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Jay’s Notebook

Back with a Vengeance: The Downtime is over!

August 3, 2010

Many of you will have noticed that this site has been down for the last few days weeks. Not good I know! A nasty hacker attack was responsible and I was just too busy getting everybody else’s projects back up and running that this site lacked behind somewhat. Anyway, a spontaneous day off is the [...]

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Did you know…

July 6, 2010

… that it takes 15.500 litres of water to produce 1kg of beef? 2.700 litres of water to produce a t-shirt? 1.300 litres to produce 1kg of wheat? WHOA! I know – it’s shocking to hear. A new report by the Royal Academy of Engineering found that by 2030, we need 50% more food and [...]

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Basic Bike Maintenance

July 2, 2010

We’ve been to an amazing Basic Bike Maintenance course yesterday at the new Evans Store in Crouch End. They run every other week at many of their stores now and are completely free! It’s well worth popping down to pick up some tips on how to keep your new bike up and running with a [...]

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… and then my front tyre blew out!

June 18, 2010

I’m having quite an exciting week when it comes to cycling: First I get ripped off with a rattling gearbox, then my brand new bike gets stolen, and yesterday my front tyre blew out on me unexpectedly! I was on my way home from MTV, riding up to Finsbury Park, when I heard a loud [...]

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Some Fucker stole my brand new bike

June 16, 2010

Yesterday on the corner of Umfreville Road and Green Lanes, some Fucker stole my bike! It was three weeks old and I loved it. I bought it from Evans for £549 – not to mention accessories worth over £100. I had lunch at Harran, one of my favourite kebab shops on Green Lanes and had [...]

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Miami Beach Huts are finally online

June 15, 2010

After nearly a year, I finally found the time to get back to work on the Miami Beach Huts project. Over the last weekend I’ve uploaded all our output to a shiny new website called www.miamibechhuts.com featuring a shiny new WordPress Theme. Each Beach Hut we shot is featured, with (often too many) supplemental images. [...]

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My neighbour threw away my telly

June 11, 2010

So I discovered this excellent Panasonic 15” flat screen CRT telly on top of my wardrobe. I hadn’t used it in a few years and had originally bought it for video editing as a third monitor on my desk. Julia and I decided it would make a nice addition in our house in Birmingham, and [...]

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When things start breaking down…

May 21, 2010

It wasn’t enough that my 3yr old HP Pavillion Laptop stopped working the other day. I never liked it anyway so maybe it picked up a vibe there. In an unrealted incident, my trusty hot-pink Saracen Pylon 4 had a gearbox problem this week – which means that the cycling trip with my wife is [...]

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Going Limited: I’m changing my trading status from Sole Trader to Limited Company

May 14, 2010

After 10 years of trading with Pinkstone Pictures I’m converting the business into a Limited Company. I’ve been putting this off for years, but tax implications give me the nudge to “get on with it. Let me explain all the pros and cons, why I’m doing it and what’s changing in my paper trails with [...]

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Meet DREXEL: my new Database Server

May 8, 2010

I’ve already mentioned this to some of you, but here’s the official release. Last week I introduced a new server to the Guru Network: DREXEL – my THIRD web server in only 18 months! With it I’m building a dedicted hosting infrastructure optimised for self-hosted WordPress sites. Depending on how well it’ll go from here, [...]

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My busiest week so far this year…

March 2, 2010

… and I think of myself as a “busy man” already. As I’ve learnt this week, things can ALWAYS get busier. New this week: a Super King Sized Bed a new Website two new mobile phones a new games console and to top it off: a 16hour shift at work

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This Month in My Life

February 22, 2010

I hadn’t seen my good friend Dave Lee in a while and thought I’d connect with him via email today. When I was finished typing, I realised that it would make an excellent update on this site as well – so let’s have a look at “What’s happening in Jay’s Life” With many of my [...]

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What’s the difference between HDCAM and HDCAM SR?

February 5, 2010

Let’s take a look under the hood of two broadcast VT formats: both are called HDCAM, both do some form of HD, but apart from the operational differences, the funky coloured flap and two extra letters, what is the real difference between them? Let’s find out. HDCAM (non-SR) HDCAM was introduced by Sony ages ago [...]

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Making Television History in 32APSK with NFL Football

February 2, 2010

We made some television history the other night: in a test for the NFL International Distribution, Adrian from TV2Go and us folks at IMG Mediahouse have successfully brought a 32APSK encoded signal across the Atlantic, with a datarate of 30Mbps using a 9MHz carrier! Since the start of the current NFL season in 2009, part [...]

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