September 2009


Just installed the latest build 3.5 .  It’s now got ‘face detection’ in it’s armoury. As I write this it’s matching images of friends and family in a rather an uncanny manner. You don’t have to use but guess it might help if looking for a specific photo.  Download from here: http://picasa.google.co.uk/

Also downloaded Google Maps on my Nokia E71 phone today, another new version ;-) It’s added layers so you can look up information via Wiki for example . Check it out  http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html#p=default

I’ve had a bad ‘run’ of CD issues recently . My trusty Technics starting acting erratic on one or two cds albeit I found to my horror it was about 8 years old . How time flies! A donated Sony  CDP-XE27 also worked for a while and then got into trouble with one new CD. At first I thought a ‘faulty’ disc but it happily played on three other players around the house. Time to replace with something new I thought.  Luckily !  I’ve a Richer Sounds shop at the end of my road. I picked up the last of the above mentioned CD players for the grand sum of forty pounds.  It’s a discontinued model as far as I can see but if it works? In truth you could buy a cheaper dvd player , but I would like to think that there’s more attention to the audio quality. It sounds detailed to my ears any way.

It happens I’ve already a pair of Tangent loudspeakers so this should fit nicely. A peak inside (there was a loose screw !) reveals a tidy construction with fibre glass pcb assemblies. Found a review here , note the original review price. Grab a bargain whilst you can would be my advise.

http://www.goodsound.com/equipment/tangent_cdp50.htm