Keen readers will know that I take part in the annual RPM Challenge to record an album of original material during the month of February. Last year I took part again, in what was probably my most ambitious approach to the challenge. Late in 2016, I read that 2017 would be the 50th anniversary of […]
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Pulling the Thread – My Problem With Super-Threads On Twitter
The 140 character limit on Twitter has always been something of a stumbling block for those among us with too much to say. Often we will spread a thought over more than one tweet, as fitting it into one post just doesn’t work, no matter how many words are removed or abbreviated. As I see […]
Continue readingSo I Made Yet Another Album! RPM Challenge 2016
So yes, I recorded and released an album for the RPM Challenge again this year, my third in a row. To recap, the RPM Challenge is to write and record an album of original material all within the month of February.
Continue readingWill The Media Please Stop Ruining Words?
A couple of months ago on Twitter, the Media Guardian account tweeted “The X-Files reboot to be broadcast on Channel 5 in 2016” The X-Files reboot to be broadcast on Channel 5 in 2016 https://t.co/zCmXfI707w pic.twitter.com/hzkoBVxOO2 — Media Guardian (@mediaguardian) December 10, 2015 Good news! But, it isn’t a reboot. It’s a new series.
Continue readingSo, I Recorded Another Album In A Month! RPM Challenge 2015
Last year I wrote about how I recorded my own album in a month for the RPM Challenge. I did the challenge this year too, so I thought I should write about my experiences again.
Continue readingSamsung Smart TV, Not So Smart
On receiving Samsung’s inexplicable “ERROR_MODEL_BIND” error message…
Continue readingSo, I Recorded An Album In A Month – RPM Challenge 2014
This year (2014) I finally took part in the RPM Challenge (to record an album in the month of February). This is how it went…
Continue readingDear Apple, Please Let Me Give You My Money
I was reading a very interesting article by Charlie Brooker on the Grauniad site which reminded me of the time that Apple wouldn’t let me give them money without installing their software.
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