16:25 14/10/2008

gigs gigs gigs ....

After the great gig of The Ting Tings at the academy - and a first time backstage for us but ssshhhht - we've got more cool gigs lined up.

31/10/2008 - Elbow @ the apollo
I am so looking forward to see Elbow as I could not get any ticket when they performed at the academy in April. Since then of course they won the Mercury Prize and they got chosen for the soundtrack of the latest cohen brothers' movie, so this will be packed and furious. They also come from Bury, so It can be considered as a home gig.

06/11/2008 - Cold War Kids @ the ritz
Second time I will see the Cold War Kids. I really enjoyed seeing them last February and i really luike their latest album, Loyalty to Loyalty. Another great mix of blues and rock. I have also never been to the Ritz, so quite a lot to look forward.

09/03/2009 - The Killers @ MEN
They sold out 2 gigs at the MEN arena in 15 minutes and I am quite proud to have got a few tickets. Quite a long way away yet !

to be continued ....

05:03 03/10/2008

links for 2008-10-03 [delicious]

UKUUG 2008 Linux Technical Conference
Linux2008 is in Manchester on 7th to 9th November.
Trois et L'ange - Tome 3
Il me le faut ... c'est presque compulsif ... j'en peux plus .... viiiiiite
05:03 01/10/2008

links for 2008-10-01 [delicious]

Timing of the National Three Peaks Challenge
5pm Start Ben Nevis. 10pm Finish Ben Nevis and start drive to Scafell Pike (seven hour drive). 5am Arrive and start climbing Scafell Pike 10am Finish Scafell Pike and start drive to Snowdon (three hour drive). 1pm Arrive and start climbing Snowdon 5pm Finish Snowdon, and complete challenge.
21:59 14/09/2008

clifoo 5: Burnin a folder to dvd from the command line

In order to burn dvds from the command line, you will need a couple of packages that might not already be installed on your system. To install them:

sudo apt-get install genisoimage wodim

Now to burn /home/tom/dvd_content straight to DVD:

genisoimage -j -r /home/tom/dvd_content | wodim -v  speed=16 dev=/dev/dvdrw -

Man pages:
- woodim
- genisoimage

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