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Listening to the new Blancmange Album

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 18, 2016February 17, 2016in MusicLeave a comment

I’ve been listening to Jack Knife, and Last Night I dreamt I had a Job, both interesting. I’m looking forward hearing the whole album when it comes out, but sadly I won’t make the live shows this year. That’s a shame really.

These are just brilliant

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 15, 2016in StuffLeave a comment

I got these from Kickstarter, and they are great fun. I think that over the years I’d owned about 4 or 5 of these machines (sadly no more though), and used a great deal more than that at friends houses etc. It’s fun to remember them and look at the specs in wonderment!

A signed copy of Steve Jansen’s ‘Slope’

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 14, 2016in Listening, Music, PeopleLeave a comment

I already have this album, I got it when it first came out, but when I heard that Steve Jansen was selling off the last remaining stock and signing them I thought I ought to buy it again. It’s always lovely to have a signed copy of things and this album especially so.

I hope he releases some more stuff from Bandcamp in the not too distant future.

Going back to Day One (Classic) because Day One 2 just doesn’t work

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 14, 2016in Mobile Applications, WritingLeave a comment

After a few days of using the latest version of Day One (the journal app), I’ve decided that I just doing like the big update. Version 2.0 just doesn’t work for me at all. I was really looking forward to the new version of this app, but it really hasn’t worked out for me. As far as I can tell there isn’t enough in the new version that actually worth me using to make it worth switching over completely.

I’m not using multiple journals, I thought I might but in the end couldn’t think of a use for it. The only other thing I thought would be really good was the ability to add multiple photos. Well even that isn’t big enough to put up with all the down sides from version 2.0.

I thought I’d be impressed, but sadly I haven’t been at all. The worst thing was the widget, which was completely ruined. Version 2 had a widget that was just pointless and boring.

All I can say is how disappointed I’ve been with this whole thing. It was built up to be an amazing update, a new app, and I paid for it again only to find out I’d spent money on something that was a massive backward step. Perhaps it will change. Perhaps it will get better, but until I see some evidence of that I’m going back to Classic even though I know that won’t get updated and will very quickly become abandonware.

It is nothing but a very sad state of affairs that a developer makes you pay for something that is this poor.

Torchwood, More Than This

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 12, 2016January 27, 2023in Audiobooks, Books and AudiobooksLeave a comment

Apparently this is the last in this series of Torchwood, although series 2 starts next month. Anyway, it looks like an interesting story and I’m looking forward to hearing it as it feels like a long gap since the last episode. Although I know it isn’t in reality.

Olegtron samples in a playlist

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 12, 2016February 11, 2016in SoundsLeave a comment

I haven’t brought myself to watch this as yet, but I will

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 11, 2016February 10, 2016in FilmsLeave a comment

I didn’t know anything about this film until it got suggested on Amazon. It’s a spin off obviously, but I’d never heard of it before. I don’t have high hopes that it’s some kind of forgotten classic, but I will watch it at some point and see what it’s like. Although I am a bit nervous about watching it.

Getting the bend (sensor)

Posted by ashleyelsdonon February 11, 2016February 10, 2016in Creative Process, Making things, Music, TechLeave a comment

I got this recently but haven’t had a chance to use it as yet. I’d really like to though, and I’m sure that the time will make itself available soon enough.

I’m keen to expand my littleBits collection. I’m sure that there’s lots more I could do with it that I’m not, and that I haven’t even thought of as yet.