Found an old Creative Zen player which is still in good condition but needs either XP or Windows 7 to manage the content. Fortunately I’ve got an old netbook which seems to do the trick. I’ve never owned an iPod.

Blimey Steve! Fingers crossed for your daughter (and you & Mrs F).

I’ve had a few really good local pubs over the years: The Rayners in, er, Rayners Lane, The Whittington on the edge of Pinner, The Crown In Chiddingfold and The Cricketers In Farncombe/Godalming. The thing they a […]

I am also dull. DigiBeta would record 720 x 576. I have to look this stuff up you know!

It could have been 720 x 405. DV would do 16:9 and 4:3 IIRC.

I found a YouTube clip of Heroes, posted 3 years ago which is widescreen but with the BBC Choice channel ident placed for 4:3 broadcast so my guess is that the Bowie set was recorded on DV or a similar tape format […]

That’s lucky. Nothing at home here. I will have a look in the warehouse tomorrow but it’s unlikely.

I think the pop shields are the biggest concern.

The Apple Lightning connector is susceptible to “pocket fluff”. Might be worth digging around with a cocktail stick to see if you can clean the socket out.

@mikethep can you post a picture of the cable you need? I’ve got a couple of boxes of redundant spaghetti and might have what you need.

One of the technical groups I belong to has been speculating about how musicians will need to bring their own mics and crew will need to be diligent in handling gear. There’s loads of stuff to consider, especially […]

I heard on the radio today that the far east countries already had infection tracing in place because of their exposure to SARS, hence their better response.

The Final Cut

Parallel Lines
Hunky Dory

That was great fun.

Timothy Taylor

Both correct of course.

Environmentally friendly monarch.

He appeared at Reading when this was released, as a surprise addition to the bill. I normally try not to be unnecessarily rude about anyone who has managed to get something released, let alone have the courage to […]

Brotherhood of Man’s Save Your Kisses For Me “even though you’re only three”