McParty

Maybe so. There is a Facebook (shudder) group to try and get RATM to the Christmas number 1 spot. I hope it works to be honest. if it does it may show Mr Cowell there is hard working bands that write their own music and deserves more recognition and exposure to the public.

I feel sorry for those people on smaller labels who don't get the exposure they deserve. Maybe, it will also show the oddly shaped man (Cowell) that there is also a hole in the teresstial tv market for exposing these lesser heard acts and highly talented acts so they stand a chance of making it in the music industry.
It is these acts we need to focus our attention on getting to number 1.
Admittedly, a lot of bands don't want to go mainstream, however if they do we may see the end of divvel like X-Factor & Pop-Idol.

I have though, admittedly, as a rebellion against the concept of X-Factor downloaded RATM's Killing in the name of. I suggest you all do to, just to prove that the charts don't reflect the true diverse music tastes of the British public.

Labels: Christmas Number 1, Cowell, RATM

Do you hate Chrsitmas Shopping? I have always hated the trawl around the shops falling over the franticly manic public trying to get everything their family/friends could dream of.

I have done ALL my shopping in half an hour on the Internet. There are so many deals on sites like play.com and amazon.co.uk that it will also make it a cost effective christmas. You can also find items not on in the shops on the Internet.

To sum up:

1, Cheap (look out for those deals)
2, Time Effective (half an hour in the warmth with a nice cuppa tea)
3, Delivered (free for most sites)
4, Wrapped (optional at a cost or you can do this your self)


I don't know why people even bother with the shops anymore.
Comments?

Labels: Christmas, Shopping, Tips, Xmas, Xmo

The security company Prevx, which in this mornings Metro newspaper claimed a Microsoft security patch causes a so-called Black Screen of Death that disables your PC. I had to check this out how to see how true it was. According to reports accross the Internet, they have admitted they were wrong.

Apparently Prevx last week claimed that the November 10 Windows security updates changes the Access Control List in the Windows Registry, which causes the Black Screen of Death. Microsoft claimed yesterday the patch was not at fault.

The funny thing is Prevx has admitted that as well. On a company blog, director of research Jacques Erasmus admits that the Black Screen of Death is in fact caused by malware, not by the Microsoft security patch. He also stated, "We apologise to Microsoft for any inconvenience our blog may have caused."

So Prevx (i have never heard of until today) have given themselves a bad name for jumping to conclusions. The fact is, Windows 7 works, and it works well... People are to busy trying to find faults with it. I still have not encountered any real issues. Malware, Spyware and Viruses are more abundent on Windows as it is the most popular OS out on the market.

Labels: BSOD, Prevx, Windows 7

I have been fortunate enough to secure a GoogleWave account. Although it is in Beta release to the public I feel it necesserry to make a little blog about it.

What is GoogleWave?

I'll be honest with you. I had no idea what it was until i had received my invite.
Even after logging in i was not so sure. It was then, that i decided to read up about how to send a wave which kind of confirmed my hunches (may i add i didn't read about it before hand).
To sum it up in a nutshell it is like a real time private forum to you and your friends. When i say real time i mean you can actually see your friend typing the message letter by letter. You can drag and drop pictures/mpegs in to the Wave for your friends to see.

Is that it?

Well... it is still in beta release and i suppose there will be more functionallity to be added. It is very versitile, you can edit posts and edit other peoples posts which could make it useful for minute taking on a business scale.

Widgets?

Yes... widgets can be added to your wave. the only 2 currently available is the "Yes/No" widget and the "Map" widget. GoogleWave allows you to add these widgets in to your Wave.

For example i wanted to know if anyone wanted to come to the pub. I could send a GoogleWave out saying "Any one coming to the pub?" then i'd add in the "Yes/No" widget which gives the options Yes, No or Maybe. Fellow members of the wave could then select as applicible. In the same Wave someone may suggest we meet in a pub and add the Map widget to the Wave to show everyone where it is.

Issues?

Sadly, there are some issues yet to be ironed out by Google however, however that's the whole point of it being a beta release so they can fix them.

Conclusion

I like it, there is a lot that can be done with it, however unless people are willing to try new things with it, it just wont take off liek Twitter or Facebook. However it will have a great role to play in the future of social networking.

Spotify is sooooo ace, I would become a subscriber. Over the years my cd collection has been slowly neglected and scratched. This excellent tool lets me listen to those lost albums that i haven't heard for donkeys years.

GoogleWave - I received an invite and as you can see from my Tweet stream (to your right) I have mostly enjoyed it. It does have a fair few bugs in it but it is only a beta version.

For those that want an invite to either of these tools. I regret to inform you i do not have any. But do leave a comment if you'd like one and if i get any i'll plug them your way.

Labels: Googlewave, invites, Spotify

"Space... the Final Frontier. These are the continuing voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life forms and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."

Sci-fi MORPG - In my eyes, better the World of Warcraft (which was ok but a little unoriginal... Lets put it this way, i refused to pay).
In Eve-Online you can do your own Star Trek thing.

The gameplay is really good and excellent graphics (that causes my geForce Go 6100 to over heat on full spec). I am working on the trial period at the mo. However it excites me as i too could be a great as Captain James Tiberious Kirk.

This has to be the most amusing music video ever: