There seems to be a lot of people having this issue after a recent upgrade. I fell “victim” to it as well. One day the calculator is there, and the next… it’s gone READ MORE »
The new addition to the “family”
Before anyone even thinks it.. It’s NOT a baby. God forbid that at the moment!
What I mean is that I have finally got my new car all sorted out. Now I almost feel a strange sense of relief and joy knowing that it’s just all done. READ MORE »
Bury All Your Secrets In My Skin
These are the words to one of my favourite songs. Ill leave it up t oyou to find out the name of the song, and the artist. I guess it just sums up a lot of break ups, and how things can “change” dring the process. For me, a lot of this rings true.
Bury all your secrets in my skin Come away with innocence and leave me with my sins The air around me still feels like a cage Love is just a camouflage for what resembles rage again So if you love me let me go Run away before I know My heart is just too dark to care I can't destroy what isn't there Deliver me into my fate If I'm alone I cannot hate I don't deserve to have you Ooh, my smile was taken long ago If I can change I hope I never know I still press your letters to my lips And cherish them in parts of me that savor every kiss I couldm't face a life without your light But all of that was ripped apart When you refused to fight So save your breath, I will not care I think I made it very clear You couldn't hate enough to love Is that supposed to be enough? I only wish you weren't my friend Then I could hurt you in the end I never claimed to be a saint Ooh, my own was banished long ago It took the death of hope to let you go So break yourself against my stones And spit your pity in my soul You never needed any help You sold me out to save yourself And I won't listen to your shame You ran away, you're all the same Angels lie to keep control Ooh, my love was punished long ago If you still care don't ever let me know If you still care don't ever let me know
The Reality of Being Online
As bad as it seems, this is what really happens online. Hopefully everyone will see this and understand that most times it’s not just some faceless corporation that’s behind it all.
And, peace out to everyone that already knows.
A Slap In The Face With The Wet Squid Of Reality
Now to be honest, there’s really not a lot of point in this post. The saying that I’ve used for teh title.. “A slap in the face with the wet squid of rality” was a saying that I heard on the Triple J morning show by one of the guys dads to describe the Album Of The Week. I just thought that it sounded pretty damned good. I do like Tom & Alex in the morings, and it does help that they aren’t working for a commercial radio station. People that know me know that even Triple J is “commercial” for my taste in music.
The biggest thing to remember from this is… just be cool, and have a good time. After all, isn’t that what life is about?
Wild thing, I think I love you…
I’ve found one of my all-time favourite song on Youtube.
It’s the late (and great) Sam Kinison, with his version of ‘Wild Thing’.
Enjoy!!!!Sam Kinison – Wild Thing!
Fixing ‘Wrong Version’ errors with Zend SOAP Server
I’ve had this problem a couple of times now. I start a SOAP server in Zend, and try to connect to it with a SOAP client, and I get the dreaded ‘Wrong Version’ error. This is very frustrating, and from what I’ve read out there, it seems that almost no one has any idea about why it’s happening, or how to fix it.
There’s a lot of information around for supposed “bugs” with Zend that give some ideas on how to fix them, or workarounds to try and get things to go, but these mostly relate to older versions, and are really not rlevant any longer.
I have found out where I was going wrong, and it’s a very simple mistake that is (unfortuantely) way to easy to do! The problem is that I had the URI of the SOAP server pointing to the servers WSDL file, and not to the actual processing URI. When you try and send the processing to the WSDL of course it’s going to fail.
This might seem like a minor issue, but it had me stumped for a little while
The difference between online and real-life retail
There’s a new “band” (I think it’s a band anyway, I haven’t done enough research into it) out that’s got a song on the radi that i like becaue it’s just a bit… well, strange. The band is Skrillex, and the song is “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”. So, I went looking for it to buy. The EP is released in March, and can be pre-ordered.
I have to say, as much as I like the ocnveniance of iTunes, I am one of those old-school people that likes to have the physical CD/record/whatever instead of a digital file that I’ve downloaded. For single songs it’s not to bad, but for an album, CD, movie or anything else, I would really prefer to buy it for real. Of course, that’s where the pricing comes into it. When you can pay $30 for a CD, but only pay $15 for the same album on iTunes, the online download can start to make a bit more sense.
So I went looking. The EP s on iTunes, and is available to be pre-ordered at $7.99. Not a bad price, and I was almost tempted to order it straight away. Instead I thought that I’d just have a quick look around and see where else it might be.
Then I also found in on the Chaos Music website. I haven’t used them fr ages, but I’ve known about them for a while and it was the first place that I thought of. On their site, I could pre-order the real CD and get free shipping if I ordered before March. Sounded like a good deal, but I hear you asking “what was the price of the CD there????” Well, I’m happy to report that the price for the real CD, complete with free shipping, was $5.99.
That’s right. It would cost me $2 LESS to buy a real phyisical copy of the EP then it would to be a virtual copy that I had to download.
This is why it always pays to shop around! As much as I do enjoy Apple products and services, it’s instances like this that do leave a bad taste in my mouth. There’s no possible reason that a digital download can be more expensive then a real CD. The artist still gets the same royalties, there’s no CD to master/manufacture/distribute, and (supposedly) no third party markups from distributors around the country.
So the next time that you are looking for some new music, don’t forget your local retailer, and even the local online stores! Not only are you making sure that you get the best deal, you are also helping the little guys. Don’t always trust that the biggest and easiest way is going to be the best, because sometimes it isn’t.
Hello world!
As always, you have to start somewhere. This is where I’ve chosen to start. After a relatively unsuccessful run with a different blogging system, I’ve bitten the bullet and upgraded to a more stable platform that will (hopefully) let me do even more that I could do before.
So, stick around for a bit. I’ll be updating my blog with details of things that are going on around me, tips and tricks for better programming, and more. As time goes on I’ll have more idea of what’s going to happen here, but for now, I’ve got a new blank canvas to start work on!