today sees Sesame Street turn 40. It’s amazing to think the latter institution has been around for twice as long as the decline of the former. What a trooper!
Google has been getting in on the celebrations by customising the design on their search page, and there’ll be a special guest appearance by Michelle Obama planting a mini-vegetable garden (to focus on the goodness of fresh veg). Guest appearances over the years have included David Beckham, Kofi Annan and Jessica Alba.
The birthday show includes a little something for the adults that may be watching – check out the Mad Men parody below:
“I recently got a gift from Bob Dylan, a good old friend of mine. He gave me a gospel collection of great old American music and early country roots from old 78s. It’s the original wealth of our recorded music; it’s the cream of the crop and has the history of each recording. It’s a great old set called Goodbye, Babylon, and it’s incredible. It’s in a wooden box and everything, and it’s just so beautiful.” — Neil Young on Weekend Edition Continue reading ‘Dust to Digital: great xmas gift for your favourite music lover?’
I’m sure we’ve all had those days… you’re watching a film, maybe it’s not in your native language, or you’re watching Christian Bale speaking as though he’s swallowed some grit in order to play Batman. It’s tricky to make out the wise words of the hero. Logically, you flip on the subtitles. But what if you didn’t need the screen to do this? What if the subtitles could be beamed directly into your eye, like laser translation?
November the month of remembrance… whose rain was immortalised by an 80’s hair band that shall remain nameless… but it is also the month of Mo’s! Continue reading ‘November is Sooo 2002…’
Upon discovering this month that I am a mere two degrees from Kevin Bacon I’ve wondered what else I might be degrees away from… Continue reading ‘Six Degrees of Honda?’
Policy be damned: social media happens anyway
Google’s SideWiki (currently in beta) lets you to post a comment on any webpage. Literally – any one. So don’t worry if your favourite brand hasn’t quite caught up…if they’ve turned off the comment function or they refuse to engage with their sweet sweet FB fanpage…now you can give your opinion wherever they give theirs. Well, just to the left, actually. But still.