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http://www.spreaker.com/show/finallyfridaymixshow
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/finally-friday-mix-show/id662916609

DEEPSOUND FM - ULTRASONIC SHOWCASE - JAN 11 2013 19:00 UTC

DEEPSOUND FM PRESENTS
ULTRASONIC MUSIC GERMANY

DEEP TECH & CHILLY HOUSE

Friday 11th January 2013 

from 1900-0200 UTC
sees a great showcase from :

19:00-20:00 - LauraLME

20:00-21:00 - Claudio Fiore

21:00-22:00 - Cloverfield

22:00-23:00 - Yuri Lima

23:00-00:00 - Peter Strom

00:00-01:00 - Nic Fuller

01:00-02:00 - Brooklynbridge

JOIN US FOR AN AMAZING NIGHT OF MUSIC ON DEEPSOUND.FM!

Song Of Sahel (S.O.S) with Niamh Clune and Claudio Fiore

Listen to the show here...

And don't forget to buy the music and the book;

Music: http://www.junodownload.com/search/?q%5Ball%5D%5B%5D=%22song+of+sahel%22&solrorder=relevancy&submit-search=SEARCH

Book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Of-Sahel-ebook/dp/B0098N9MPO

Please share this and make a difference for the people of Sahel. Proceeds of the sales go to the SOS Sahel charity.

Thank you
Claudio Fiore

Give Me Life (Song of Sahel) - Official Music for Song of Sahel

It is here...the official music for Song Of Sahel. Two stunning tracks: Give Me Life and Island of Hope. Please read about it on the blog and share. And if you are a mind to really support and be generous...download this wonderful music. You will NOT be disappointed. http://ontheplumtree.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/music-release-give-me-life-official-single-for-song-of-sahel/

You can buy the tracks on Juno Download at these links.
The official single Give Me Life (Song of Sahel)
     by Claudio Fiore/Aleisha Shimizu/Niamh Clune
http://www.junodownload.com/products/give-me-life-song-of-sahel/2034316-02/
Three great versions, the original edit, the extended producers cut and the instrumental Chilled Mix.

And the release Island Of Hope
     by Cloverfield/Niamh Clune/Aleisha Shimizu
http://www.junodownload.com/products/island-of-hope-song-of-sahel/2034317-02/

Did you miss the

Disco, Funk & Soul Bank Holiday Bonanza

radio show on Mondayn 27th August? No fear you can listen again to it RIGHT HERE!

Enjoy!

Solidarity for Song of Sahel (SOS)

Plum Tree Books brings together poets, writers, artists, photographers, musicians and producers in solidarity for the Song of Sahel. 

Song of Sahel,
Sing loud and sing proud with writings, poems, music, art and photography.

When Niamh Clune asked me to be a part of this, I simply could not refuse! Such a worthy cause and a lot of fun along the way. I myself am compiling submissions of music for a special event show which will be taking place on September 15th 2012. I have also written a piece of music especially for the event and will be producing a video photo montage.

Many artists and writers are taking part in the wonderful "Song of Sahel" event to raise funds and awareness for the SOS Sahel project. More information can be found on their site linked below..

On September 15th 2012 Join the cause, buy the book, buy the music, listen to the show. All proceeds go to the SOS Sahel charity. A very worthy and worth while cause.

If you are on Facebook you can join the public Facebook event too here: https://www.facebook.com/events/455785594445002/

Links:
http://ontheplumtree.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/a-song-of-sahel-sos-calling-for-submissions/
https://www.facebook.com/events/455785594445002/

Please also check out these other blogs:
Susie Bertie http://sooziebird.blogspot.com
DiAnne Ebejer http://ebbiesplace.blogspot.com
Beverley Ann Ball Hoyles http://feetfirstbook.wordpress.com/
Marla Todd http://vampiremaman.wordpress.com
De Ann Townses Jr. http://deannnative.posterous.com/

The Claudio Fiore Show presents "Back to the Eighties"

The Claudio Fiore Show on Spreaker.com presents "Back to the Eighties" on Monday 6th August 2012 at 9pm London, UK Time.

http://www.spreaker.com/show/the_claudio_fiore_show or
http://www.claudiofiore.co.uk/TheClaudioFioreShow.aspx

The 80's was a great decade for music, electronic, rock, pop, soul and much more. I have selected a good 2 hours of tracks which will take you back to the 80's. Music from 1980-1989.

You can listen live at 9pm London UK Time at the links above. And if you are in a time zone which doesn't allow you to listen live, you can listen again at your leisure at the same links!

If you listen LIVE you can join in with the tweets on Twitter by tweeting  @TheClaudioFiore, and don't forget to follow on Twitter and like the Facebook pages!

More information about Claudio Fiore can be found at:
Claudio Fiore Music Website: http://www.claudiofiore.co.uk/
The Claudio Fiore Show Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheClaudioFioreShow
Claudio Fiore Music on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claudio.fiore.music
Claudio Fiore on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/squirrelsenses

iTunes Podcasts
The Claudio Fiore Show iTunes Podcast:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-claudio-fiore-show/id543401188?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Claudio Fiore's New Music Showcase:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/claudio-fiores-new-music-showcase/id528948286?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4


Note: The Claudio Fiore Show is a non-profit radio show, with no ad's. Music played on the show is purely for promotion of the individual artists.

Note: Claudio Fiore's New Music Showcase is a promotional podcast promoting new music from Ultrasonic Music Germany. http://ultrasonic-music.de/

In The Mix - 30 minutes of Chill-out sounds

First Live broadcast. "In The Mix - 30 minutes of Chill-out sounds" listen again now! Hit play!



http://www.spreaker.com/user/claudiofioremusic/in_the_mix_30_mins_of_chill_out_sounds

New Cloudcasts on MixCloud by Claudio Fiore (DJ)

Follow Claudio Fiore (DJ) on Mixcloud

My new album DIGITAL UNIVERSE by Claudio Fiore is now out on Ultrasonic Music Germany available at the following digital download sites...

16 (YES 16) tracks of Chillout, House, Trance, Dance, Ambient and even a bit of rock! Seriously, check it out. GREAT value for money, and great new music!! (If I must say so myself! :) )

Track List:

01. Digital Universe

02. Stellar Prominences (Mellow Album Mix)

03. Perturbations In Time

04. Diurnal Motion

05. Constellation

06. Event Horizon

07. Protostar

08. Radio Signals

09. Resonance (Karl Kalbaugh Didgeman Edit)

10. Physical Aurora

11. Solar Paradox

12. Into The Unknown

13. Digitised Mass (Alex Marra Rock Mix)

14. Satellite

15. Stellar Pominences (So Beautiful Mix)

16. Stellar Prominences (Martin Hughes Illumination Mix)

AVAILABLE AT....

Beatport : 
http://www.beatport.com/release/digital-universe/914072 

DJShop.de : 
http://www.djshop.de/Download-claudio-fiore-digital-universe/ex/s~details,u~10041362,p1~mp3/xe/details.html 
JunoDownload:
http://www.junodownload.com/products/digital-universe/1976255-02/
iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/digital-universe/id530574300
AmazonMP3:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Universe/dp/B0087OHVU8/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339263874&sr=301-1

Digitised Mass Featuring Alex Marra © Fiore/Marra 2012

Digitised Mass Featuring Alex Marra © Fiore/Marra 2012

Solar Paradox © Claudio Fiore 2012

My latest track for the forthcoming album "Digital Universe" Hope you enjoy!

Solar Paradox © Claudio Fiore 2012

Event Horizon [EP] out on Ultrasonic Music Germany on May 1st 2012

Event Horizon [EP] out on Ultrasonic Music Germany on May 1st 2012

Go check it out... Available world wide from May 1st 2012

CHILL OUT and relax: New group contribution (and chill track of the week)...

CHILL OUT and relax: New group contribution (and chill track of the wee...: Today,  Claudio Fiore Music    who has previously posted some brilliant chill out tracks to our group, posted a brand new and very relaxing ...

24Hours by Claudio Fiore - New Album - Dance, Trance, Downtempo, Chillou...

My debut album "24Hours" by Claudio Fiore is now available on Amazon MP3 worldwide (subject to availability in countries where Amazon MP3 is available). And is also availble on Spotify!

Amazon MP3:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/24Hours/dp/B007O5JRWQ/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1332869736&sr=301-3

Spotify: Claudio fiore – 24Hours

It is also available in many other MP3 and music download outlets including iTunes, Juno Download, Audio Jelly, Tesco Entertainment, Track It Down and many more. For more links to musuic download sites offering Claudio Fiore titles check out my website... http://www.claudiofiore.co.uk

ClaudioFiore.co.uk website

The Claudio Fiore Music wbesite has recently been updated. Go and check it out!

http://www.claudiofiore.co.uk/

A new look home page including full track previews of my debut album 24Hours, and my EP Stomp Nation on the home page.

Digital Universe (forthcoming 2nd album) Work in progress

Digital Universe (forthcoming 2nd album) Work in progress

Demetrio Da Soto

Demetrio Da Soto

Check out Demetrio's music on soundcloud for some serious chill. Lovely stuff.

Radio Signals [Work in progress] © Claudio Fiore 2012

Radio Signals [Work in progress] © Claudio Fiore 2012

Radio Signals [Work in progress] © Claudio Fiore 2012 by Claudio Fiore Music

Latest track I am working on for my new album. Comments welcome. :)

The Chillout Lounge

The Chillout Lounge

Beautiful chilled music to relax you. Check it out.

Ambient / Downtempo / Chillout / Lounge Music / Fusion, Acoustic or Electronic

  Ambient / Downtempo / Chillout / Lounge Music / Fusion, Acoustic or Electronic

Engine Room - A Perfect Lie (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)

Ambient Italia

Ambient Italia

Ambient Italia

Roland TD-20KX+P Afro Latin Jazz - By Claudio Fiore

You can download the MP3 version for free at:
http://soundcloud.com/squirrelsenses/afro-latin-jazz

Also more music, video, photos +++ at;
http://www.claudiofiore.co.uk

I'm on Soundcloud!

http://soundcloud.com/squirrelsenses
Claudio Fiore Music

24Hours by Claudio Fiore - New Album - Dance, Trance, Downtempo, Chillou...

Claudio Fiore Music - claudiofiore.co.uk

New website launched for Claudio Fiore Music.

Claudio Fiore Music, producer, writer, musician. Creating new music from classical to electronica to trance to ambient to chillout to funk to rock. Music, Videos, Photos and more.

http://www.claudiofiore.co.uk

Claudio Fiore Music

Claudio Fiore Music

24Hours - Claudio Fiore - Upcoming album release 12th January 2012

24Hours - Claudio Fiore - Upcoming album release 12th January 2012

Claudio Fiore Music - New releases and sneak previews

Check out my new music pages on Facebook. Click "like" below! :)

Trust Fund Pirates - Missing You (Live, Acoustic)

Trust Fund Pirates Live Acoustic at BBC Radio Leeds Introducing 21st Oct...

Trust Fund Pirates at BBC Leeds after the live acoustic sessi... on Twitpic

Trust Fund Pirates at BBC Leeds after the live acoustic sessi... on Twitpic

Trust Fund Pirates - Chained World

Chained World by Trust Fund Pirates now available on all MP3 download and streaming sites. BUY IT!

Watch the video at http://youtu.be/tspWOL-52Yc the BUY THE SONG!

Available on iTunes NOW!

Amber or Orange flickering object in the sky over North London 24th April 2010

Well it surely wasn't a plane... UFO? or KFO?

Today (this evening in fact) 24th April 2010 at approximately 21:15 I spotted an amber object through my front room window "flying" from the south east to the north west. I jumped out of my chair and went to the front door of my south facing house in Edmonton, my wife and son also came out and observed this amber object which was flickering or glowing a bit like a shimmer I guess would be one way of describing it, almost like it was on fire, which was travelling north west over north london. Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough to get a camera to take what would have been a very poor photograph of the object.

The object seemed not to leave any trail, but was flickering an amber / orange colour and moving very quickly across the sky. What could it be?

If anyone knows about this or also spotted it, please leave a comment.

I did a quick search on google and found these links which describe similar sightings.
http://www.uk-ufo.co.uk/2009/07/morden-surrey-18th-july-2009/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2009/04/06/ufos_feature.shtml
http://www.rense.com/general7/filers12301.htm

Just take a look at the Petrol prices!

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Not that it helps, it's damn expensive everywhere!!!

Bloody fuel prices... Is it just me?

Is it just me or has the UK news totally missed the old story that petrol prices are extortionate again?

I was sitting thinking about it today, and realised, OH MY DIETY! it cost me over £80 to fill my tank up again, and not a word has been mentioned about it in the news, or in the papers or anywhere. Have I missed something. Fuel is well above the highest it was last year, now hitting a minimum of 105GPB per litre and I've seen it as high as 113GBP per litre and probably higher since I started writing this paragraph!

I mean, for the sake of which ever diety you follow (if any), has the world gone mad? Or at least the UK? Over a quid for a litre of petrol, well over a quid for diesel, come on... What's going on?

The prices were so high that the other day I thought I would get the train to Manchester from London instead of driving and the ticket cost me £135.00 for a standard seat from Euston... If you want us to use british transport instead of our cars you are going about it the wrong bloody way. One of the prices has to come down... I would prefer it was fuel!

Come on people, lets stand together... BRING THE FUEL PRICES DOWN FFS! It's all damn duty, and the government is pooring into the piss poor economy, is that the excuse. Has no one noticed that the UK public is on a budget, we can't bloody afford over a pound for a litre of petrol.

TOTAL JOKE!

Everything Comes From You

p2pnet news » Blog Archive » ‘eBay is going down’

p2pnet news » Blog Archive » ‘eBay is going down’

Skype will be the downfall of eBay... Excerpt:-
With the above, and other factors, in mind, “eBay is going down,” says Blakenhorn unequivocally. “The collapse of its stock price may be followed by the collapse of the entire company. Certainly a fire sale is in the offing.”

Also a link to... Matt Stevensons blog - Update on eBay boob ups...

And my half-pennies worth...
eBay are truly losing the plot. I wholly recommend that you do not bother creating an account with eBay. You may still find the odd bargain, but eBay isn't what it used to be, it has certainly gotten too big for it's boots, and I can safely say I am avoiding it these days. The last 7 items that I first searched for on eBay I have found much cheaper on the following sites... Amazon.co.uk, play.com, dabs.co.uk. eBay is certainly not worth the trouble anymore, unless of course you want to chance purchasing something from China for really cheap, these are still good deals if you dont mind waiting for a while before you receive the items.

Bye Bye eBay, your customers are leaving you...

Why eBay is going downhill....

Quoted from Matt Stevenson's Blog on MySpace (and I wholly agree with every word).

I was reading my mates blogs on MySpace today and he has posted this EXCELLENT blog entry regarding why eBay has turned NASTY. All the comments here are made by Matt Stevenson, however I wholly agree with them. eBay has certainly turned into the nasty more expensive place to shop. Needless to say you can still find bargains, but only on items which are not commercially available. Those sorts of items can be bought on the overall cheaper from most other sites other than eBay. My advice is if you are looking for a bargain search eBay first, then do a comparison search on other sites such as play, amazon etc. You'll more than likely find the items cheaper on these other sites and mostly with fixed postage costs where you can't get stitched up... Now read att's wholly interesting blog entry below... Enjoy.

Ebay is crap for Buyers because...

Basically, in the early days of Ebay, it was a great place to not only pick up bargains, but also to find elusive hard to find items for reasonable prices. The range of sellers on ebay was quite varied, ranging from occasional sellers, to traders to collectors. However, the days of getting a bargain are pretty much gone on ebay now... Most sellers on ebay these days are companies / traders, rather than private sellers and collectors who have been pretty much priced out of using Ebay, or inconvenienced so much that it just aint' worth the effort anymore (see Ebay is crap for Sellers because.... below). As a result, most items listed these days are buy it now items and the prices of these are usually the same as, or more expensive than RRP on the item brand new.

Add on the postage for Ebay and it is simply not cost effective to buy most items from Ebay anymore. Ebay pitch and scream that they don't have so many buyers on Ebay due to the economic downturn (less expendable income to play with) but the hard reality is that there are less buyers on Ebay these days because it is crap! Period.

Case in point, I decided I wanted to get a copy of an old DVD. As it was an old DVD, and not a rarity, my first bet was to look on Ebay, and there were quite a few examples. For UK sellers, there were in all 9 copies of this item...but wait! All 9 were buy it now and were being sold by traders on Ebay, not private sellers/collectors. Plus the price of the item ranged from £5.99 up to around the £10 mark - plus postage costs. Hmmm.... I logged onto play.com and found the DVD...you can buy a brand new copy of this, for £4.99 delivered...yep, delivered...NO extra postage charges. I rest my case....needless to say, play.com got my order...

Ebay is also pretty crap for buyers due to the amount of lazy companies selling items on Ebay. Most of them sell hundreds of items a month on Ebay (just look at their feedback) and as a result, their "customer service" is lousy. More often than not, they send out the wrong items, send out items incredibly slowly....or both!

Plenty of other reasons...but let's move onto why Ebay is crap for Sellers...

Ebay is crap for Sellers because...

Ebay is crap for sellers (and by sellers here, I'm talking about private sellers / collectors such as myself, rather than companies selling on ebay).

Ebay is crap for sellers as there are so many unscurpulous buyers on Ebay....you think some of the sellers are devious....you should try selling! So many buyers trying to get something for nothing and holding you to ransom with their feedback ratings and comments - which often they mark you down for very unfairly (thus affecting your display and ordering in future search results)....and what do you have in return to protect you? Absolutely NOTHING....even Ebay doesn't give a shite... in fact all they seem to care about is the buyer (not really surprising seeing as they are losing them hand over fist).

This is even worse now with the new Ebay policy on buyer feedback. Ebay have now changed the site so that you can ONLY leave positive feedback for a buyer when they purchase one of your items. The choices are... leave positive feedback, or don't leave any feedback... that's it!

So, as usually is the case, as a seller, you list your item, get screwed around by the buyer who takes about 3 weeks to pay for the item... then leaves you negative feedback as you refused to send the item out until they had paid. BUT... you HAVE to leave THEM positive feedback! Yep... you heard it right!! All you can do in this instance is leave them no feedback and place a comment on their negative feedback about you... but the damage to your rating has already been done.

Ebay state that they have made this change to stop sellers apparently blackmailing buyers into forcing them to give them positive feedback, no matter how the transaction progresses, but holding the threat of negative feedback for the buyer over them. Seems that Ebay have just turned this around completely and placed the seller in a completely impossible position with regards to their ratings...now the SELLER is open to any blackmail and extra demands by the buyer as there is no way that the seller can comeback from this.

Well done Ebay... that was REAL clever...
Ebay is also crap for sellers as sellers are FORCED to give complete refunds to buyers if the item is lost. Case in point... I also used to send out my items to buyers via 1st class normal post (in an attempt to keep postage costs down for the buyer... I DON'T mark my postage up to cover costs like some other sellers!). However... what happens if the package is lost by Royal Mail I hear you ask? Yep... you guessed it... Ebay FORCES the seller to give the buyer a full and complete refund... and guess what, if they don't like it... Ebay just accesses your Paypal account behind your back and takes the money out of your account and / or charges your credit card and gives the buyer a refund now anyway (surely that is theft isn't it?) Ok, you might say that this is fair as the buyer never received their item... but how is this fair on the seller? It isn't his / her fault that the postal service lost the package is it? So... it leaves me with little choice other than make sure that ALL items I now sell are sent out by 1st class recorded / signed for delivery - in this instance, the seller has proof of postage if the package is lost and then doesn't not have to give money back to buyers if the package is lost through no fault of their own. It also stops the dirty tricks that some buyers pull whereby they actually receive their item, but still claim it never turned up to get their refund too... you would be surprised how often this happens Ebay!! Ok, so all items are now sent out by 1st class signed for... except as a result, you have to put your postage rates up to cover the extra postage charges now... which makes your item more expensive altogether and less competitive against other sellers. Also, buyers now complain because your postage rates are now "too high"... well, they don't have to bid on the item in this case do they? (you would be amazed at how many people bid and win items, and then complain about your postage rates - they WERE clearly stated in the auction before they placed a bid....if you think postage rates are too high, then DON'T BID you idiots!!!).

Anyway, I can honestly say that I will not be selling much of anything on Ebay from now on... recent underhand tactics by Ebay and quality of buyers has left me no option but to cease this activity as due to the points above, there is now no point because:

1. Profit made for my items, balanced against listing fees, paypal robbery (err, sorry paypal charges - remember, Ebay now forces you to list an item to be paid via paypal now.....hmmm...who did Ebay recently buy....oh yes...it was paypal wasn't it!!!), extra postal charges just don't make it worthwhile to list anything any more unless it is of any real value. I used to list a number of CDs and DVDs which were from my own private collection. All items were usually almost mint and all originals and all at low starting prices (usually only £0.99) and no reserve....due to Ebay changes, it is now no longer worth my time to bother doing this. Still, Ebay's loss are a gain for animals as now any such items get put in a bag and taken down to the animal shelter where they can sell them to make extra money to look after abandoned animals. I also get a better feeling of satisfaction, knowing my items are being used for a good cause.

2. Way too many devious buyers on Ebay, now holding sellers to ransom due to the changes in the feedback rule (nice one Ebay, way to encourage sellers to sell their items on your site!).

3. No cover for sellers on Ebay. All the rules are in favour of the buyer guys....simple as that. Good if it is an honest buyer who needs protection on a transaction...but, useless when it is a dishonest buyer who is trying to get something for nothing.

4. The Ebay seller helpline... you know the one...the phone number for "power" sellers which lets them speak to someone at Ebay to discuss a transaction and what a seller can do when they are being shafted by a buyer? Well, don't even bother...it is shite and a complete waste of your time....you will just get shafted by Ebay....after you've been shafted by the dishonest buyer.....form a orderly queue please....

Latest I've heard is that Ebay have also now purchase Skype (why?). Ebay's new initiative is that sellers add their Skype details onto their listing so that buyers can ring them up and ask them questions about the listing (Ebay obviously liked it so much... they bought the company)... only problem is that most sellers are not on the end of Skype to ask the question live anyway! So buyers have to do this novel thing called send an email....how quaint!
Could it be that lower buyers... disappearing (and incredibly p*ssed off) sellers on their site, coupled with their extra expenses incurred by purchasing things such as Skype is making it a little difficult for them financially? There are reports out there which suggest the very same... and some that predict that give it a couple of years and Ebay could even implode completely... here's hoping... maybe they would treat their sellers (i.e. bread and butter) with a little more respect if they had to start up again...

Matt Stevenson

Rising UK fuel prices - WHAT A JOKE! (Diesel, Petrol)

It's seems a never ending rise in petrol prices is crippling car users around the UK.

Now I don't know about you lot, but this is starting to wind me right up! The other day running on fumes on the M1 motorway, I had to stop and spend what little cash I had left in my pocket in putting some petrol in the car. Now usually I don't bother using motorway petrol stations as they tend to cost more, but for crying out loud, how on earth can it be justified charging £1.15 for a litre of fuel?

Once upon a time (less than 2 years ago) I used to be able to fill my 75 litre tank from empty with approximately £69 of petrol (at around £0.89p per litre). Now its costing me in excess of £80. Now I know you're probably saying to yourselves "well use public transport" well I would but I travel quite a bit for work, and train prices from London to Coventry are not the cheapest, infact even with fuel prices so high it is still cheaper to drive, apart from the fact that you are lucky to get a seat unless you pay the hiked prices for first class, which I am not happy doing personally. I like the comfort of my own car and space, and hate being crammed up with a load of other sardines (some of which tend to not have a wash in the morning... Personal hygene is just another one of my narks! But thats a different story for a different day!).

Anyway, whats going on, and why are we paying so much for fuel? Is this an attempt by the government to drive (excuse the pun) people off of the roads and into public transport?

We pay our road tax, car insurance, wear and tear of our our vehicles (and tax on top of all of that too), now we pay for driving in London (which doesn't bother me so much as I tend not to drive around London at peak times anyway), we pay for tolls, in fact "we pay" for everything to do with driving our cars, and then some more on top of that. Why then do we have to pay extra duty on fuel. It's getting out of hand in about 3 months fuel prices have increased in excess of 10pence per litre in some places. And yet I dont see much complaining going on!

Is there anything that can be done about this. One thing I do notice is that with increasing cost of fuel, expenses relating to driving for work related journeys have NOT increased to compensate (even slightly) for the hike in fuel prices.

What can be done?

Well it doesn't seem that much can be done. Now I'm all for a greener UK, and I do what I can to conserve energy, I dont drive a particularly huge car, certainly do not agree with 4x4's and gas guzzlers, but hey, unless you have a high powered job and, in excess of £1.07p per litre doesn't bother you, then it seems that us lower paid people are stuffed!

Some links regarding the above follow:-

• http://www.computerquoteinsurance.com/motoring-tips-and-guides/rising petrol-prices-and-what-to-do-about-them-nav12-49


• http://beginnings.blog.co.uk/2008/01/15/rising petrol_prices~3581531


• http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/No end-in-sight-as.3651666.jp


• http://www.financialadvice.co.uk/news/3/householdbills/6196/Rising-petrol-prices do-not-put-off-drivers.html


• http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/petrolprice.html


• http://www.toluna.com/polls/38579/Are_you_concerned_with_rising petrol_prices

I'd like to say happy driving, but alas your bank manager might have somthing to say about it!

What a difference a sad event in someone's life makes

GEORGE CARLIN

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

If you don't send this to at least 8 people....Who cares?

George Carlin

Save Chase Farm Hospital - Sign the Petition

Hi all,

Please forward this to as many people as you can!

As many of you are aware we are awaiting the results of the planning appeal regarding further land sales on the Chase Farm Hospital site. The hospital trust would like to sell this land to build a further 279 housing units -mostly for private housing. Save Chase Farm and the people who use the hospital believe that this land is needed for the urgent development of Primary and Secondary healthcare for residents of Enfield, Barnet, Haringey and South Hertfordshire.
Highlands went this way, Chase Farm will follow.

There is a petition against the development of the land for private housing. At least we need to know the fate of the hospital before they turn any more of it into flats and houses.

Please take a few seconds to forward this to all of your address book... and a few seconds to sign the petition yourself at
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/chasefarmhsp/

Claud's Useful aStore - Powered by Amazon

Claud's Useful aStore

I've finally launched my aStore attached to my web site. I have a full range of my favorite stuff listed on there, and also a comprehensive search. This site is really recommended for UK customers only, and is powered by amazon.co.uk.

Treat yourself or someone else today!

"Claud's Useful aStore" is a place where you can find and purchase my favorite music and DVD's. Not only that... You can also treat your self to other things... Gifts and gadgets, Cameras, DVD players, watches and other gifts for friends and family or yourself.

You will also find a number of music production related items, books, DVD's and CD's mostly relating to playing the drums, learning drums, and percussion. I also list a large number of programming related books and software for learning and for reference.

Shop in confidence and security the aStore is powered by Amazon.co.uk, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) on-line store! Something for everyone!

Feed your passion...

Missing anything that you are looking for? Try using the comprehensive search at the top right of my aStore. You can search the Amazon categories there.

The first few categories are specific items that I enjoy in some way or another or use for learning and more. The "All ..." categories are a comprehensive list of the top selling items in each category. Browse or search for what you need!

Forget the plane, take the intercity spaceship - tech - 02 February 2008 - New Scientist Tech

Consumer Space Travel, no longer a thing of the past!

Well I know that I couldn't afford to travel on Virgin Galactic's ship, but hey you never know, when this takes off the prices will eventually drop to a manageable cost and an average Joe such as myself will be able to afford to see the spectacluar views of our mother earth from space. As the cost currently stands at the cost of an average small family home in the UK ($200,000 about £102,000 (depending on current exchange rates)) I think that only the privelaged (or Cash Loaded) can afford this at present.

Worth a read...

Forget the plane, take the intercity spaceship - tech - 02 February 2008 - New Scientist Tech: "Space tourism may be just one of the services Virgin Galactic ends up offering future customers. Last week it said its first tourist space vehicle (right) could also be used to launch satellites and make super-fast intercity trips."

READ MORE...

Time travel for beginners

I dont know about you, but I am fascinated with Quantum Physics, Time Travel, Time in general and the big question: WHY ARE WE HERE?

I don't begin to pretend that I understand any of it, but wish I did. All I know is that I can't see any reason how time travel would be possible. But apparently it may well be.

I found this particularly interesting page regarding Time Travel, it caught my eye by its title... for beginners... LOL I am still confused, but an interesting read none the less!

Time travel for beginners: "THE INTRIGUING notion that time might run backwards when the Universe collapses has run into difficulties. Raymond Laflamme, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, has carried out a new calculation which suggests that the Universe cannot start out uniform, go through a cycle of expansion and collapse, and end up in a uniform state. It could start out disordered, expand, and then collapse back into disorder. But, since the COBE data show that our Universe was born in a smooth and uniform state, this symmetric possibility cannot be applied to the real Universe."

READ MORE...

Why 3D is about to break through - BBC Tech News

BBC NEWS Technology Why 3D is about to break through



For a long time 3D movies and TV shows have been a bit of a gimmick. They have been used to re-energise a tired franchise, help a film stand out at a crowded box office or to give TV viewers a glimpse of what the future might hold.

But many in the 3D production industry now say that future may be closer than ever before.

Film makers, technology companies and post-production outfits recently gathered at the historic Shepperton Studios to assess just how far 3D has come and where it goes next.

READ MORE...

Shape-shifting robot forms from magnetic swarm - tech - 29 January 2008 - New Scientist Tech

Shape-shifting robot forms from magnetic swarm - tech - 29 January 2008 - New Scientist Tech

Swarms of robots that use electromagnetic forces to cling together and assume different shapes are being developed by US researchers.
The grand goal is to create swarms of microscopic robots capable of morphing into virtually any form by clinging together.

Seth Goldstein, who leads the research project at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, in the US, admits this is still a distant prospect.

However, his team is using simulations to develop control strategies for futuristic shape-shifting, or "claytronic", robots, which they are testing on small groups of more primitive, pocket-sized machines.
These prototype robots use electromagnetic forces to manoeuvre themselves, communicate, and even share power.

READ MORE...

Rescuing Hug - Hugs save lives!

Although this is thought to be an urban legend (but the link below states that it is not!), it none the less reminds us of how important it is to remember to tell the ones you love that you love them, and every once and a while, follow that up with a hug!

I received this in an email, and; urban legend or not, it really made me think! (blimey thats twice in one month!)

The email reads...

This is a picture taken from and article called "The Rescuing Hug". The article details the first week of life of a set of twins. Apparently each were in their respective incubators, and one was not expected to live. A hospital nurse fought against the hospital rules and put the babies in the same incubator. When they were placed together, the healthier of the two threw an arm over her sister in an endearing embrace. The smaller baby's heart stabilized and her temperature rose to normal.

Let's not forget to embrace the ones we love. It can make a big difference!

Related link:-
http://growingyourbaby.blogspot.com/2007/04/rescuing-hug.html
Excerpt:-
Heidi and Paul Jackson's twin girls, Brielle and Kyrie, were born October 17, 1995, 12 weeks ahead of their due date. Standard hospital practice is to place preemie twins in separate incubators to reduce the risk of infection. that was done for the Jackson girls in the neonatal intensive care unit at The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts in Worcester.
Kyrie, the larger sister at two pounds, three ounces, quickly began gaining weight and calmly sleeping her newborn days away. But Brielle, who weighed only two pounds at birth, couldn't keep up with her. She had breathing and heart-rate problems. The oxygen level in her blood was low, and her weight gain was slow.

Largest asteroid to come near Earth in 22 years - space - 24 January 2008 - New Scientist Space

Largest asteroid to come near Earth in 22 years - space - 24 January 2008 - New Scientist Space: "The largest asteroid to come near the Earth in more than 20 years will make its closest approach on Tuesday, venturing as close as 1.4 times the distance to the Moon. Already, the first radar observations of the space rock reveal it may have formed from two separate asteroids that fell together and stuck."

Click the link above to read more about this...

New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog: Synthetic life: watch this space

Synthetic Life: watch this space!

New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog: Synthetic life: watch this space: "Chalk up another first for Craig Venter: a completely synthetic bacterial genome. Unveiled online by Science today, researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Maryland, have stitched together the entire genome of the human parasite Mycoplasma genitalium from hundreds of fragments of artificial DNA, produced to order by gene-synthesis firms."

Teach your brain to stretch time - being-human - 04 February 2006 - New Scientist

Teach your brain to stretch time - being-human - 04 February 2006 - New Scientist: "MIKE HALL has taught himself to stretch time. He uses his powers to make him a better squash player. 'It's hard to describe, but it's a feeling of stillness, like I'm not trapped in sequential time any more,' he says. 'The ball still darts around, but it moves around the court at different speeds depending on the circumstances. It's like I've stepped out of linear time.'"

Read more by clicking the link above!

EBAUMSWORLD - Funny Pictures, Hilarious Videos, Flash Games and Jokes

EBAUMSWORLD - Funny Pictures, Hilarious Videos, Flash Games and Jokes

This site is totally hilarious! A must see, especially if you like Southpark!

Virgin Media "Upto" 1.5mbps WOW! Waste of money!

What the hell are Virgin Media playing at?

http://www.prlog.org/10017792-bandwidth-throttling-will-affect-internet-speeds-for-some-virgin-customers.html

3 days running now I've had less than 1.5mbps download speeds from Virgin Media. I pay for a full "up-to" 20mbps. I'm getting the same (if not worse) speeds than I was when I was at the smaller package! They even sent me a new modem as the one I had previously (WebStar DPX100) they said was not capable of the 20Mbps speeds. Well anyway, they've sent me this new modem a 2100, and the setup pages say its set to 20Mbps, but as I said, not even getting a full 2mbps!

Whats the point in paying the extra for more bandwidth if you don't even get a slight improvement? If this doesn't improve soon, then I'm afraid I will be going back to the cheaper package and still get the same speeds.

If anyone wants to test their internet speed then I wholly recommend using SpeedTest.net at...
http://www.speedtest.net/

I recommend doing regular tests maybe twice a day at two different times per day, but at the same times each day! (if you know what I mean). This will give you a good indication of the average speeds. As an example... do a test at 2pm and 11pm every day! Then record your speeds and compare then over several days to get an average speed.

Rant over!

Web Revelation - Web Design and Application Development by Claudio Fiore

I have recently started to update my website to basically update it and get it looking better than it did. It was 4 years in the waiting, but I got there in the end!

At this stage it is currently still under development, but It will be finished in a few days!

Web Revelation - Web Design and Application Development by Claudio Fiore

Anyway, hope you find it useful.

Reliance OneCall - Alarm response, keyholding, security and emergency response - 24/7

Reliance OneCall - Alarm response, keyholding, security and emergency response - 24/7

http://www.relianceonecall.co.uk/

Total peace of mind by Reliance OneCall. One call will resolve it all.

Although 90% of all alarm activations are non-threatening, there is no more unpleasant task for an employee than a call-out in the middle of the night.

When a building emergency strikes your premises - day or night - it's always the last thing a business needs. Who will respond? Who will fix any damage?

Now Reliance, one of the UK's leading security firms, has the answer: OneCall is a new 24 hour service that combines emergency response, keyholding and repairs in a single package.

And the price for peace of mind? Twelve months cover is only £999. Can you afford to be without it?

Read more about Reliance OneCall at http://www.relianceonecall.co.uk/

Call now to sign up on 0871 702 0126 or click here to apply online.

For full details see our Terms and Conditions.

www.myspace.com/squirrelsenses

OK, I've created a new Music MySpace page. I've uploaded some of my tracks, some pics and stuff, take a look if you fancy it!

If you feel like it you can also sign my guestbook!

www.myspace.com/SquirrelSenses

Have fun
** PEACE **
Claud (AKA Squirrel Senses)

Starz Bunny Club Exclusive: Bond

Starz Bunny Club Exclusive: Bond

Angry Alien Goes all Bondified!

Check out the Bond bonanza!

Loads more Bunny Action at http://www.angryalien.com/

Zidane headbutt outrage: new video evidence | The Register

Zidane headbutt outrage: new video evidence The Register

The video evidence is quite funny!

Poor OLD Zidane, apparnetly still a hero in France, but personally I am glad he got sent off, as it may have been his penalty that lost Italy the cup...

Well done Italy!

FORZA ITALIA!

ITALY win the World Cup 2006!

Well done to the Italian's. After a fantastic semi-final win against Germany, and then a 5-3 penalty win in the world cup final against France. And there I was thinking that it was all over for the Italian team once it went to penalties. They have a BAD reputation for losing at penalty shoot outs. FORZA ITALIA!

Read the story on BBC News... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/ world_cup_2006/4991652.stm

BBC NEWS - Three held over virus e-mail plot

BBC NEWS -Three held over virus e-mail plot

What possesses people to write a virus. Someone with that much programming skill could make so much money, instead they write viruses which cause pain and grief to millions of people daily! This story gives us some hope against people who are malicious enough to cause businesses and personal computer users the pain that they do.

If you are not properly protected against virus attacks, I recommend AVG Free Anti-virus software for single user PC's.

BBC Desktop alerts and News Ticker

The latest new and improved BBC News Ticker and alerts service.

BBC NEWS Help Desktop tools

Download the programme and install it on your PC to stay up-to-date with all the latest News and Sport alerts and headlines. I dont know about others but I like to know the news all day, and with the world cup currently on it is nice to stay updated with the latest World Cup updates.

Click the link above or the title to see more about this BBC service. You can download the BBC desktop tool from the same page!

Have fun!

Rachael Arlington: New Kid, Same Old Crap - BreakTheChain.org

Rachael Arlington: New Kid, Same Old Crap - BreakTheChain.org

Break the chain! These things are really annoying. I get about 4 or 5 of these types of messages per week and I DO NOT FORWARD ANY OF THEM ON anymore. Yes I have been victim of emotion and forwarded these messages in the past, BUT NO MORE!

If companies like AOL or Microsoft really wanted to help then they would donate themselves, they are NOT going to track a message as these are easily freaked and made up and it is simple to send an email from anywhere to anywhere!

If you get any of these types of messages then PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM ON!

BREAK THE CHAIN!

laptopguy's blog makes the papers!

Revenge of the eBay customer sold 'faulty' laptop the Daily Mail

Public interest has obviously paid off, why doesn't this guy just pay back the money before it goes further?

Bring back the comments on the blog I say!

The Daily Mail article is excellent, and proves that revenge is sweet!

Well done again laptopguy!

Claud's WeBlog: The broken laptop Amir Massoud Tofangsazan sold on ebay

Claud's WeBlog: The broken laptop Amir Massoud Tofangsazan sold on ebay

Further to the last entry regarding this, it would seem that some some reason or another LTG (laptopguy) has had to remove the comments section of the blog... Shame, but there is probably a good reason, the conversation was getting rather heated!

If anyone is interested, the link to the sold laptop item on ebay is http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=6825578528& amp;rd=1& sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
Check out the feedback! Nice seller!

Have fun!

PS. Feel free to comment about it on this blog if you like, all comments are moderated I'm afraid, so if your comment doesn't appear, don't bother re-posting, I can be bias as this is MY BLOG! heh heh heh!

The broken laptop Amir Massoud Tofangsazan sold on ebay

Background:-

Some guy on eBay (Amir Massoud Tofangsazan) sold a laptop, ripped off the buyer who received it NOT AS DESCRIBED and NOT WORKING! The buyer didn’t get the money back!

The buyer took out the hard disc drive from the said laptop and found a load of “stuff” on it! To get their own back the buyer has published the contents of the hard disc drive (which contains lets say “incriminating evidence”) to the internet!!!.

Have a read of the content (linked below) and then email the link on to anyone and everyone you know. The seller brought this on himself, personally I would just pay back the money and be done with it, but I suppose some people are just gluttons for punishment!

Both links go to the same page!
the broken laptop Amir Massoud Tofangsazan sold on ebay
(http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/)

The Torchwood Institute

The Torchwood Institute

A tribute to Doctor Who... Torchwood House (is it real?) Yes I believe it is! Visit Torchwood House. However, as pointed out on the Tourchwood Institute blog site The Torchwood Institute Torchwood is also an anogram of Doctor Who! Coincidence? Read for yourself.

Also does this relate back to Series 1 with the references of Bad Wolf? Series 2 will unfold and share the script with us! I'm excited already!

Have fun.
Avid Doctor Who fan!

Floor laid, walls painted...

Just a bit of the room here. Finishing touches required just to complete the room. Skirting, and firepalce needs painting. Shelves needed in the alcoves, but we are definately getting there now. This has been the longest most difficult task EVER! This project was started in October last year! (Yes 2005) With lots of stopping and starting. Finally in 4 days, the walls were painted and the floor laid. I'm a happy bunny! 

Floor going down!

Finally started laying the floor in our front room. Looking good! Walls are painted and looking smashing! 

Nottingham Saab - Independent Saab Specialist

Nottingham Saab - Independent Saab Specialist - http://www.nordic-tuning.co.uk/

Saab 9-5, 9-3, 900, 9000 Aero, Nordic Performance and Tuning,
Nottingham Saab is the place to go!

OK if you own a Saab and you want it serviced, or anything done to it at all for that matter, and you don't want to pay the extortionate prices charged by a Saab main dealer, but you want a better job done, then Nottingham Saab is the place to go. I live in North London, and I drove my Saab 9-5 all the way to Ilkeston Nottingham to get Weston Moore (Master Saab Technician) to service my car and fit parts which I purchased seperately. I saved over £200 easily even taking into account the petrol cost of going to Nottingham!

Give Nottingham Saab a call and book your service NOW!

Telephone:- 0115 930 9393

Westminster - 1st January 2006

This picture also taken on 1st January 2006 at dusk using a Fuji FinePix A345 compact digital camera. Again no modifications to the image apart from resize to fit the blog. Another nicely coloured pic.

London Eye - 1st January 2006

I took this picture on 1st January 2006 using a Fuji FinePix A345 compact digital camera. The image has not been enhanced or changed in any way (other than resized to fit the blog).

SAAB Central

Saab - 900, 9000, 9-3, 9-3SS, 9-2X and 9-5 : Saab Central the site for Saabs

Since I just bought a SAAB 9-5 I figured I should get help on little and big things on it. I found SAAB Central.

The Forums are brill, and the members are more than happy to offer help and advice. If you own a SAAB give it a try!

Along side the forums, there is a tonne of information there. Check it out!

Have fun!

My new motor!

This is my Saab 95 SE 2.0t. What a smashing motor. Lets hope I can hang onto this one for a bit longer than the last one!

Recently bought it off of EBay at an extremely good price.

My poor motor. Smashed it up!

Yep I was involved in a car accident which has smashed up the front end of my car. I suppose this makes it my fault :(

My poor car, which I have had for approximately 7 months may well be written off due to this accident, that will be a real upset for me. I love this car. I am waiting to hear from the body shop to let me know if it is a gonner or not. Everything crossed at the moment. I think its pretty border line as the airbags also deployed.

Mortgage Help Desk UK|Free mortgage help

By far the best mortgage service I have ever used. If you are looking for help in finding the right mortgage or remortgage at the very best rates to suit your needs then this is the place to go.

I know this sounds like an ad, but I have to be honest this Mortgage Broker is the most helpful person I have ever spoken to.

http://www.mortgageman.co.uk/

Regards
Claud

Claud's MSN Space

Claud's MSN Space

Yes yes yes. I know I have blogs coming out of my ears. So here is another one... LOL

Hello my replacement motor

Welcome to my new motor and road friend... Peugeot 406 HDi 2.0 Turbo Diesel Injection... Lets hope you serve me as well as my trusty Laguna did... Many miles to come, and much driving to be done. I seem to be on a French car trip over the past few years. Italy here we come.. I hope!!!

RIP Renault Laguna

Paying homage to my Renault Laguna which was part-exchanged on Sat 16th April 2005. We've been a long way together, to the South of Italy and back, thousands of miles travelled around the UK... Farewell Renault Laguna Alize 16v 1.6i. You have served me well.

Nils Petter Molvaer - Features Homepage

Jazz trumpet player, very cool snippets from his live show. These are streamed in MediaPlayer or Real Video format.

Features Homepage: "Nils Petter"

Bruce Lee

Homage to the Great Bruce Lee. Probably one of the best martial artists in the world. And definately the most famous. "Be like water, water can take any form, water can penetrate hard stone... Be like water." Or something along those lines.

Link goes to: The Bruce & Brandon Lee Association's Official Website

80sNostalgia.com - Classic TV

Found this great site for 80's nostalgia. It has listings and write-ups on some of the best 80's shows on TV in the Classic TV section. I thought I would share that with you all!

80sNostalgia.com - Classic TV

Rainbow on a gray day

This is a photo that I took at Forty Hall, Forty Hill, in Enfield. Its not funny, but it is rather nice. Taken on a low res cheap digital camera. I just love the fact that the dark grey sky really makes the rainbow show up a treat.

Angry Alien Productions, Sase and Topsie

This site is absolutely hilarious. Its a set of famous films re-done in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies. Yes I did say bunnies. I particularly like The Exorcist, Jaws and Alien. Go and view these flash animations you will definately go back for more! Have fun.

Angry Alien Productions, Sase and Topsie

::uberGeek::Toons::Henchfig's Codeblurbs()

Found this site through just browsing, and I thought it was particularly humerous (for a few minutes anyway). Check out the uberGeek... He speaks!

::uberGeek::Toons::Henchfig's Codeblurbs()

London Underground Tube Diary - Going Underground's Blog

This is possibly one of the best blogs I have seen. So I have decided to BLOG it on my weblog, just incase some sad person happens to stumble upon my blog! It can take a little while to load, but hey, it is totally worth it.

London Underground Tube Diary - Going Underground's Blog

Steve Ashwell's Radio Weblog

My work colleague Steve Ashwell has a very informative blog, the description is...

Steve Ashwell's Radio Weblog... A personal weblog of website links, opinions, observations, facts and fictions.

Check it out!

Claud's Pics

OK I have now created my second blog. This one is purely a multimedia blog. Mostly for me to post amusing and interesting images. When I say interesting, these images are deemed interesting as far as I am concerned. If you like them too, then Grrrreat!

Claud's Pics

Pocket GPS World

Hi again, more forums. This time if you need stuff to do with GPS and GPS software this is THE place to go! If you don't know what I am talking about then you probably won't need to visit the site. But I am talking about Global Positioning Satellite Systems. Like the ones you get in your car etc.

Pocket GPS World Is a useful site for all things GPS, and the staff on the forums are very helpful indeed. They managed to sort me out a number of times!!!

Motorola V600 Flashing and Flexing Guide

I have a Motorola V600 mobile phone, and recently found this EXCELLENT guide on Flashing and Flexing my mobile phone. I must admit I used a different Flash/Flex file than the one specified but my phone is clear of all the standard stuff that was originally on the phone which was tied to the T-Mobile network. I.e. T-Zones etc. I am actually with Virgin Mobile...

Anyway this forum Mob453 is excellent source for all things "mobile phone". A must place to go to if you need help with unlocking or flashing your phone. BTW it doesn't have to be a motorola!!!

Also another useful mobile phone forum site is Howard Forums.

The guys and gals at these sites are the most helpful people I have ever seen on the net!

Claudio Fiore - Web Revelation - Music, Photos and Biographies

Claudio Fiore - Web Revelation - Music, Photos and Biographies

I had totally forgotten about my earlier musical escapades... Not the greatest things in the world, but a lot of fun producing my own music... Here is a link to my site where you can have a listen!

I'm starting to get the hang of this now!

Finally! I have started to have a play with the Blogger settings now, and I think I am finally getting the hang of it all. Having made some minor mods to my BlogSpot design (not that it wasn't great already!) but I wanted to add some links in the right nav and I have finally got my image up!!! Its all good and I look forward to posting something humerous or useful very soon!

To navigate or not to navigate THAT is the question

Well my simple answer to that is... NAVIGATE!

I have recently bought a GPS unit for my PDA, and TomTom Navigator software! I really don't know how I managed without it!

http://www.tomtom.com For information on TomTom Navigator software.

Its brilliant, I now have my PDA giving me instructions of how to get to places while I drive, and its a cheap alternative to getting a full GPS SatNav system that can cost thousands. So if you have a PDA and often get lost travelling in your car, throw away your A to Z and other maps, and go and get yourself a GPS unit!!! I wholley recommend it.

GPS units are readily available on EBay and many other wonderful locations on and of the net. You can get a very good TomTom wired unit or Bluetooth, depending on what PDA you have... All I can say is shop around, cos there are some great deals out there!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ and search for GPS

Happy navigating!

SMS Text Message and MMS Photo Messages via HTTP, email and XML

A friend of mine (Adam Rambridge) (Quail Software) pointed out this rather useful site for SMS to HTTP and more... Its not free, but looks really useful. Check it out. Give it a whirl by using the free trial.

The link is... SMS Text Message and MMS Photo Messages via HTTP, email and XML.

Have fun.

Latest musical escapade

Thursday 1st July 2004

Our latest musical "jam session" was quite interesting. A mixture of loops and samples with Guitar, Bass and drums also being played live. The bassist and the guitarist both have Ecoplex loopers and other such gadgetry which makes the music a most interesting minglement to music.

I am having fun using my TD Kit in ways that I never thought possible.