Sorry I have not been blogging much recently; I have had my mocks and had not much time to waste. I know that I have no real routine in my posts, but I just need to take a little break. So I will be back in a week or so.
Archive for November, 2007
Sawdust
I downloaded the new Killers album today and all I have to say really is that it is a fairly good album. I especially like the first track Tranquilise ft. Lou Reed (who I am also a fan of). But that little rubbish review was not the purpose of the article.
I am just writing to say how much of a fan I am of b-side compilation albums; I really dislike knowing that there are unheard, released tracks made my artists I am a fan of. But who wants to buy all the singles for a song you already own on the album and one or two b-sides? It would cost loads.
So yes I am a big fan of b-side/remix compilation albums suck as Sawdust and D/G-Sides from the Gorillaz, and I hope to see more in the future.
MySpace
As you may know, I hate MySpace, bebo, facebook ect. But MySpace was always on top because it does take effort and you can almost guess what kind of person they are by the grade of their profile. You can separate the fools from the geeks, which was a great social order, no matter how much I loathed it.
So yea, it was always on top, and still is, but they have certainly loved the bar. They have added the profile editor allowing you to change the background and text and stuff like that. Privileges such as this used to be saved for the people who put minimal effort into their page, but now you can’t tell the lazy from the slightly less lazy.
Oh well, just another annoyance.
Music Videos
How bland have music videos become these days? There are still those great videos that I just enjoy to watch, but it really annoys me to see a music that is just the band performing. I like to see something and think “that took a LOT of effort” especially with a bands music. If the song is average and it has a great video, it makes the song seem that little bit better, and I think that is what most songs these days are lacking.
I am just missing that feeling of effort with the music videos of today, the best at the moment is probably Bloc Party-Flux, but that is just me,
100 Views in 1 DAY
I hit the second milestone today, 153 page views and still climbing. Also there a few search terms where I am the first result on Google. I am very happy with this result and please people keep viewing my blog. I suppose the next milestone is 1000 views, but at this rate it will not be far off at all.
Install iPhone Apps on iPod Touch
First of all you need to jailbreak your iPod (see previous entries to see how). Then open launcher, go to sources, edit, add and type “http:\\repo.us.to”. Once you have added this source go to the “iPhone 1.1.1 Apps for iTouch”. With some of the apps you need to install the prep files first, for example with mail you need to install the mail prep then mail itself. You should have no problems with this at all, it is al automatic and no computer needed.
iPod Touch Firmware Downgrade
I have decided to just downgrade my iPod Touch and jailbreak that, much easier than jailbreaking 1.1.2. It is an easy process, all you need to do if find a copy of the old firmware at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V7H8X2QQ. Then in iTunes, where it says check for updates, shift+click then find the firmware you saved. This downgrades your firmware to 1.1.1, then all you need to do is go to “jailbreakme.com” on your device and you have a jailbroken iPod Touch.
iPhone/iPod Touch NES Emulator Tip
I have noticed that my post on how to use the NES emulator on the iPhone/iPod Touch is my most popular post at the moment, so I thought I would tell you about a much better file browser for your device. The program is called CuteFTP 8, it can be found at http://www.cuteftp.com/downloads/ this is only a trial version, but if you are going to be doing a lot of file transferring or hacking I really suggest getting this.
Username:root
Password:alpine
Belkin Headphone Adapter
I found this handy accessory for the iPhone today and although I have no need for it, it took my interest. The iPhone has the aluminium band around the edge of the device, and the 3mm jack is set into the device, so the iPhone earphones insert well enough, but for any other earphones when the wire protrudes horizontally to the jack insertion is really impossible.
So obviously this device reaches the 3mm jack on the iPhone so you can use any pair of earphones you want to, this will be perfect for fans of shure earphones or any other high end earphones.
So yes, I saw a product of this ilk emerging soon, and I am sure it will be a well selling accessory for the iPhone.
My Brothers Xbox Has Finally Come Back
My brothers’s Xbox has finally come back, and it seems to be a brand new one. Not only is it back but he got a free month of Xbox live. I don’t suppose that makes up for the time it took to return, but I’m not complaining. So yes, if your Xbox has died then be sure to send it off to be fixed, if it happens more than once then you get a free game aswell.
