Really enjoying the the earnest, plaintive wailing’s of Marcus Mumford and his band. I saw them first accidentally at 2008’s Great Escape, in an all star line-up including Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling and Jay Jay Pistolet. At that time, they were new and inexperienced and were being coached by Laura and Noah ATW … Read more
Couple of Mac tips today. Can’t write to someone’s NTFS (Windows) external drive on your Mac? Install the free NTFS-3G driver but don’t accidentally get the commercial version. Er, you know, unless you want to. When making your Quicktimes into Flash, use the FLV converter which is included with the all purpose, and wonderful ffmpeg. … Read more
Not sure why a mirror. After decades of the keyboard, any excuse will do for pretty, alternate interfaces. Shouldn’t it make you prettier, or let you try on outfits/hairdos/extreme body modifications? Interactive Mirror from Alpay Kasal on Vimeo.
I am currently enjoying old, sixties Twilight Zone episodes that litter online video sites. These are my top three so far. A Nice place to Visit (veoh link) is a story about gambler and crook Henry “Rocky” Valentine. Rocky finds himself in a world where he seemingly can have anything he wants. Right now I … Read more
Intelligent laser with audio from Japan. Inspired by failed 80’s Glen A. Larson show Automan? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovy72798WgM