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Brought my record player to work.. ;-)

Dave — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:41:42 +0000

Lizzy's first response is about the same as anyone else that has visited my home to listen to a record or two; sheer amazement. It's interesting to see how most seem to remember their parents owning LPs, but not remembering playing them. It's fun to see them respond when I explain how to control the player and where the beginning and end is, most seem to at first assume the beginning is at the center of the record. The record playing here is Sigor Rós' Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust or, to put it in terms we can actually understand/read; The album with the naked folk running.

Steve Jobs’ Vision Of The World.

Dave — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:59:02 +0000

Wise words to live by.

Playing.

Dave — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:05:15 +0000

Forest cleaning the little one!

Dave — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:56:30 +0000

He's such a sweet big brother :-)

Exploring the living room.

Dave — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:31:09 +0000

One of the first times she's been in the living room, and she seems to love it!

Such a playful little bugger..

Dave — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:29:35 +0000

I think she's going to be ok.. :-)

My new child, I guess..

Dave — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:48:02 +0000

The good news is she's pretty darn healthy, short of her having parasites from drinking dirty water, likely. This, apparently, is not that bad, and after about two weeks worth of medicine and a few extra just-to-make-sure visits every three days or so, she should be all good and ready to grow into the food-devouring monster she'll be. I didn't really want to get a third cat, but sometimes you just got to go with the flow I guess. Can't leave her out in the cold, now can I.. (Sorry about the mess, I was in the middle of moving things around and not doing my dishes. Ahem.)

My new record player.

Dave — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:24:11 +0000

Finally went out and bought another record player. The one I've been using so far wasn't really meant for casual listening (it's a portable turntable with pre-amp and amp built in - it's biggest problem in a living room setup, really). I now have the record player hooked up to my amplifier using the DJPreII phono amplifier. My speakers, amp and record player are all from Inkel, a Korean brand apparently rather famous locally, at least to those a few generations older (it seems nowadays they only really do some studio audio stuff). The album playing is Nat "King" Cole's Just One Of Those Things. Wonderful album!

My new records.

Dave — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:31:07 +0000

A few more to further my tiny collection. This time I went for a few jazzy records, a truly great genre for vinyl listening. Big names like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, and the (very) odd man out; John Denver. I picked that one up mostly for the memories I have, my parents enjoy his voice quite a bit. (Recorded with my mobile phone, hence the shitty quality. Apologies for that.)

Back Home Again.

Dave — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:29:50 +0000

One of newest additions to my ever-so-slowly growing record collection. Memories!

My New Living Room Speakers.

Dave — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:16:15 +0000

I finally found some nice speakers for in my living room. So far I used my Soundstick IIs connected to my iMac which is not bad at all, but especially when I want to put up a record is a major hassle. I have to lug around my turntable and change cables and what-not. These are Inkel –a Korean brand– speakers with an amplifier of the same brand. The amp is bit overkill for my needs (with two microphone inputs in the front and a battery of sound-tweaking knobs, it's designed for a karaoke room more than living room), but it works, so I'm happy. The song I played on my iTouch for some quick testing was Carry Me Ohio, from Sun Kil Moon. Great track!

A “bit” of rain in Seoul.

Dave — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:37:21 +0000

In Hongdae, last night. Pretty intense.

An ingenious invention.

Dave — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:25:14 +0000

For Emma, Forever Ago.

Dave — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:58:00 +0000

Finally got myself a record player! It's a tiny one, but it's a great start. There's just something about the sound of LPs..

How-to easily dual-boot Lion with no DVD drive.

Dave — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:42:29 +0000

How to dual-boot Lion with Snow Leopard without using a DVD drive, USB stick or rebooting, even. Use the tools that come with your Mac to easily and quickly ready your drive for installing Lion on a separate partition. Here goes!

The Tiny Bang Story.

Dave — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:38:46 +0000

Let's take a look at The Tiny Bang Story for OSX! Available for just $10 in the Steam store, it's a point-and-click puzzle game I highly recommend you check out if you're into these sort of games. With the mood reminding me of Amanita Design's Machinarium, this game is great to play alone or with the family. (Sorry for the audio, summer really kicked in here and the noisy background comes from a fan directly aimed at me (and the computer). I'd melt if I didn't have this on, though!)

Mini Ninjas for Mac.

Dave — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:37:07 +0000

A quick look at Mini Ninjas for Mac. Great game, such nice style.

(is that a) Terraria in your pocket.

Dave — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:41:11 +0000

A quick and *very* successful test of running Terraria on my trusty old Sony VAIO UX27LN. I'm amazed at how well it runs, and can't wait to see an official iOS version (pretty please?).

The Way He Sleeps.

Dave — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:54:11 +0000

Wiggle Wiggle She Goes.

Dave — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:53:34 +0000

Let’s Play Minecraft – e02 – Cobblestone & Torches.

Dave — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:50:26 +0000

Let’s Play Minecraft – e01 – First Day Of Seven Hearts.

Dave — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:47:20 +0000

A fresh start in a fresh world, follow me (and, perhaps, my girlfriend) as I build a new home in the wonderous world that is Minecraft. Request or suggest builds or things to do via comments or email! :-)

Zelda: Wind Waker on OSX.

Dave — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:02:51 +0000

Forgot to post this on my site.

AirServer.

Dave — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:08:40 +0000

Hitman Blood Money on OSX.

Dave — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:14:44 +0000

One of my favorites.

SWAT 4 on OSX.

Dave — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:33:32 +0000

It's impressive how far we've come with today's technology, and it's software. A few years ago it was simply impossible to even imagine running Windows natively on a Mac, let alone run Windows games as (almost-)native apps while running OSX. I've used a so-called "wrapper" found online to get SWAT 4 —a windows game— to run natively on my Mac, without having to reboot into Windows or boot up a virtual machine (which always runs things slower, of course). The results, as you can see, are rather surprising. Even for a game that is already a few years old. I (horribly) play through the first two missions whilst giving some awe-inspiring commentary. Woo.

Gu-da’s Great Journey.

Dave — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:05:11 +0000

Five seconds. That's how long I had the window open.

Quick lens test.

Dave — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:01:35 +0000

Using an iSight lens on my Aiptek aHD+. Kind of a funny effect.

Hitman Contracts on the Sonia VAIO UX.

Dave — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:48:26 +0000

A trip to Nostalgia Av., in remembrance of the "ultra-portable computers", long lost and forgotten on the world of iPads, iPhones and half a promise of a someday-decent Android-based tablet.

Quick how-to: Final Fantasy 3 in full-screen with hi-res graphics on your iPad.

Dave — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:26:50 +0000