Four Gadgets to Weather the Next Storm

You may find yourself stranded on a back country road. You may find yourself living in a suburb without power. But no matter where you are, being without electricity is absolutely no fun at all. Of course, the ultimate solution is to have a massive generator standing by to power up the house. Unfortunately, most [...]

Television boost for unsigned band

AN ASHBOURNE band is set to appear on a BBC1 TV drama next month. The Rash Home-grown band The Rash, made up of four former Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School pupils, has been picked out to provide music for a return of popular crime drama Inspector George Gently. The four 21-year-olds, Bobby Eccles, John Dell, Nathan [...]

Tour de France Photog Ditches DSLR for iPhone

There’s no greater misconception in photography than that it’s the gear that makes the photographer (Just ask Damon Winter). In the hands of a skilled shooter, even the iPhone 4’s camera can make compelling images. During this year’s Tour De France, an event silly with photo pros trying to make a living, photojournalist and documentarian [...]