May 26th, 2007
The Samson Zoom H4 can be a little tricky to find in online stores these days, but there are enough on ebayto offer some good prices. I purchased this as a field recorder and alternative recording method for podcasts, after being disappointed by the limitations of using a mini disc. What I was not expecting [...]
May 21st, 2007
“…you can smell peace here, like the distinctive smell of fresh rain on hot roads or the smell of cut grass…”
Growing up with scenes of violence so regularly on our television screens, these are uplifting words.
Read Jason Jarrett’s view of today’s Northern Ireland. He’s there as I post this.
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May 20th, 2007
I went on a little trip back in time this afternoon, to visit some old friends, friends I created. No, they’re not imaginary friends as such, but they are the product of my imagination.
A few years ago I spent many hours developing a series of stories that I planned to write into a TV [...]
May 16th, 2007
MacZot, the “get your Mac software cheap for a day” site, is currently offering Übercaster for $20 off the standard price.
Get it here: http://maczot.com/discuss/?p=411
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May 6th, 2007
Last week I talked about the first stage recovery of a neglected Japanese maple bonsai. This week, it’s the turn of what was once a very attractive larch. Like the maple, several years of neglect have resulted in runaway growth and branch die-off.
This picture (click for a larger version) shows the larch before pruning and [...]
April 29th, 2007
This weekend gave me the opportunity to initiate the training of the sorely neglected Japanese maple mentioned in this very recent bonsai post.
It needed some drastic action, and several years of work, but we have to start somewhere. The picture on the left shows the initial pruning and wiring of the Japanese maple (Acer Palmatum) [...]
March 25th, 2007
Despite its title, this image has nothing to do with gun crime.
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March 23rd, 2007
I have been asked a few times: How do you podcast something on itunes? Here is an easy way to give your podcast audience with a straightforward, one-click link to enable them to regularly and automatically receive your podcast in iTunes - without all that messing around in iTunes itself.
Over at the Apple website, I [...]
February 22nd, 2007
For a few weeks now I’ve been rediscovering a previously mothballed artisticaly creative side, much of which has utilised one or more of my growing army of Moleskines. See someof the work on my flickr here. Jen, gratifyingly full of encouragement of - and taking inspiration from - this creative activity, came up with a [...]
December 30th, 2006
Less technology in my life is proving to be a good thing. Although it has been so necessary in the past, technology can help you lose touch with genuine creativity. All too often the ideal technological solutions become the quest rather than the creative endeavour itself. Process surmounts purpose.
These days, the Palm tends to stay [...]
