Well, they didnt reply to my last email within the assured 12-24hours so ive sent it again asking for a reply asap.
Seems the traditional Apple UK customer service as crept in - they really need to have iTunes phone numbers. If i still dont get any reply by Monday (thatll be 3 or 4 days since my original email i think) i may try calling the UK regular Apple store and see if they can help.
I still dont have much hope of a satisfactory resolution for me (that is a credit for a new album) but Ill keep trying anyway as emailing them is no problem for me and hopefully Ill atleast get a decent response from them - and the fact that ive now bought the other version would encourage them to realise it was a genuine mistake and take pity on me for the paltry sum of £7.99

Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs Explicit version - yes i did buy the clean one already but i want the explicit one and im hoping Apple will give me credit.
Graham Coxon - The Sky is Too High
King Kooba and Roots Manuva - Callin Mr Tate
Kurtis Blow - The Bronx
Btw - anyone know how to get the URL for Album art from the iTunes store? I managed to get the Beastie Boys one from Apples RSS feed but id like to know for my other stuff.

Interesting Apple/PC debate at Binary Bonsai - and no its not really a Mac v PC debate, more of a debate about Mac v PC debates - if that makes sense. Anyway, I wont trackback to it or itll look odd having my 2 posts there, but feel free to have a ganders and post if youve got a relevant comment.

From Old Age Playstationers Forum (cheers special_k). First off - Ten things the UKIP don’t want you to know about them, and secondly - What withdrawal would mean for Britain.
Seriously, if you voted for UKIP you should be ashamed of yourself.

William Morris Wallpaper useful for pattern repeat backgrounds on website - some of them are pretty good but some are also rather horrific.

Apple - QuickTime - iTunes Music Store Launch yeah baby.

I did this - its our family house - not mine not as in family house through genrations btw, its just our house.. I have a little terraced house, nothing as posh as this.
Ive set up my sister, Sarah, with a Wordpress blog but i doubt she’ll use it.

Heres my iTunes MS iMix. Of my 153 5 star songs, iTunes found 29 in the UK store so its not very representative im afraid.

Well, further to my post about buy ing the wrong album from the iTunes store - I sent Apple an email explaining my mistake and hoping for refund so i could buy the correct album.
I received an email from Apple yesterday basically saying no and to read the iTunes T&Cs “All sales are final”.
Fair enough, but ive sent them another email

I really want the explicit one and am very unhappy that the click-through banner goes to the clean version - which isnt ‘as the artist intended it’ but a sterilised version.
I have now change my itunes option from 1-click to shopping basket in the hope that i wont accidently buy the wrong album again.
I am happy for you to email me the files or i am also happy to buy the explicit version and then get a credit for an album as this is a genuine mistake and not an attempt to rip Apple off. I find it hard to believe that this situation hasnt occured before in the US or other iTunes stores.
Ive been a happy Apple customer for many years and have had a .mac account since the early days of idisk but this small mistake on my part, and rather confusing linking to what is the ‘wrong’ album on Apple part has tarnished my early experience with the apple itunes store.

Hopefully theyll have pity on me and let me buy the proper version for free - but i doubt it.

“The Big Lebowski” Random Quote Generator just for me.

Webmonkey | Reference: Special Characters - useful lickle blighter by Jove.

Anyway, all done. My server usage has gone from 70meg ish to 40meg ish now - i think, i hadnt checked my usage for a while so im not sure.
Im pretty sure it all works now.

Im doing some web site rationalisation (basically removing old unneeded Thistle and test pages) so if bits go wrong on the site leave a note in the shoutbox - assuming it still works.

Well, its there. Still has a few problems but i guess its early days yet.

oops i managed to order the wrong album. I wanted The Beastie Boys To the 5 Boroughs Explicit and accidently ordered the clean version - Im sure they have systems for fools like myself.

Tumult HyperEdit is a pretty decent looking HTML, PHP etc editor ive just discovered via the mighty Versiontracker.com

Lets hope so.

// due to my general stupidity and unawareness, i originally posted this as “15th July” hence the permalink is wrong - oh well.
//fixed the permalink

Im not much of a football (or soccer if youre one of those American types which seem to hang about on the ‘net like a bad smell) but this little mac app Goalwatcher (scroll down the page a bit) keeps you up to date with the various scores in the various groups on the various dates.

Photo Matt » On Asides

// well ill be buggered if i can get this working.

Gummi bears defeat fingerprint sensors

Via Binary Bonsai, New Power Mac G5 models include “System Migration” feature sounds really good as it basically automates as much as possible effectively cloning an old Mac to a new one.

Waypath seems like a pretty decent blog search engine.

iTunes 4.6, or use Software Update

NSFW - Beware if easily offended

From Metafilter - South Park does the Aristocrats joke (WMV) - basically a really offensive joke thats not really a joke.

Im moving my domain name elsewhere, so there may be outages for a few days - maybe, but i hope not.

Both disturbing and hilarious, this BNP flash animation found via metafilter is a delight to watch