http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk Trumpets, Music, Gadgets, Web Dev. and any other nonsense I feel like mentioning... Sat, 17 May 2008 01:00:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm enjoying one of those all-to-rare days on tour where everything's been good. So far I've: Woken up without a hangover. Had an excellent lunch at an ancient country pub. Been to see 'Iron Man' at the cinema -a superbly played superhero romp. Now it just remains for the gig to ruin it all!! Edit: ...and ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/05/16/such-a-worthwhile-day/ Here's Stephen Triffitt, in full Frank Sinatra garb, forgetting (as usual) that he's not the real thing!!! Typical! http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/05/11/who-does-he-think-he-is/ A friend of mine also recently got an unlocked iPhone. I posted recently with the fix to get I used to get his iPhone Voicemail button working. At the end of last week, he finally got around to signing up to an internet package from Vodafone UK. Needless to say, ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/05/11/useful-tips-for-the-unlocked-iphone-4-vodafone-gprs-settings/ [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y1QO3nNs25E[/youtube] Here's a great Maynard video, posted in tribute on what would have been his 80th Birthday. Happy Birthday Boss; wherever you may be. http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/05/04/maynard-ferguson-give-it-one/ Ever since I've a had a mobile phone that supported use of mp3s as ringtones, I've been making my own. When I got my iPhone, I was initially disappointed that, seemingly, the only way to do this was via the iTunes Store which involved paying for the ringtone - not ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/05/04/useful-tips-for-the-unlocked-iphone-3-free-ringtones/ A friend of mine got an unlocked iphone the other day and all seemed to be working with the exception of his Voicemail button. This wasn't an issue I'd had with mine but a quick Google turned up the necessary information. Many thanks to the guys on the iPhone Dev ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/05/03/useful-tips-for-the-unlocked-iphone-2-voicemail/ This evening, I was saddened to learn of the death of Humphrey Lyttleton; Trumpeter, Broadcaster, Raconteur. He was 86. I enjoyed his Trumpet playing but my favourite of his many roles was as Chairman of the long-running Radio 4 show "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue". With his passing, the world ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/04/26/rip-humph/ I was over on Facebook this evening and ran across the following question from my old NYJO chum Mark Armstrong: To all jazz musicians, especially jazz trumpet players: can you list your five favourite improvised jazz trumpet solos of all time? Can you list what you think are the five most ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/04/07/favourite-jazz-trumpet-solos/ I posted a few days ago about my recent good fortune in winning an iPhone. I had already unlocked it and had it working in the USA with my US T-Mobile account without problem. However, I ran into a few issues getting my UK T-Mobile to work as easily. ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/04/01/useful-tips-for-the-unlocked-iphone/ It's been a trying week for various reasons that I won't go into here. One bright moment was, however, when I won an Apple iPhone on Thursday!!! I filled in a Customer Service survey a few weeks ago and was told, as is customary, that I'd been entered into a ... http://www.trumpetboy.co.uk/2008/03/17/ridiculous-good-fortune/