So this is the first bit, where it all seems a bit pointless

I was talking to a friend of mine who suggested that the way to the top of the search rankings was a blog. I don't know if that's true - my little company does quite well sitting high in Google's rankings, so I don't think I'm doing this because of that. One of my clients made me realise why I like to write these sorts of things, describing me as a maven - someone who likes to pass on useful, intelligent nuggets of information. I suppose that this is an effort to group my little outbursts of info into one place, maybe reaching a wider audience and maybe not.

In any case, I'm going to start by making a little recommendation about a band I heard. I'm a music fan, but this isn't a music blog. It's a blog extolling the best of lots of things. In terms of new music, I'd like to shout about I Was A Cub Scout - a small band at the moment, but with more to come. I'm quite good at spotting the next bands to do well, even if it's not the "chart success" version of doing well. I was listening to Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly long before their first CD appeared. Same for David Ford. There are more, but it gets boring to list. Anyway, IWACS (I Was A Cub Scout) are a two-piece that bring in more musicians on stage to build huge, very British anthemic pop-rock. They supported The Wombats at Brixton Academy at the weekend and were better than them. Download the song "Save your wishes" or just buy the CD "I want you to know that there is always hope". Put it in your car, wind down the windows and enjoy.


Another little mention in my moment of sub-fame for unwary companies goes to Ebuyer. I run a little company called Sponge New Business and we have fairly limited IT needs, but have in the past few years bought routers, switches, computers, printers, cables, CPU fans, PSUs and a few other IT supplies. We've tried a few companies, some of them (such as the very bad Eclipse Computers) didn't meet our standards. Ebuyer are exceptional. They are priced within the reach of small companies, yet offer decent volume discounts. Give them a try for cameras, computer bits, tellies, phones, gadgets and other things you plug in.

I've got a moan to post about illegal downloading soon and also one about the fantastic MyFootballClub project. Speak soon.