The Remastered Stereo Boxset is Finally Here

I still can't believe I own the Beatles Remastered Box set. It cost me a fortune, but every penny was well spent. I am just loving the redefined, clear, breath taking sound. Will review individual songs later. Here's some pictures taken today

Ain't The CD's Pretty? Click for larger view

Remove Virus in XP that Disables “Show Hidden Files”

Source of this information is this page

"There is a certain virus that prevents XP users from viewing the hidden files.

The virus meddles with the ’Show hidden files and folders’ option in the Folder Options and the option keeps bouncing back to ‘Do not show hidden files and folders’, despite repeated trials.

Here is how you can set this problem right:

Navigate to the windows registry:
Go to Start menu
Click Run
Type regedit in the text box and then click Enter.

When the Registry Editor opens, perform the following steps:

Go to the following registry key:

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and then open Software.Under this navigate to: Microsoft -> Windows -> Current Version -> Explorer Then go to Advanced -> Folder -> Hidden -> SHOWALL
Delete the value CheckedValue.
(Its type should be REG_SZ and data should be 2 or 0.)

Create a new DWORD value called CheckedValue (same as above, except that the type is REG_DWORD).

Modify the value data to 1 (0×00000001).This should enable you to select the ‘Show hidden files and folders’ option without much problem.

Do drop in comments if there are further queries and we shall try to find answers."

This tip works! In fact, it works so well, that I am posting it here in my blog for future reference. This virus has troubled me a lot, and the last time I tried fixing it, I ended up formatting my hard drive and re-installing windows.

Thanks to the original author for this great tip.

My Beatles Gadget

Rock Band Beatles Instruments

Aren't these gadgets simply awesome?

9/9/9 : Beatles Day

Yes, soon this beauty will be mine. I have asked a friend of mine to bring the whole stereo box set for me. It might cost me $180 or more....but I don't care about the cost. I just need to own this. After buying the remastered boxset, my next target will be to get hold of the rock band beatles game. Unfortunately, I will also have to get a current generation console (PS3 or Xbox360) in order to play the game. There's no PC version yet. I wonder why they are not thinking about a PC version. I think most Beatles fans (maybe everyone) owns a PC which is capable of running the game. Also, as far as I know, most of the accessories (the guitars, drums, mics, etc.) are USB compatible and can be used with computers easily.

It's a shame....

By the way, today's 9/9/9...9th day of the 9th month of the 9th year of the century. Considering the number of activities related to 9 and Beatles, this can surely be called Beatles day. The ones that I know of:

The song Revolution 9
The song Cloud 9 (George Harrison Solo)
One after 909 (song from Let it Be album)
Launch of Rock Band Beatles
Launch of the remastered catalog of Beatles songs (all albums)

Need anymore reasons to make 9/9/9 the Beatles day? No.

PC User VS Mac User

Lol poor Mac user!

Revolution

You Say you wanna revolution?

Rock Band Beatles is going to be the biggest video game, ever.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

This is a great song. It blew me away when I first heard it. The lyrics is unlike any other song. The song was first released in the Beatles white album, which in my opinion, is one of the better Beatles albums. However, I did not hear the Beatles version first--I heard the George Harrison solo version from the Concert from Bangladesh LP. I loved the concert version more, but later on I started to like the album version, too.

There are some good covers and bootleg versions available, too. The Jeff Healey cover is very good, and the alternate version in Anthology and love album is also nice to hear. I like the anthology version in particular as it slows down the tempo to a great extent.

To be honest, While My Guitar Gently Weeps doesn't sound like a Beatles song at all. The introductory guitar riff was written by no one other than the great Eric Clapton; a close friend of George. George wanted to make the song sound less like a Beatle tune. If you even compare the song with his other efforts in white album, i.e. Piggies, Savoy Truffle, Long, Long, Long; it sounds quite different. It's a fast song with lots of guitar solos and nice lyrics.

More Pics from Beatles Remastered Catalogue

Mono Box Set

Remastered Box Set

I'd so love to get hold of these! I have been a life long Beatles fan (almost) and I hardly pass a day without anything Beatle in it. People who know me personally knows how much the band and their music means to me.

Beatlemania resurrected!

The Beatles Remastered Box Set

The Beatles remastered stereo box set. and Mono Box set (Copyright Apple Corps Ltd.)

First look at The Beatles remastered box set

Resurrection of My Writings

It's been a while since I wrote my last piece of writing. I feel I am not doing justice to myself by remaining absent from the writer's world. Actually, a tremendous increase in work load, personal priorities, resurgence of video gaming as well as lack of inspiration are all the resultant forces behind my absence. However, topics never cease from hitting my brain, and one such topic is "Favorite pop videos". This topic struck me on my way back to Dhaka from Cox'sbazar. I was watching the video for "To Brazil" by Vengaboys in my ipod touch, and I thought I should make a list of my favorite videos and write something about them in an episodic manner. I am not sure whether I can do that, but I can at least make the list. So here goes the list, in no particular order:

1. November Rain - Guns' N Roses
2. Real Love - The Beatles
3. Free As A Bird - The Beatles
4. Take on Me - Aha

Wait, is this what I wanted to write about? Not really...I wanted to write about "Videos that you love but never admit doing so", and the top of the list video was going to be "To Brazil" by Vengaboys and "Barbie Girl" by Aqua; followed by "Who Let The Dogs Out" by Bahamen.

I have been haunted by a deep desire to write a story regarding the death of John Lennon. It will have a style similar to the one I applied in my sole, full fledged work--"Lunch is Beautiful". In order to do so, I did some research on the whole death incident. I got a lot of information which I can use in my story. I am writing it down here as I don't want my idea to go in to oblivion--I want it to stay documented. This blog will act as a reminder to me to start working on the idea. I have a very basic framework in mind, but I haven't really decided upon the details.

John Lennon and His Killer, M.D.Chapman

I got engaged last month, and life is quite different now. Also, I am now leading one of the most important departments of my organization, and hence work load and responsibility is sky high. I have very little personal time which I can utilize to write stuff. It is unfortunate, but life is like that. Nothing much is there for me to change it....and maybe I am liking it this way?

I do miss writing often, though. There were times when I would keep on writing pages after pages, without even bothering that no one might even read it.

Imagine is one of the greatest songs ever. I so love it