Matthew Spear

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The perspective on this photograph make my head spin! (Source)

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Nice, cover / rap on top of Foster the People's Pumped Up Kids!

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Simply Swift – My new iOS blog! It's been quite a while since I've put out a post, but term is nearly over (4 more exams) and a…

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March of Film

March of Film starts tomorrow – If you’ve ever wanted to learn or develop your photography, this could be your chance. I’ve chatted a bit about film photography before on my blog and this is the next chapter.

What is it?

March of film is a theme-based project with two simple goals: To spark creativity and to keep film alive. The concept is pretty straight forward, on the 1st of March (Tomorrow)…

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Quick Tip: The Distraction Pad

Wrote a blog post, find out how long it takes the average person to refocus from distraction and how you can beat distraction with a pad of paper, a pen and some willpower - read more in the article!

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Two tools for starting the New Year well!

Two tools for starting the New Year well!

Hey all,

This is just a quick post mentioning two tools that can help you plan for the New Year. For me it’s a special time of year akin to my birthday where I re-evaluate my goals and assess where I am at. The New Year is a chance for a fresh start and the idea of aiming for better is something I love doing because of the positivity and hope it can bring!

Here are the two tool I found:

New…

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How to get on top of Email

How to get on top of Email

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Top 10 coffee gadgets & gizmos - Christmas gift guide!

Top 10 coffee gadgets & gizmos! Haven't got your coffee obsessed friend a gift yet? Then look no further:

My dad send me an article for the Daily Telegraph’s top 5 coffee gizmos. Sad to say I wasn’t very impressed with the list, it was just so random! The only thing that I can agree with is the Aeropress because they are a top coffee gadget, still not enough to redeem the list. I was so annoyed at this list I decided to make my own!

It’s getting pretty close to christmas (only a week) !! – So, if you…

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A couple of photos from last weekend’s northern coffee party, CupNorth! Took most of the photos on the Saturday and still didn’t get round all the stalls – drank about 10 cups each day. Can’t wait till next year!!

PS – Sorry for the break, planning to post a bit more often.

CupNorth in Photos A couple of photos from last weekend's northern coffee party, CupNorth! Took most of the photos on the Saturday and still didn't get round all the stalls - drank about 10 cups each day.

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10 Need To Know Tips for Freshers 

10 Need To Know Tips for Freshers 

So I wrote this article about a year ago after finishing my foundation year and having experienced living in halls. I can remember back to this time last year as the final preparations, lists, IKEA and shopping trips played out.

This is a list of things I can recommend to people heading to university / college this term. As the first couple of months of university life played out there were a few…

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Why Roast Your Own Coffee?

Following on from last week’s TED Tuesday post, I mentioned that I had jumped into the world of home roasting.

After watching the video I was sold and started my research. I ended up getting a ‘Whirley Pop Popcorn Maker’ which so happens to make a great coffee roasting drum. Additionally, it can make some excellent popcorn!

A cheaper alternative to a stove-top popcorn maker comes in the form of…

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My ability to manage photos is pretty poor! The past year I’ve left a lot of editing till ‘later’ and finally finished editing photos from my holiday last year. So I am only a year behind in editing…

I think it comes from my desire to get things perfect, which is both a blessing and a curse, anyway it’s sorted and I can move on and start editing some more photos. Enjoy!

  Photo Update: Croatia - 2013 My ability to manage photos is pretty poor! The past year I've left a lot of editing till 'later' and finally finished editing photos from my holiday…

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The Distortion of Sound

New post - The Distortion of Sound!

This is a short star-studded documentary put together by artist within the music industry chatting about the quality of music. The documentary focuses on “how technology has changed the way we listen to music.”

“We have become a McDonald generation of music consumers.” – Han Zimmer

So MP3 changed it all. The revolution of music compression has allowed us to fit thousands of songs into our…

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TED-Ed & Beatboxing

Check out the first post on my new blog!! Matt

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It's a Photoblog

A new years resolution inspired photoblog, posting a photo a day in an attempt to develop as a...

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