04/07/2009 by Patrick.

I purchased a Jura S90 from ebay and got a bit of a bargain I think - although my coffee intake has gone up many times !

What a superb machine. Jura is a Swiss company  with Roger Federer as its trumpet blower.

I took the whole machine apart and rebuilt - a kind of self service.

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27/06/2009 by Patrick.

What a strange world we live in ! I have just read Lisa Marie Presley’s blog on facebook where she is obviously suffering and attacking herself over Michaels untimely death. I grew up with the Jackson 5 and Michael - and in some way was a believer in the no smoke without fire theory - I am not so sure now - perhaps it was just those old human emotions of jealousy and envy and pain and greed and hate that may have driven those young boys to claim he had abused them.

AND  . . .

As an adult Michael was responsible for his actions and behaviour - however much he chose todeny it and employ people to take that responsibility away from him. Lawyers and Doctors know a great deal about Law and Medicine and thus will do their job and get paid for that.

However much he needed and wanted a childhood he never had - it was a sadness he needed to deal with NOT try to recreate. His pain was real - he did miss out on a lot and that is painful and sad. What is done is done after all and cannot be undone - no matter how much money you have or how deep your illusion or delusion is.

I do hope that people who find themselves in future in similar situations will look for and find trustworthy counsellors or therapists and work hard to keep their feet in this world.

Too many great artists have allowed themselves to be taken into an unreal world and believed the hype and bullshit.

Stay in the real world - it really is the best place to be !

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29/05/2009 by Patrick.

After having just bought a new plasma display I am amazed at what people fail to tell on the reviews and info web sites.
Plasma TVs come to life in the evening when the lights are low. They look OK during the day but really shine at night !

Love It !! I Bought the Panansonic TX-P50G10 and Wow what an awesome TV it is - A whole new Visual watching experience!

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30/03/2009 by Patrick.

How rubbish are the royal mail in the UK and why oh why can’t they get it right ?

It just seems over and over they get it so wrong and their website and payments service is so bad it is pathetic.It is not as if this is new technology !Paid £12.75 at 12. O’Clock ish today and got an email at 16:36 saying they had failed to process it. How pathetic !!!! AND the physical office closes at 16:30

Frustrating and sad!

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05/03/2009 by Patrick.

The Markets are turbulent so it makes sense to hold ones nerve - a risky time . . .

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02/03/2009 by Patrick.

It seems that the handling of streamed media from YouTube is handled by the Host machines processor and not the server machines hardware. This means it will be best to optimise for an average (1-2 Year Old) processor spec and encode SD at around 450kbits/sec and HD around 1350 kbits/sec (at 1280 x 720).
Hope this helps.

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24/02/2009 by Patrick.

I am working with MWA Design to create a corporate presence for my various activities including a site to promote my Auto Replen system, my royalties system and my website and e-commerce work. Things are progressing well so far - Updates to follow !

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20/02/2009 by Patrick.

I am currently working out how bitrates work and what is the best way to upload HD videos to You Tube. It is quite complex and depends on many aspects. I am slowly getting somewhere and will post my findings as soon as I have understood it clearly

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16/02/2009 by Patrick.

I am very impressed with Blogo for the Mac. It makes posting stuff to my blog a breeze.

Anyway - an update - and news - my little sister is getting married - Go Emaline !!!
I have bought a Canon DG20 and will post results here - it is a cheapish camcorder that works in HD.
I am at the Broadcast show tomorrow and it may arrive then - More on that later.
My cold remains - and my tooth repair work continues at 4pm today - OUCH ! ( and it is not me!)

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11/02/2009 by Patrick.

 I have just added a sound track to my video I shot while on my bike in Tuscany ! Enjoy

Hmmm I have had to put it here !  

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