I just found something new that I’m going to find hard living without. That my friend, is Opera. Simply fantastic. I know it’s been around for a while, I know it’s well established, but I just found out about it and I wish it hadn’t taken me so long.

I’ve always been a big fan of Firefox; fast, cool plugins, easy to personalise and gives a better experience when surfing the web. It was a much-needed upgrade from Explorer! So after finding a browser that did it for me I didn’t really see the need to go around installing only to uninstall.

Now it seems I’m about to leave Firefox :(. Sad but it’s true. After I installed Opera on my Mac and double clicked on that O icon I was hooked. The interface was amazing (and that they say is the most important thing, ‘to the user the interface is the system’) and the details they provided there and then just told me everything I needed to know. Concise, just the way I like it.

Widget, games, plug-ins, notes, loads of customisation, shortcuts, you name it, Opera has got it. I felt like I’d found a hidden jewel, which made using it so much more pleasurable (secretively mine :)).

The only thing I think needs improving is the video quality. I tried watching a few videos from BBC iplayer but had to switch over to Firefox. Not only that, but I was viewing my personal wiki earlier on today and I couldn’t view certain things in Opera (again I had to switch over to Firefox). So I don’t think I’m going to be leaving my lovely Firefox just yet. Opera is well worth downloading though!

I just updated my wordpres after much trepidation. I wasn’t looking forward to it at all, but it was surprisingly simple. Just deleted two folders and uploaded the other files. Don’t know why I was so hesitant. Maybe it’s because of pass experiences, and hearing a few problems when upgrading.

Anyways, I now have the latest one, just need to get used to the interface. Shouldn’t take too long though.

I’m loving my blackberry. Though I’ve had it for a while now i’m always finding new things about it. I’ve recently download some new apps including Viigo, Twitterberry and iskoot. Three really kool apps. Viigo is probably the best one i have at the moment. Viigo “delivers news, weather, flight schedules and status, real-time sports scores, stock quotes and market data, entertainment, hotel and restaurant reviews, blogs, and much more”. It’s so addictive as well; one of those apps you can’t live without.

I recently found out how to create my own themes as well. I got tired of having to use those preloaded themes on my phone and searching website looking for ‘free’ themes. To be honest the process is pretty easy. You just need a few freewares and that’s it! Well worth a try. Go ahead.

But it hasn’t always been rosey. I’ve had more problems than i care to remember! At one point i started thinking it was a big mistake going for a smartphone. But the problem now is, ‘once you’ve gone smart, you never go back’. I can’t see myself using a ‘normal’ phone now. Not now that i’ve got word and presentation on my BB!

It’s been a while since i’ve updated my blog. Just thought i’d drop a post to not make it look so abandoned. Never mind, I’ll be updating it soon with some long over-due great post :p.  This one is for you Nuno. You’ve been telling me to update it for months, so i’m getting back into the habit of doing so.

Here’s my Facebook badge. Thought i would add it to my blog.

“Sweet about me, nothing sweet about me” is the chorus from Gabriella Cilmi’s debut single. But I must say, there is something definitely sweet about this girl. From her voice to her lyrics, to her creativity, she never ceases to amaze me as I select repeat on my iPod, again.

The maturity in this 16 year old’s voice makes it hard to believe that she is indeed still a teenager and saying that she sings SO well is an understatement (honestly).  She sings about a wide range of topics - as you would expect - with some obvious American influences. You can hear a slight western and rock melody on tracks like Awkward Game and Terrifying. Skip to Safer which happens to be one of my favourite on the album it has more of a Blues sound which brings to emphasis lyrics like, “And Just When I Think I’m On Top … I Stumble And I Hit The Ground”. In addition, this track really brings to attention her vocal talents.

I know this is not an ‘in-depth’ critique on her album Lessons To Be Learned, but I just wanted to share my opinion on a real Diamond with you all. Do not be surprised to read in the papers raving reviews about this album from professional critics.

Went to Rise Festival yesterday and had a blast! Great music, the sun was shining and the overall atmosphere created by the people was just fantastic. I went ‘early’ so I was surprised when I didn’t see much people there. Went away for a while and when I came back the park was overflowing with people – I could hardly find my way through the crowd.

What attracted me most to the festival was the fact that CSS was going to perform. For those unfamiliar, CSS is short for Cansei de Ser Sexy (‘tired of being sexy’) and they are an electro/rock band from Brazil. I fell in love with their music from the first time I heard it. Their performance on stage was amazing as always. I love the fact that they are so unique. For those who want to know about CSS I have added some songs.

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I am having some problems uploading the pictures. I will try and fix this later.

… As promised, here are the pictures.

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Oh it has been a while since I’ve posted!
I went to see John Mayer at Brixton Academy recently and I thought I would write a post; I simply adore his music. I only found out about John Mayer and his talent a few months ago when listening to Alicia Keys. He featured on a song on her new album (As I Am) called Lesson Learned. I love that song. The chorus was captivating and that’s how I got noticed of him, and I have been a big fan ever since.

I found out that he was going to be playing at the Brixton Academy only two days before the concert and by that time all tickets had been sold. But that wasn’t going to stop me! To my joy people where selling tickets near the gates, and as the saying goes, ‘the rest was history’.

I came out of the concert thinking ‘that was the best money I have ever spent’. It was simply amazing; from start to finish! He started the concert with Belief, a song from his latest album Continuum, and everyone just went crazy from then on. He played songs from all his albums and did not disappoint in giving us a jaw dropping show of skills on his guitar.  Every song ended on a high with the next one laying in wait ready to take you even higher! The only thing the crowd could do was to scream the inevitable “I LOVE YOU JOHN!”.

He obviously takes his career seriously for he performed immaculately throughout the entire concert. Unlike some of the other artists I like.  I wont mention Amy name ;).

I was just happy to see him play live and indulge in his music yet again.