Music Review: Deepsky Feat. Jes Brieden - Talk Like A Stranger (Markus Schulz Return To Coldharbour Mix)

Posted on February 28, 2008
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J. Scotty G. and Jason Blum are the two guys behind Deepsky. They have been into the music making business for some years now, and they have made a lot of great tracks. Talk like a Stranger is in my opinion, the very best track they have ever made. I have never had the same track as my top favorite for as long as this one. The first time I heard it, was back in the summer 2005. Ever since this day, I have kept playing this song over and over again. The original track is good, but nothing close to the remix from Markus Schulz. This 11 minutes long track makes me dream about sunsets, sandy beaches, and pure happiness. The genre is definitely Eletronic. However, I find it a bit more difficult to determine the style. It’s close to trance, but slightly slower than the average trance track. Yet it is still a bit to fast and techy to be categorized as a house track. I guess Tech House is a proper term for this track. Eleven minutes are, in most cases, way too long for any track. But for this track, it seems like it’s the perfect length. The beat is steady, and the vocals of Jes Brieden are tremendous. This is the sound of summer.

Travelling In Asia

Posted on February 2, 2008
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Yep! That´s right. I am travelling around in Asia at the moment, and this is the reason for the lack of new posts lately. Actually I decided not to do any writings on my blog before I was back to Denmark. But since a few people has been questioning my absense (which made me warm inside), I decided to do a short post. I have been three weeks in India with my girlfriend and today we just arrived in Thailand and we are staying here for three more week. The time we spent in India has been crazy. It´s a long story, which will be posted here when I get back home. Hopefully the last three weeks here in Thailand will be more relaxing. I will give a detailed storry, when I am back home. Now I will go back to the bar and enjoy my cheap Chang beer. Stay tuned…

Book Review: Totally Out Of Control - Chris Kenner

Posted on December 3, 2007
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Until now my reviews have been somewhat limited to websites and music. So here is to my second review of a book, this time about magic. “Totally Out Of Control” is a book about close-up magic, written by the magician Chris Kenner. On the very first page, there is an introduction by the famous magician David Copperfield. The entire book is filled up with 30 close-up effects, mainly cards and coins effects. The book has a cool layout, with detailed drawings. The content is written in an easy way and is packed with jokes and funny comments. Every single effect is well thought through, and will be very useful in most close-up acts. The main reason why I bought the book was an effect called “The 5 Faces of Sybil”. A friend showed me this trick some years ago, and this is by far one of the best tricks I have ever seen. Sybil itself is not a trick but more something like a complex cut, or as Chris states it: a quick cut flourish to demonstrate skill and dexterity. When this cut is done correctly it looks amazing, and it will definitely make people aware of your slight-of-hands skills. However, this is not something which is mastered over night. Anyway, Sybil (the trick) is much more than just a cool flourish. Chris describes the effect like this:

A deck is shuffled and four cards, prediction cards, are removed from the pack, their identity unknown to the audience. A card is selected, for example the ten of hearts, and returned. A number from ten to twenty is announced by a member of the gallery. Let’s say the number is seventeen. One swift multiple cut (five faces of Sybil) produces a small packet, it is found that is contains exactly seventeen cards. A murmur emanates from the gallery. The small packet is turned face up, revealing the ten of hearts on the face. The crowd begins to applaud. Magic Man quickly gestures for silence. The four prediction cards are revealed. Their numerical values are added and the resultant sum is exactly seventeen.

The effect looks exactly as described above. This amazing effect mixed with the just as cool looking cut makes this one of my very favorite tricks. In my opinion, this effect is well worth the price of the entire book. However, the rest of book is packed with a lot of other great tricks as well. One thing worth mentioning is that this book is not for the newbies in close-up magic. There is no explanation on basic slights, so if you are new in this field, you will have a difficult time getting through the book. Even with experience, these effects still require a lot of practice. But once you get it right, you will have an entire book full of amazing and powerful effects. Check out ITricks for more reviews. If you have no idea what magic is all about, you should go and read this post: 10 Steps To Become a Magician

Video Units from Google

Posted on November 23, 2007
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Since Google bought YouTube, it is not surprising they are looking for different ways to make money from it. As I was reading Indside AdSense I stumbled upon this article. Video Units is Google’s new offer for advertisers. I must admit that AdSense seems to be less and less effective, probably because of Ad blindness. Needless to say, it would be really nice to work with something new. However, I am not sure Video units are what I am looking for. The reason I really like AdSense, is because of its simplicity. Video Units seems to be the exact opposite. According to Google, a video unit will display two ads:

• Text overlay ads, which are displayed in the bottom 20% of the video as it plays
• Companion ads, which appear above the video content within the player

My first thought was, that this will require too much space. Obviously you will not be able to modify the ad size in the same way as the normal AdSense ads, since the video needs to be viewable. Furthermore, I feel like the simplicity is gone. Mixing video and ads is too much, specially when 20% of the video is covered by it. Maybe it turns out I am all wrong. But I won’t be able to tell you before it is released in Europe. I will definitely give it a shot, when possible. If anyone has tried it, please let me know what you think of it.

Stock Trading To Go

Posted on November 22, 2007
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Stock Trading To Go

If you are looking for places to pick up some useful lessons about stock trading, this post might help. No, I am not the one giving lessons, but there are other bloggers how does. As you can see, I have changed one of my sidebar ads. Stock Trading To Go is one of my favorite blog, which I visit daily. Blain is doing a great job, writing a lot of useful information. The blog is updated daily, and no matter if you are a newbie or a pro, this page has something for you. Although it shouldn’t matter, the blog has a really cool design. This aspect often seems to be low prioritized, by bloggers writing about personal finance, stocks, forex, etc. I guess they are busy, taking care of money. If you want to learn more about stock trading, this blog should have a fixed spot in your FeedReader.

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