Are you startin' or wha'?

If you're new in town and you want to have a little look around Skangerland then this is the place to start. A few old favourites:

Da Bertie Code	Garda Reserve	The Irish Sopranos
Behave	Mary Harney Decides	Liffey Driving

Now check out a few more pages and we hope you see something you like. You'll find a mixture of the serious and the frivolous, but that's life and we make no apologies for it. Jaysus knows we could all do with a laugh the odd time.

Giro d'Italia Calendar 2013 ics calendar Italy Italia UPDATE:2013-04-27 #giro #giro2013

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The Giro d'Italia 2013 calendar has been updated to reflect some minor changes in the stage distances published by the organizers, along with a couple of other minor edits.

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Giro d'Italia 2013 Calendar v2

Tour and Vuelta

You can also get calendars for the 2013 Tour de France and Vuelta a España

Spring Classics Calendar 2013 ics calendar Milan San Remo Harelbeke Gent Wevelgem Ronde Vlaanderen Paris Roubaix Amstel Gold Fleche Wallonne Liege Bastogne

As usual, you use and take this on an as-is basis, no warranty, etc. If you want to check it's legit then open it up in any text-editor and you can inspect the code. It's as accurate as we can make it (we'll be using these calendars ourselves) but we can't guarantee that it is error-free. If you spot any mistakes then do please let us know through the comments.

The races included are:

March	(La Primavera)	17th, Milan - San Remo
	(Cobbled)	22nd, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Harelbeke
		24th, Gent - Wevelgem
		31st, Ronde van Vlaanderen
April		7th, Paris - Roubaix
	(Ardennes)	14th, Amstel Gold Race
		17th, La Flèche Wallonne
		21st, Liège - Bastogne - Liège

The entries are quite basic at this stage, including some guesses about exact distances. Finish times are, as always, estimates - albeit based on pretty high paces - so check on the day. We'll update when we have more detail. In the meantime, enjoy. If you're interested, the 2013 Tour de France calendar is here, the Vuelta here, and the Giro here.


Download: Spring Classics 2013 Calendar v1


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Giro d'Italia Calendar 2013 ics calendar Italy Italia UPDATE:2013-02-02 #giro #giro2013

Giro d'Italia 2013 Calendar Subscribe or Download

UPDATE 2013-04-27: Link to NEW version of Giro calendar added
UPDATE 2013-02-02: Link to Spring Classics calendar added 

As usual, you use and take this on an as-is basis, no warranty, etc. If you want to check it's legit then open it up in any text-editor and you can inspect the code. It's as accurate as we can make it (we'll be using these calendars ourselves) but we can't guarantee that it is error-free. If you spot any mistakes then do please let us know through the comments.

The entries are quite basic at this stage. We'll update when we have more detail. In the meantime, enjoy. If you're interested, the 2013 Tour de France calendar is here, and the Vuelta here.

UPDATE: Now available the Spring Classics calendar, which includes Milan-San Remo and the cobbled and Ardennes classics.

Download: Giro d'Italia 2013 Calendar v1

Get an UPDATED Giro d'Italia 2013 Calendar v2 here.

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[NB: these linked calendars have already been updated in Google Calendar so they remain valid]

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Vuelta a España Calendar 2013 ics calendar Spain Espana UPDATE:2013-02-02 #vuelta #vuelta2013

Vuelta a España 2013 Calendar Subscribe or Download

UPDATE 2103-04-27: Link to Giro Calendar v2 added
UPDATE 2013-02-02: Link to Spring Classics calendar added 

As usual, you use and take this on an as-is basis, no warranty, etc. If you want to check it's legit then open it up in any text-editor and you can inspect the code. It's as accurate as we can make it (we'll be using these calendars ourselves) but we can't guarantee that it is error-free. If you spot any mistakes then do please let us know through the comments.

The entries are quite basic at this stage. We'll update when we have more detail. In the meantime, enjoy. If you're interested, the 2013 Tour de France calendar is here, and the Giro here UPDATED Giro here.

UPDATE: Now available the Spring Classics calendar, which includes Milan-San Remo and the cobbled and Ardennes classics.

Download: Vuelta a España 2013 Calendar v1


Subscribe to the Vuelta a España calendar:

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iTunes 11 Downgrade: How to go back and revert to iTunes 10 Mac OS X

iTunes 11 Downgrade: How to go back and revert to iTunes 10

It's worth bearing in mind that you can do things like get the sidebar back,but if you decide you want to ditch iTunes 11 try this…

The simplest procedure is to get the old 10.7 version of the iTunes application from Apple. Here's a direct download link:

http://appldnld.apple.com/iTunes10/041-7195.20120912.d3uzQ/iTunes10.7.dmg

Then get the free application Pacifist:

http://www.charlessoft.com/


The iTunes application comes in the form of a .dmg or Disk Image file. Normally you would just run that and install the application. Pacifist, however, allows you to open up the Disk Image and select how you want to use it.

Before you run anything - make a full back-up. Use Time Machine or whatever you use for your regular and careful back-up procedure. (Just because this works for me doesn't mean it will work for you. you're doing this at your own risk - so make a back up.)

Open up Pacifist. You'll see an option to "Open Package". Click it, then find the iTunes10.7.dmg file that you downloaded from Apple and select that. Click Open.

Pacifist will show you a list of the contents of iTunes10.7.dmg. You'll see an entry for Contents of Install iTunes. Select that, then click the Install button at the top left of the Pacifist window. This should reinstall iTunes 10.7 and all the system files that go with it.

Restoring your library

You may need to revert to your old iTunes library. It will be a file ending .itl in here:

[User] > Music > iTunes > Previous iTunes Libraries

If there's more than one you should be able to find the most recent one by comparing the dates in the filenames. Rename it iTunes Library.itl and then copy it into the iTunes folder (i.e., in [User] > Music > iTunes), where it will replace the newer one created when you reinstalled the 10.7 version of iTunes. Note that this will restore your library as it was at the time you upgraded to iTunes 11. If you changed anything since that upgrade you'll have to redo those changes.

If you have persistent problems with items that are on your Mac but missing from the library, try this script:

Music Folder Files Not Added


This Apple support article may be useful, too.

iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists

Deleting iTunes on Lion OS X 10.7

You might have trouble getting iTunes deleted off Lion to make way for the version you want. From OS X 10.7, iTunes was more closely integrated with the OS so removing it can be a bit more tricky than it used to be. If you run into problems with this, check out this discussion on deleting iTunes.

Mobile factory reset problems

If you have problems with mobile devices asking for a factory reset, see this discussion. It suggests deleting the file iTunesCDB from the mobile device.


If you still have problems then it may be time to restore that back-up that you made. You did make a back-up, didn't you…?

How to get the sidebar back in iTunes 11

Here's how to lose the button and get the list back in the sidebar in iTunes 11

You can easily restore the sidebar list in iTunes 11 - that's the list on the left with all your library and Playlist items.

Simply click on "View" and then select "Show Sidebar".

The keyboard shortcut is alt+cmd+S.

It's as easy as that.

(If you just don't like iTunes 11 and want to go back to 10.7, the earlier version, check out this post.)

Two photographs #Savita

The first of these pictures I took in Dublin in 1992. The second one I took in Dublin in 2012.

Twenty years and we still haven't managed to sort out this mess - but then that's what you get when you keep voting in a shower of venal cowards.

Amateur Photography Awards Shortlist Irish Times UPDATE 2012-11-19

The 2012 shortlist for the Irish Times Amateur Photography Awards, with links. Each category links to a Picasa album of thumbnails and to an album of larger versions.

The category winners have been announced so I've marked them with an asterisk in the lists below. I've also added a full list of the winners below. Congratulations to them all.

The original shortlist announcement didn't mention the "Source Set" category called "The Source Set" but that category was won by Claire Duggan with "Empty Spaces". The project can be seen on her website.

For each image, copyright belongs to the photographer and I make no claim to it. I am providing this post merely to facilitate and encourage discussion.



Photographer of the Year:
Amaia Arenzana (for Ad Infinitum, Dreaming In Colour On A W, and A Little Narcotic Warm)

Best Picture of the Year:
Shadow Man by Aideen McFadden

Category Winners:
Colour:
1st Place: Mike Finn: God In The Lane
2nd Place: Bob Morrison: Boora Bog Parklands #1
3rd Place: Michael O Grady: China: Bus Park

Monochrome:
1st Place: Aideen McFadden: Shadow Man
2nd Place: Joby Hickey: Nude
3rd Place: Mads Bruun: Dissolve

Nature:
1st Place: Des Cannon: Synchronised Snacking
2nd Place: Kieran Phelan: Sparring Egrets
3rd Place: Norma Gleeson: Food For A Long Journey

Open:
1st Place: Amaia Arenzana: Ad Infinitum
2nd Place: Philip Sliney: Into The Mist
3rd Place: Amaia Arenzana: Dreaming In Colour On A W

Portrait:
1st Place: Ferdinand Von Korff Schmising: Daria
2nd Place: Derek Byrne: Harry
3rd Place: Ann Francis: Face

Travel:
1st Place: Aoife Hester: The Train To Rosslare
2nd Place: Bronwen Casson: Desert Truck Stop, Yemen
3rd Place: Declan Kilcourse: Dubai Skyline

Source:
1st Place: Claire Duggan: Empty Spaces. (See her website.)
2nd Place: Cristiano Del Ma: Folk Souls. (See for example here, and also his flickr page.)
3rd Place:Alistair Waddell: In God We Trust. (See for example here, and also his flickr page.)


Shortlist:

Category : Colour 
[Picasa Gallery of Thumbnails]
[Picasa Gallery of Originals]
Gary Sanchez: Green Goblin
Emer O Shea: Stranger On The Shore
Martin Dennany: Where's Goldilocks?
Brian Hutchinson: Canal At Castleknock
Marion Galt: The Wall
Shirley Milburn: The Boatshed
Jim McMorrow: Constance At Holy Well
Peter Mooney: Sunflower
Bob Morrison: Boora Bog Parklands #1
Barton Egan: Dead Vlei - Namibia
Clare Coyle: Bubble Man
Michael O Grady: China: Bus Park
T. Michael Redmond: Monument Valley Storm
*Mike Finn: God In The Lane
Sean O Domhnaill: Derry Doorway
Geoff Greenham: Playing With Water
Michael Foley: Colours Of Rajasthan

Category : Monochrome 
[Picasa Gallery of Thumbnails]
[Picasa Gallery of Originals]
Liam Mulkeen: Shop Window Camden St 2
Gordon Hart: Monochrome 1
John Butler: Old Age
David Kelly: Reach Me By Chairoplane
David Kelly: Underwater World
Joby Hickey: Pigeon Towers
Joby Hickey: Powerscourt Townhouse
Joby Hickey: Irish Sailor
Joby Hickey: Nude
Karolina Ostrowska: Through The Looking Glass
Paul Lanigan: Returning Home
Mads Bruun: Dissolve
Adrian Hickey: Thirsty
*Aideen McFadden: Shadow Man
Gavin Leane: Snow To Still A Fox

Category : Nature 
[Picasa Gallery of Thumbnails]
[Picasa Gallery of Originals]
Mary Twomey: Common Blue Butterflies
Mary Twomey: Immature Common Darter
Mick Bolger: Kingfisher Lunch
Jason Town: Ant
Jason Town: Perching Fly
Jason Town: Wasp On Bud
Norma Gleeson: Food For A Long Journey
Michael Carroll: Locust Nymph
Noel O Connell: The Preacher
T. Michael Redmond: Sea Otter Crab Feast
Neil O Reilly: Hen Harrier Hunting 1
Neil O Reilly: Hen Harrier Hunting 2
Patricia Ronan: Swan And Cygnet
Brendan Lawlor: Flying Flower
Donal Glackin: Garden Goldfinchs
Kieran Phelan: Sparring Egrets
*Des Cannon: Synchronised Snacking
Fintan McTiernan: Catch Of The Day

Category : Open
[Picasa Gallery of Thumbnails]
[Picasa Gallery of Originals]
Michael Crean: Clash Of The Ash
Erica Coburn: Budding Imagination
Gary Sanchez: Laundry Day
*Amaia Arenzana: Ad Infinitum
Amaia Arenzana: Dreaming In Colour On A W
Philip Sliney: Into The Mist
Sofiya Finbow: Above The Lake
Eric Dunne-Magner: Ballygarvan Shed
Tom Whelton: Frosty Morning
Eibhlin Heard: Rough Hand
Vladimir Morozov: Miss Summer
Chris Jones: Girl In Fog
Renee Summers: Dark Skies In Dingle
McGrath Anne: Spray Flight
Paul Edmondson: Friendship Falls
To Ni: Unnamed
Maggy Morrissey: Greystones Pier South
Kieran Culleton: Time Goes By
Frank Keane: Devolution
Paul Ruane: Self Portrait-portrait

Category : Portrait
[Picasa Gallery of Thumbnails]
[Picasa Gallery of Originals]
Derek Byrne: Harry
Derek Byrne: The Captain
Sean Monaghan: The Fish Smokers
To Ni: Unnamed
*Ferdinand Von Korff Schmising: Daria
Ferdinand Von Korff Schmising: Swetlana, Now And Then
Virginia Kelleher: Three Sisters
Mark O'Connor: Hoodie
Pawel Pentlinowski: Mesmerizing Eyes
David Behan: Fisherman's Friend
Ann Francis: Face
Patricia Herrero Ferriol: Elena
Christina Prendergast: Familiar Surroundings
Geoff Greenham: Liz And Rick
Adrian Parkinson: Old Man
Adrian Parkinson: Roma Family Portrait
Michael Foley: Sri Lankan Widow
Adrian Parkinson: Women And Puppy
Conor McMahon: Rule Of Forth
Grainne Gavigan: Dancer At Rest
Pádraig O Donoghue: Pa Mac Blacksmith At Work
Owen OGrady: Eimear

Category : Travel
[Picasa Gallery of Thumbnails]
[Picasa Gallery of Originals]
Amaia Arenzana: A Little Narcotic Warm
Michael Kossack: Young Explorers
Nathan Richardson: Dragon Rising
*Aoife Hester: The Train To Rosslare
Liam Berrington: Goodbye From North Korea
Patricia Mulkeen: Plane Parking Nairobi
Cathal Twomey: Summer Holidays 2012 Eire
Derek Byrne: West Ireland
John Butler: Knitting Socks Georgia
Bronwen Casson: Al Hajarah Yemen
Bronwen Casson: Desert Truck Stop, Yemen
Brendan Lawlor: The Hair-dresser
Joseph Martin: The Observers
Brendan Ó Sé: Hanoi Barber Waiting
Yvonne Kelly: Reflecting On Reflections
Viv Buckley: Early Morning Tuscany
Maggy Morrissey: Rush Hour In Venice
Adrian Hickey: Pause-Saigon,Vietnam
Adrian Hickey: Afloat
Rob ONeill: Rainy Season Zanzibar
Declan Kilcourse: Dubai Skyline

Tour de France Calendar 2013 ics calendar UPDATE 2013-02-02 #tdf #tdf2013

Tour de France Calendar Subscribe or Download

UPDATE 2103-04-27: Link to Giro Calendar v2 added
UPDATE 2013-02-02: Link to Spring Classics calendar added 
UPDATE 2013-01-16: Link to Giro calendar added   
UPDATE 2013-01-14: Link to Vuelta calendar added
UPDATE 2012-10-31: Download link added

As usual, you use and take this on an as-is basis, no warranty, etc. If you want to download to check it's legit then open it up in any text-editor and you can inspect the code. It's as accurate as we can make it (we'll be using these calendars ourselves) but we can't guarantee that it is error-free. If you spot any mistakes then do please let us know through the comments.

This is, of course, a very early version with only basic information. We'll update if and when we have more detail. In the meantime, enjoy.

If you're interested, the 2013 Vuelta a España calendar is here, and and the Giro here UPDATED Giro here.

UPDATE: Now available the Spring Classics calendar, which includes Milan-San Remo and the cobbled and Ardennes classics.

Download: Tour de France 2013 Calendar v1


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