·· { Monday, 14 July } ··
Desk View≡
Joen updates us with progress at Deskvu, replete with new community involvement options — you can even go noshop-ing for prints.
“Resident digital life refurbishing outlet, Deskvu, or in humanspeak: website holding wallpapers, has been updated. There’s a refreshed layout, an updated frontpage and most interestingly: an option for you to submit your own wallpapers. Woohoo!”
·· { Sunday, 15 June } ··
Thèmes de Tumblr≡
Richard announces a tumblr theme stable:
“I am pleased to announce Tumblr Themes. It may not be better than the other options just yet (there are only about 40 themes listed right now, but I’m adding as many as I can find), but it will be.”
Contrary to the humble comments above, it is in fact a very user friendly theme repository. And the filtering on tags is a great way to handle theme variations.
·· { Wednesday, 28 May } ··
Going Viral≡
Speaking of great quotes, Richard Dunlop-Walters has distilled the concept of “going viral” — where internet memes and experiments can spread across the globe at a frightening rate — into an easily digested thought:
“If it’s not obvious already, it’s time to come to your senses: the web is a huge, mostly untapped market. Rick Astley knows that, Radiohead know that, Weezer know that, and they’re all benefiting from it. Who’s going to be next?”
·· { Tuesday, 29 April } ··
The Joy of Code≡
Google has (to a certain extent at least) become the de facto programmers manual of choice. Odds are, if a peculiar programmatic need arises, someone has collided with it before. The smart boffins at Joyeur bring us news that a distillation of sorts has occurred, that also encourages community input:
Snippets is a public source code repository. Easily build up your personal collection of code snippets, categorize them with tags / keywords, and share them with the world (or not, you can keep them private!).
Apocalypso. ∗
Sunday 27 April, 2008
In world full of recycled-candy-pop and generic-blend-techno it is often a complex task to find something different. Granted, whilst my good friend Bill Israel of Tunage has been a beacon of rainbow-coloured light1 in a beige and grey world, there are rare moments when this author manages to find something unique.
There are a growing number of Australian groups that have captured the imaginations of jaded dance music lovers everywhere with freshly squeezed beats.The Presets definitely belong squarely in that category and their latest release Apocalypso is no exception.
Eleven Magazine have this to say:
“Back with a wicked mix of deranged dirty pop and cool melodies, Apocalypso shines the spotlight on why the Presets are in a class of their own.”
FHM (Australia) heap on the praise:
“Bangin’ choons from Aussie beat makers that will have people going ape-shit at your next house party. A combo of ’80s electro and ’90s techno, this is great if you’re up for a bit of shape throwing – but not so great if you want a cup of tea and a nice lie down.”
With edgy-yet-crystal-clear vocals, thick beats and New Order like influences this album will not disappoint with track-after-track of electro-funk goodness. This is an extremely well-executed album with an almost dirty and raw cut. Track-after-track delivering a broad, rich and crisp soundscape and with such clarity of vocals few demands are ever placed on the listener.
About now one might ask, “where is your rating?” I don’t have one. This is a lab, not Rolling Stone. Music is an entirely subjective and intimately personal experience and rather than give a rating, I will simply point you in the direction of the album and strongly recommend you have a listen.
1 Tuneage is a must for the music lover and audiofreak alike.
·· { Thursday, 24 April } ··
Oddball Horders Dream≡
Oh yeah, this guy is the business. Don’t let the table design and image map goodness put you off, there is many a contraption, whizz-bang and toy to view here. Favourite has to be the Light Therapy Cage.
Offering and Collecting. Oddball and scary scientific stuff, globes industrial masks and helmets, motors, contraptions..
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