Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

“Fallen Kingdom” – A Minecraft Parody of Coldplay’s Viva la Vida

Youtuber CaptainSparklez brings the world a Minecraft parody of Coldplay’s Viva la Vida. Download the song on iTunes here at this link! Lyrics: I used to rule the world Chunks would load when I gave the word Now every night I go stow away Hide from the mobs I used to slay They once were terrified Every time I looked

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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for April 2012

4315 different keyphrases were used to find my site in April 2012, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage. As you can see my “Minecraft” posts are still playing a key part in driving traffic to this site. So if you’re looking for public minecraft servers, you are welcome to come and check out my

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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for March 2012

4905 different keyphrases were used to find my site in March 2012, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage. As you can see my “Minecraft” posts are still playing a key part in driving traffic to this site. So if you’re looking for public minecraft servers, you are welcome to come and check out my

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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for February 2012

5887 different keyphrases were used to find my site in February 2012, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage. As you can see my “Minecraft” posts are still playing a key part in driving traffic to this site. So if you’re looking for public minecraft servers, you are welcome to come and check out

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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for January 2012

5868 different keyphrases were used to find my site in January 2012, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage. As you can see my “Minecraft” posts as always are playing a key part in driving traffic to this site. If you fancy checking out my minecraft server YAMS short for “Yet Another Minecraft Server”

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In Those Eyes by Girl Monday

Lydia Holder Andal better know as Manchester based Producer and Electronic Musician “Girl Monday” who is a three-times nominated semi-finalist in the UK Songwriting Competition (Which attracts over 6000 entries worldwide annually has now put her electronic production and songwriting skills together for her first promotional taster single which was self-recorded, performed and mixed before being mastered by Andy Mitchell

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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

I’m sure by now most of you know what SOPA and PIPA is? If not I urge you to read up on it! Today the 18th of January 2012 for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC it has been a web blackout in which various sites, including high-profile sites such as Wikipedia and Minecraft.net have be down/blacked out in opposition of SOPA. But are you supporting or

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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for December 2011

5184 different keyphrases were used to find my site in December 2011, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage. As you can see my “Minecraft” posts as always are playing a key part in driving traffic to this site. If you fancy checking out my minecraft server YAMS short for “Yet Another Minecraft Server”

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Minecraft 1.1.0 Update Released

Minecraft 1.1.0 is out! :)I will keep this post hereon the YAMS forums updated with any news you need to know regarding YAMS (Yet Another Minecraft server) and Minecraft 1.1.0 as I expect you won’t be able to get onto the server if you update! 😉 I will update as soon as possible with more information.Below is a list of some

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CyberLink Launches Public Beta of PhotoDirector 3

CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) today unveiled a new public beta program of its industry-leading photo workflow software, PhotoDirector 3. PhotoDirector 3 Beta can be downloaded for free and includes a wide array of new and improved features, including a complete set of new editing tools such as the Wrinkle Remover, Tooth Brush, Skin Smoother and Object Removal.  In June 2011, CyberLink