Technology, church music, bicycles, and life in Ireland
I was clearing through a box of ‘wires’ the other week, and found my old Apple iPod Photo – also known as an iPod Classic 4th Generation – which I’ve had since it was released in 2004. It had sat unused in a protective tweed cloth sleeve for a decade or more, and I was […]
My interest – and for a while, obsession – with hifi music began when I was still in school. I had been given a second-hand Marantz receiver (combined radio and amplifier), which looked very impressive, with lots of buttons and dials – but I quickly realised it didn’t really do anything on its own. I […]
Sometimes in the office I find it helpful to listen to music. Simply the process of putting on a pair of headphones helps me zone out of the distractions of the office, and concentrate better on the task in hand. My problem was that I wasn’t convinced the quality of music produced by the work […]
We’re gathering a group together to head along to the Forbidden Fruit festival in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Sunday 2nd June to help celebrate Louise’s birthday. Are you going to join us? The festival takes place over the bank holiday weekend in June, and runs from 2.00pm to 10.45pm daily. You can get a […]
Have you heard of Kickstarter? It’s a crowd-funding website, whereby people can support creative projects by pledging money to help get a new product or service off the ground. For a technology fan and early-adopter like me, it’s a great place to check out ideas for new products, and potentially get access to those gadgets […]
A couple of years ago we decided to try and get the Mornington Singers albums available on iTunes and other online download and streaming services. If you record through a record label they can do all of that kind of thing for you, but if you self-publish your music then you need to sign up […]
