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Writing a Psiren Song

2012, June 1
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Mystique (3.x) Photo Gallery Headers

2011, December 3
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I finally got round to updating to the new Mystique theme (3.1) for my Website. After a brief read around the web, I was slightly concerned by the number of difficulties folks seem to be having with the transition. I’ll be honest I found it all straight forward, but I did do [...]
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Code Therapy

2011, June 23
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When I’m not writing songs and making music – In my spare time I often find myself programming code. My first days of programming (after a brief time learning CECIL at school) were back in the days of the renowned Sinclair ZX Spectrum. What a great little machine that was. And [...]
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Facebook Likes & Comments

2011, June 14
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A great way to share the hard work you have done on your website and blog is to get your friends to “Like” what you have done and share it with their friends on Facebook. This is a subject covered in many places around the web. How do I get Facebook Like Buttons, Comments Boxes [...]
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A Blast from the Past – Ballads Away!

2011, March 28
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Something I used to do quite a lot of in my earlier song-writing days was write ballads. I found it quite easy to put the arrangements together and learned a lot about how (and how not) to write a song. Some of them were written and recorded in a matter of days. (I know – you [...]
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Single Released – Waiting For The Moon

2011, March 24
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After a little work and a little fun – Digital 96 have released our first single officially. The song was written, recorded and produced by both myself and Jason Havenhand, who I have known as a friend and associate since 1989. Vocals are by the awesome Soraya Vivian. The track [...]
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Enhancing Your Facebook Profile Picture (Pre-Timeline)

2011, January 6
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*Note – This method does not work if you have Facebook Timeline implemented (which almost everyone has, as of April 2012). For some, this will be nothing new. I actually discovered this just before Christmas but have only just had time to write it up. It’s a neat way to use a [...]
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The Big Fun Run

2010, August 15
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A little while ago I decided that as I have been running quite regularly these days, I would have a go at doing my first Big Fun Run and see if I could raise a bit of money for Saint Gemma’s Hospice. The run took place at Roundhay Park, Leeds. An area where I spent many a day of [...]
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Adding Extra Icons to the Mystique Theme

2010, March 18
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This article is for users of Mystique Version 2.x – The Social Networking Icon deployment in the latest Mystique (Version 3.x) has changed to a module and is much simpler to work with. The new web site is almost done now and I have settled on using the fantastic Mystique theme [...]
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The Price of Fitness

2010, March 17
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Fitness and diet – Something I haven’t really written about before (and probably won’t again) but here’s a little story for you: Around Christmas time, like many of us, the result of some rather indulgent meals and lack of exercise prompted me to weigh myself for the first time [...]
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