I have recently wanted to start a programming project which will involve sound manipulation on a Windows based PC. It looks like it is possible using DircetSound but as this is on it’s way out i didn’t want to spend time learning something that is at the end of its life. After a in-depth web [...]
April 18th, 2008 | Posted in Programming | 30 Comments
Well i have been going to gigs, sports events and music festivals for the best part of 14 years now and it’s unusual not to see a ticket tout on the way in to the venue. Glastonbury Festival has managed to totally stop ticket touts buying tickets (by putting photographs on the tickets) and other [...]
April 10th, 2008 | Posted in Music Festivals 2008 | 8 Comments
Glastonbury ticket day is always a strange experience, but this year was the strangest yet. I woke up at 7.15am on Sunday to find 2 inches of snow on the ground, i setup 2 phone lines and 2 Internet connections (one on Blueyonder and the other with BT) i was ready for the Glastonbury ticket [...]
April 8th, 2008 | Posted in Music Festivals 2008 | No Comments
Well i have registered for this years Glastonbury and looking at the latest figures so have 260,000 others. It is the last day of registrations today so there may be a big rush towards the end but nothing major i would expect. This leads me to believe that there will be a 1 in 2 chance [...]
March 14th, 2008 | Posted in Music Festivals 2008 | 3 Comments
Well after almost 3 month off my bike (due to shoulder problem) i finally got back to it. I got my mountain bike out the shed on Thursday, cleaned it (which was a massive effort as the mud has stuck like paint) checked it over and found i needed 2 new tyres, new rear break pads [...]
January 26th, 2008 | Posted in Mountain Biking | 12 Comments