Author: ashleyelsdon

Storyteller - Poet - Explorer

Blake’s 7: Warship

Posted by on in Books and Audiobooks, Listening

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After listening to the chronicles 2 I listened to this hour long story. It’s a full cast production and it works really well. I think that of the Blake’s 7 big finish productions pieces I’ve listened to, this is one of the best so far. I really enjoyed the story and I’m hopeful that it’ll lead on to something interesting.

Restoring my CZ101

Posted by on in Music, Tech
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It’s fair to say that the CZ101 I got the other day was in a poor state. In fact it was filthy. Having cleared it up and I found that it still worked after all these years. Even though it’s only a half sized keyboard and it’s got no velocity sensing, it’s still a nice bit of hardware.

Pebble Watch update

Posted by on in Wearable Computing

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A little update on how I’m getting on with my Pebble. Firmware 1.1 was a big improvement in functionality although it still has a way to go. It’s good to see that the developers are still pumping out updates.

The next big thing is the app SDK. Pebble is capable of supporting multiple apps and I can think of a number ideas for some I’d like to see.

  • A camera remote app that lets me trigger the front or rear cameras on my iPhone from my pebble, or indeed record video
  • A simple app that tells me that I’ve moved out of range of my phone’s bluetooth
  • A finder app for my phone
  • An app to trigger a field recording

I’d also like to see a more modular approach to watch faces for the pebble. Not just date and time, but more information about social media etc. All on the same watch face.

Record Store Day

Posted by on in Events

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Great to see record stores so full. What a great day, I’m so glad I could go along today. Rough Trade East was great even though they’d sold out of what I was after.

Never mind.

The Liberator Chronicles 2.3: Wolf

Posted by on in Books and Audiobooks, Listening

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The last of the stories in this boxed set. It wasn’t bad, somewhat intricate and starring Servalan. In fact it was quite a complex story, and, as with the others in the set, a big improvement on the first box set I got. Still, overall the stories lack something. Perhaps the kind of overall texture that you get from a Doctor Who Big Finish story. Perhaps that’s not a bad thing. Blake’s 7 was always more stark, minimal, and maybe that’s how it’s being played.

Whatever the case, this was a better listen than last time around, so I’m glad I got it, and I might give the first box set another listen now.