Dave Pearce - The Dance Years - 1989

1989 - available from Asda or Amazon UK for £5. Worth it simply for Young MC - Know How (CD1, Track 12) - he's got no hat.

Dave Pearce has done all the other years it seems, although I'm not sure which ones are any good, it might be good to go backward (to 1988) rather than forwards, for classics such as Humanoid, Bomb the Bass, etc. If you were keen on this music in the early 90s then it's a great trip down memory lane and could be a give you a great feeling of nostalgia. Anyone with a better memory of that time fancy looking over the track listings and giving their thoughts?

Slightly shameless whoring here. I am conducting research for my university and would like any and all of you to complete a survey if you wouldn't mind? It's three minutes, anonymous and an original contribution to knowledge

http://www.smart-survey.co.uk/v.asp?i=13385mfhct

Thanks in advance...

ebay... making everything look so retro and awesome

must resist buying AMSTRAD CPC464 Computer and Monitor even if it does look like a perfect replica of the 80s...

Olympus PEN E-P1 Review at DigiCamReview.com

Just thought I'd post this up here, as you may be interested, it's a new category of camera, not quite a DSLR, which means it's small, and not a compact, which means it's got great image quality and interchangeable lenses. Very clever stuff indeed. Olympus PEN E-P1 Reviewed at DigiCamReview.com.

website... that speaks...

I don't know what's going on. I think my brain may have just fried itself. interesting post here about "car bras" but with one extra feature, click the image, and you can hear him read his message! wow!

Married on Myspace...

So it's like a reality TV show about a real couple who are getting married "on myspace" with people voting for things as they go along. Made by endemol (who made Big Brother). Kind of weird. A little bit entertaining as well. Especially at 3am when you can't sleep. Link.

Am I allowed?

Am I allowed to publicise my poetry anthology e-book here? A PDF e-book, 99p download...

After permission from Josh, feel free to visit my store

Classic adverts...

oooh oooh vitalite, ooh ooh vitalite, that's right!
kiora it's too orangey for crows
the red car and the blue car had a race (milkyway)

www.recentlyreviewed.net

I've just setup a new blog called cccca.net recentlyreviewed.net - covering cameras, cars, computers, coffee, ale, plus tea, laptops, reviews, projects etc. If you'd be interested in writing about any of these things, then please get in touch and I can invite you!

Public Information Videos on Driving...

Handy tips for one and all (mostly about motorway driving) some entertaining, but also educational...

Crossply and Radial Tyres Don't Mix!
Keep your distance
Look in your mirror
Keep the 2 second rule
Don't use the hard shoulder!
Driving in roadworks
I pity the fool who doesn't keep his distance!
What to do if you break down on the motorway

tracker for laptops

Hey..
The gist of the story is that Students will be able to have 'tracker' software installed on their laptops so that in the event of the laptop being stolen the police will be able to trace its movements remotely.
Just wondering...
a - what software is available for tracking your stuff once its' got nicked..
b - or does it require some hardware?
c - is there anything for free
d - does it actually work
Any ideas welcome..

The 20 Best Simpsons Episodes Ever! (Updated)

Here's a great list of the best 20 episodes of The Simpsons. Number 1 is "Marge vs the Monorail" (series 4, episode 12, disc 3 from the dvd boxset), and I'd definitely agree, it's one of the best episodes, and includes the Simpsons version of The Flintstones, Burns and Smithers dumping toxic waste in a park, and great use of the Axel F music, Mr Burns as hannibal lector, and Grandpa Simpson says "I ain' for it, I'm again' it". It even features Spock!

The list from Deadon feature a large number of episodes from season 4, it could be argued that season 4 of the Simpsons was one of the peaks in the show?

No. 1 - Marge vs the Monorail - Season 4, episode 12, disc3
No. 2 - One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish - Season 2, episode 11, disc
No. 3 - Last Exit to Springfield - Season 4, episode 17, disc
No. 4 - A Streetcar named Marge - Season 4, episode 2, disc1
No. 5 - Lisa the Greek - Season 3, episode 14, disc3
No. 6 - The New Kid on The Block - Season 8, episode 4, disc.
No. 7 - Mr Lisa Goes to Washington - Season 3, episode 2, disc
No. 8 - Homer the Heretic - Season 4, episode 4, disc1
No. 9 - Bart Sells His Soul - Season 7, episode 4, disc.
No. 10 - Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk - Season 2, episode 11, disc.
No. 11 - Kamp Krusty - Season 4, episode 1, disc1
No. 12 - Mr Plow - Season 4, episode 9, discx
No. 13 - El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer) - Season 8, episode 9, discx
No. 14 - Treehouse of Horror II - Season 3, episode 7, discx
No. 15 - 22 Short Films About Springfield - Season 7, episode 21, discx
No. 16 - The Cartridge Family - Season 9, episode 5, discx
No. 17 - Homer’s Enemy - Season 8, episode 23, discx
No. 18 - Homer Goes to College - Season 5, episode 3, discx
No. 19 - Hurricane Neddy - Season 8, episode 8, discx
No. 20 - Homer At The Bat - Season 3, episode 17, discx

The tally:
Season 4 - 7 episodes (35%)
Season 3 - 4 episodes (20%)
Season 8 - 4 episodes (20%)
Season 2 - 2 episodes (10%
Season 7 - 2 episodes (10%)
Season 5 - 1 episode (5%)

Places to buy and sell cars online in the UK...

ebay.co.uk cars 120,000 (and ebay.co.uk classic cars 1,300)
autotrader.co.uk 318,000
pistonheads.com 38,000 - free
gumtree (london) 33,000 - change to your area - free.
classiccarsforsale - 5,900
loot - 565,000

Big list of free software

Fujitsu Siemens launches free laptop for life initiative

"Company promises to replace customers' laptops every three years with a brand new one, for free, as long as certain conditions are met."

Hmmm. Interesting, I thought.

Online malware scanner

Have just been made aware of this useful site. You can upload a file and it'll use a multitude of virus-scanners to examine it and let you see the results. Potentially useful for false positives from your virus detection software, or perhaps if you're writing a virus, to see if existing scanners can spot it. You're not writing a virus though, surely?

Atari Touch Tablet from 1984

I thought I knew about all of Atari's systems, but apparently not, here's photos of the Atari Touch Tablet from 1984 tested with an 8 bit Atari 130XE 25 years later! Wow! (Found at engadget).

Hot UK Deals and Money Saving Expert...

If you're looking to buy something, why not check to see if it's on

HotUKDeals.com or
Money Saving Expert Deals Forum.

Save Tango

Is Tango truly in trouble, or are they just fun, creative marketing people? You decide. And then shut up about it - it's obvious.

Looking for a cheap DVD player with USB and DivX playback?

If you want a DVD player, chances are most now support DIVX playback, but if they don't have a USB socket then you'll have to waste your time writing your files to DVD or CD for playback, alternatively you can get a DVD player with a USB socket and plug in a USB pen drive or USB hard drive*. If you want one of these magic machines from the future, have a look at these:

Cheapest: BIOSTEK - XC-150 USB/MPEG4 DVD Player £20 Pixmania via Amazon UK

Sigmatek - XS-700 Pro DVD Player - £29 Pixmania via Amazon

Cheapest with 1080p: Sumvision PHOENIX HDMI 1080p DVD Player with SD/MMC/MS Slot - £35 at Datakits (excluding postage) or £29 at Amazon (exc postage) - also features SD card slot for photos.

Cheapest branded: Philips DVP3260/05 - DVD Player with USB £39 at Amazon UK

Pioneer DV-310-K - DVD Player With USB Input (Black) - £53 at Amazon

Cheapest branded with 1080p: Philips DVP5990/05 - HDMI 1080p DivX Ultra DVD Player - £55 at Amazon UK

ONKYO DVSP406 DVD PLAYER (MULTI-REGION) 1080p - £67 at superfi

Pioneer DV-410V-K - DVD Player with HDMI Output, USB Input and High Definition JPEG Playback (Black) - £68 at Amazon

* Some struggle to power USB hard drives - I use an LG DVD player, and a Freecom XXS 250gb USB hard drive and that works fine.