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Today I chat about what has been up for the last few weeks, as well as play an extract of 7th Son: Descent written by J.C Hutchins and read by the author. It’s a great story, and check the links below for where to buy it!

Links
http://bit.ly/3dA8Ju – Buy a copy of 7th Son: Descent
http://www.JcHutchins.net – JC’s personal site, where you can hear the rest of the story as it is syndicated over 10 weeks

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio

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Here is the next clip in the Cian’s Letters To The Clubbers series being played on Spin 1038′s Club Educate on Saturday nights.

In this one, I talk about Cubase.

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio

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Due to madness, this week’s VFTQ is a rerun of my Letter B segment on the Spin 103.8 radio station two weeks ago. In these segments, I plan to work through the entire alphabet and how each letter relates to Music Technology. This week is the letter B. Enjoy! You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com . Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio Leave a comment on the show at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and phone the voicemail line at 001 206 203 4610

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Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, available at www.viewfromthequad.com!

Today on View From The Quad, we hand most of the show over to our resident mad politician Frank, to talk about why YOU should have voted No in Lisbon 2. I also update you on what has been going on in my life, and play two tracks from this weeks featured Irish band, Little Green Cars.

Links

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=313024881&s=143449 – Check out Little Green Cars’ debut EP: Volume 1. It’s awesome. Really. You can also pick it up in Tower Records. Volume 2 is coming out soon.

http://myspace.com/littlegreencars – gig details for Little Green Cars

Remember, you can contact me by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com or leave a voice message to be played on the show at (001) 206-203-4610 and get them played on the show!
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View From The Quad has been shortlisted for the Best Podcast slot in this year’s Irish Web Awards. Just thought that I would give you all the heads up! Check out the awards at http://awards.ie/webawards/ and wish me luck!

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Today on View From The Quad, I play the first instalment of Cian’s Letters to the Clubbers, my new segment on Spin 103.8′s Club Educate on Saturday Nights. Enjoy!

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Links

http://www.Spin1038.com – Listen to Spin Live

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio

Leave a comment on the show at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and phone the voicemail line at 001 206 203 4610

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The following episode has nothing to do with me (Cian). I apologise for whatever Liz said. She really REALLY didn’t mean it. Really. Send her the emails.

Today, Liz talks about Heroes’ return, and why it might (or might not) suck as bad as the last few seasons, a pregnant robot, and the next generation in really embarrassing phone accessories.

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Links

http://io9.com/5357548/heroes-returns-more-rad-than-ever-say-stars – Heroes returns, more rad then ever say stars (my arse)

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/09/noooo_pregobot_gives_birth_to.php  – Robotic mom gives birth to son

http://alpha-beta-tricks.blogspot.com/2009/09/bluetooth-concept-turns-your-finger.html – Bluetooth concept turns your finger phone into a reality

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio

Leave a comment on the show at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and phone the voicemail line at 001 206 203 4610

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Today on View From The Quad I have a 20 minute deadline to record the entire episode. I make it by two minutes. Madness.
I talk about how to become a superhero with some really hurried technologies, how the makers of GTA had to rush to pay $20 MILLION to their flustered shareholders, how Bono quickly injected a lot of money into the SpiderMan musical.
That’s it, really.
We also play the song Thrown Away by Blue Stahli. It’s a wonderful song, and you can pick up your own copy at www.FiXTStore.com!

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Links

http://io9.com/5351527/two-technologies-that-could-make-you-superpowered-tomorrow – Two technologies that could make you superpowered

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/02/take_two_settles_investor_class_action_lawsuit/ – GTA class action lawsuit

http://www.holymoly.com/celebrity-news/bono-stumps-funding-troubled-spider-man-musical30661 – SpiderMan the Musical

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio

Leave a comment on the show at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and phone the voicemail line at 001 206 203 4610

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Today on VFTQ we talk about a man who lives with lions (damn cute!), pyrotechnical gas propulsion technology, the Lock Ness… speedboat? Disney buying Marvel “Paris Syndrome” and much much more. Like crash test dummies, the Lisbon treaty, Liz’s party and such.

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Links

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/08/crazy_fool_is_friends_with_a_p.php – Crazy fool is friends with a pack of lions

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/08/is_this_nessie_spotted_on_goog.php – Is this Nessie spotted on Google Earth? (NOES!)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hpSHllNjlQeBmsxGJTXeoJMg5YuwD9ADSNBO0 – Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 billion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15391010/ – Paris Syndrome leaves tourists in shock

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15391010/

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio

Leave a comment on the show at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and phone the voicemail line at 001 206 203 4610

I know that I made a bit of a fuss yesterday on my personal blog about the price of Snow Leopard being just under 45% higher in the EU then in the US. But let’s get real. This is going to effect almost nobody’s buying decision. Specially those of you who LIVE in the US. So I thought that I would link to a few different ways that you can save yourself some moolah when buying. (Sorry to those who don’t live in the US. The UK version of Amazon doesn’t seem to be listing any savings.)

First way I found was through Amazon. They are selling it for $24.99 which is a fairly tiny saving, but a saving none the less. The folks at MacMall are also selling it for that price.

The Snow Leopard Family Pack is also reduced in price on both Amazon and MacMall, down too $43.99.

If the Mac Box is what you are after, Amazon and MacMall will do you a deal on that as well! Save a round $20 by clicking the links!

One interesting point to note is that it was not Amazon, but MacMall who instigated these savings. Amazon just matched the price. But are these rather insignificant savings enough to stop you from just walking down to the local shop and purchasing a copy yourself? I know that I will!

If you have any other places to get Snow Leopard on the cheap, link to them in the comments!

Tags: Apple, geek