http://fadil.moris.org Fickle ruminations of a twenty-something. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:06:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During the past few weeks, I've had the chance to have a 5.5G 30GB iPod around to fiddle with (thanks Baim). The fact that I can only borrow an iPod may surprise some, but I live in Mauritius and the 30GB model, which costs around $400 here, is not quite ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/08/27/ipod-sound-quality/ I have just found out about a very interesting audio recording technique called binaural recording. The name itself is sort of revealing. According to Wikipedia, two microphones placed a certain distance apart and facing away from each other are used during the recording process in studio. This ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/07/22/binaural-audio/ The brand new flash-based widgets created by last.fm to allow its users to share their music taste with the world are so cool... and hot! They're an upgrade to the old school image charts which have been around for a while now. Multiple types of these widgets are available: ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/05/25/the-new-lastfm-widgets-are-hot-and-sexy/ We've got our trophy back! Yes, Manchester United are the 2006-2007 English Premier League Champions! It follows from the 1-1 draw at the Emirates stadium between Arsenal and Chelsea, leaving Man Utd with a 7-point advantage over runner-up Chelsea with two games remaining. United put the pressure on Jose Mourinho's ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/05/06/the-red-devils-go-marching-on/ Image shared on Flickr by Fad The Red. Doing stupid things can cost you so much, a price nobody is ever willing to pay. I vowed to myself to try the hardest I can not to be stupid anymore. I conjure everyone to do likewise. http://fadil.moris.org/2007/04/25/stupidity/ I have recently discovered Windows Live Writer, a WYSIWYG blog authoring tool created by Microsoft (ahem, some people are going to hate me) as part of its "Live"-branded services.  It basically allows you to write and save your posts offline before publishing, and takes care of uploading images to your blog as well.  The ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/04/08/windows-live-writer/ Image shared on Flickr by parosjet. This rather unexpected change of address has been caused by some problems encountered with the .mu domain registrations. The people in charge are working to have them reactivated. I do hope the blog.mu domain will be back on its feet soon, as I personally ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/01/22/change-of-address/ I have been tagged for the second time in two weeks! Courtesy of Kyu this time. Mauritian bloggers are becoming avid taggers... ;) Image shared on Flickr by Fad The Red. Two Names You Go By: 1. Fad 2. Fado ( :) ) Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now: 1. An old Euro 96 ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/01/17/meme-number-2/ Samedi soir je suis peurti voir David Guetta à La Citadelle en compagnie de Bol(Bhel) et Bil(Bhel). Bien plus qu'un artiste de musique électronique, David Guetta a forgé son propre style durant ces dernières années. Son unique mélange de house, d'électro et de rock a électrifié l'ambiance samedi soir. Les ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/01/15/david-guetta-a-la-citadelle-azieeeuuu-trop-bonne-ca-beunheum/ Image shared on Flickr by p2wy. J'ai été taggé pour la première fois, par Yashvin ! Une dizaine de questions pas trop compliqués... Pseudo? Fad The Red et aussi Jimmy Lee Billy Bob Pourquoi ce pseudo? Fad = diminutif de Fadil, The Red = en référence a Manchester United, dont je ... http://fadil.moris.org/2007/01/10/mon-premier-tag/