I’ve been advocating Spotify for some time now. As an audiophile of eclectic tastes it certainly suits me to have their enormous music collection at my fingertips and as a very late convert to the world of the iPod, the transportability of my settings and playlists supplemented my lack of a portable music player nicely for quite some time.
If you have not tried Spotify out, stop reading this post and go download it. It will change your view on digital music, or at the very least help you find your …

As the “tech” side of the blog is heating up, and there is a good chance that there will be a lot of Drupal posts over the coming months, I thought it would be worthwhile linking to this really cool video from Ping Vision
What is Drupal? … in 57 seconds | pingVision.
They definitely explain Drupal faster than I can, and it is a lovely example of some kinetic typography at the same time.

Listened to Kryptographik Episode 30 today, featuring Barry “Nuge” Nugent of Geek Syndicate and Fallen Heroes fame. Barry talks candidly about his creative process, the joys and perils of self publishing, and his TV deal for Fallen Heroes.
A fascinating episode, well worth your listening time.

Down the Tubes have put up their short review of issue 1 of The Dark.
Their opinion?
“we’re pleased to report it’s some of Chris Lynch’s best work to date, complemented by some suitably moody art from Lundeen. The story is complex but well realized, with plenty to get you thinking and wondering just what will happen next.”
Read for yourself here: downthetubes.net news blog: Markosia Dances out The Dark.

For some time I have been plauged by a slow (3-4 minute) startup window for Firefox.
I have tried numerous fixes suggested online; switching of automatic updates for extensions, clearing down cache and history, even a re-install; but nothing worked. As the problem got progressively worse, my workaround became to start Firefox and then, whilst I waited for it to grind into life, to start Google Chrome and use that to check Facebook, Twitter, etc. Not exactly a fix, but at least I didn’t have to sit and wait as my …

If my next birthday party does not feature a Sith plus Storm Troopers MC Hammer dance routine, questions will be asked.
YouTube – Vader Dances to Hammer You Can’t Touch This Dance: Star Wars weekends 2009 Disney.
Just click the link for pure joy.

The guys over at Sidekick Cast are the first take to take advantage of our reviewer’s preview, and have given The Dark four stars!
When I started the first issue I thought ‘Ok this seems like your standard dark avenger vigilate superhero story with a nice little sci-fi premise for the powers’. I was wrong. The main protagonist reads like the bastard love child of Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne with a hint of the tortured soul of Frank Castle. The idea of information as a weapon is taken to it’s …

The first official press release for my new comic book mini-series “The Dark”, with AAM/Markosia, was despatched today.
The first issue should be available digitally from August, with the remaining four issues out by the end of the year, with a graphic novel version in the works shortly after that.
There is a preview version online that you rate and comment upon:
http://www.thedarkcomicbook.com

Monkeys with Machineguns are supporting the Born Free Adopt A Monkey campaign and have just, through a concerted cereal eating campaign, adopted Lucky.
Lucky was found in a town close to Lake Malawi. Passers-by saw him tied to a tree in a market in the centre of a rubbish pit and called the sanctuary. Even though he was well fed, he had not been looked after properly. The rope and chain that tied him to the tree was too tight and dug into his skin. The team took him straight to …

Not satisfied with the hearty dose of monkey-love they received at the Bristol Comic Con, the punishment gluttons of Sidekick Cast have been at it again!
This time, they’ve “gone all intimate” with my fellow monkey Stu.Art as a guest Sidekick in their regular podcast. There are some wise words spoken, some shameless pimping committed, and my name is taken in vain at least three times.
So, if you want to hear what Stu is like without me there to restrain him … Click here to listen to Sidekick Cast Episode #21