jfreake

Mar 062013
 
Transition

My band the Muted Pitch released an EP recently. It is called Transition and represents our journey over the past 24 months with moving, dealing with studio upgrades, a new member and new recording techniques. Head over to http://themutedpitch.com/music to download Transition for free. If you like it, feel free to spread the word….we appreciate [...]

Feb 042013
 
R.I.P. Canadian Pennies

The Nickel stands tall above the dead Canadian penny. Although the last penny was minted in May of 2012, today (Feb 4th, 2013) marks the end of the 1 cent copper coins circulation  in Canada. The Royal Canadian Mint is urging retailers to round up or down to the nearest 5 cent value. That’s a [...]

Sep 132012
 
Jazz at the Cedar Tree Cafe

I went down to the Cedar Tree Cafe in Fredericton to watch some jazz tonight. As some may know, the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival is on. The place was packed and for good reason…Mark Lulham, Matt Gray, Mike Carroll and Jason Flores put on a great show.

Aug 302012
 
Terry Crews is on the innernet!

Nobody can deny that viral marketing works! Terry Crews and Old Spice add to their list of entertaining and whacked out videos with this newest one posted to Vimeo.com. It lasts just over a minute before Crews yells at you to play your own tune on his muscles using your keyboard. It a gread way [...]

Jun 282012
 
Offline maps for Google Maps is now active.

Google has released a new version of Maps that allows for offline saving of regions. These regions can be brought up later even when there is no available data connection. I grabbed the update earlier and tried it out…WOW. It is simple and works exactly as I would expect. Read more about it here: http://google-latlong.blogspot.ca/2012/06/go-offline-with-google-maps-for-android.html  

Jun 272012
 
Arrested Development Returns

I just found out today that Arrested Development will be returning to Netflix US for season 4 followed by a movie. It’s too bad that it will not be available on Netflix in Canada. COME ON! Get it together Netflix :p Read more about it here: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/01/31/arrested-development-to-return-with-original-cast-and-writers/