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Customer Review: PCTools & 64-bit
I have to agree with the previous reviewer regarding PCTools sneaky way of automatically deducting the money from your account each year. I got caught out by this and I did not even sign up for automatic renewal. They do, however, cancel the auto subscription and refund your money if you ask them to.

Also be aware that althougth the product states it works on Windows Vista, it only provides basic support on Vista. Oh, and do not buy if you have a 64-bit OS; this company seems to be very reluctant and slow about making their products 64-bit compatible.

I would choose a different product if I were you.

Customer Review: Beware of this company.
Beware of this company.

If you download and install their software, once you pay you have to register and manually prevent them from automatically debiting your account at each renewal (yes, that means they don’t need your permission to take your money)

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Customer Review: Schmoov! come on then!
Schmoov! Are the cheeky Nottingham based trio who have some serious sax appeal. The deep house entrepreneurs championed by Groove Armada have the kind of sound that causes involuntary movement of limbs. Decidedly funky and effortlessly cool this is a debut album suited to both pre and post club sessions, put it on and watch as your friends begin to tap and nod uncontrollably. In fact tracks like Duckshot and Destination will have all those but the hard of hearing and the unconscious, ‘bumping’ good and proper. What u do 2 me is a welcome slice of soulful disco and all the rest in between is consistently great save the swishy Headache inducing chords of Rayday. All in all this is a very hard album to dislike, there’s a warm vibe that radiates through the snappy hooks and mellow grooves; the curious and often surreal interludes are frequent and will tease a grin of bemusement from even the most stony faced listener. It can be tricky to get in the shops… HMV struggled to order it for over a month but Amazon should be able to sort you out with a fix of crunchy bass and synthesiser in a week or so. Sorted, respect due.
Customer Review: One of this year’s most impressive dance debut album.
First heard of this band through a friend. They are supporting Groove Armada on their current tour and to be honest they are right up there with them! This album is the sort of thing you would put on post club while discussing who was going out on a food run! It is a chilled out mix of tunes without being wussy. Excellent - they will be massive!
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Customer Review: Ditto everyone else!
I also found out about this CD on the Somersault review and was also lucky enough to learn about Above & Beyond too (awesome!) so thanks Nick for forcing me to seek out other music DIY is just as another reviewer said - a journey. Enjoy the ride.
Customer Review: Brilliant
I agree 100% with the guy who also (like me) stumbled across this title in the Chicane Somersault review. It’s fantastic and the only shame is that this guy hasn’t done more !
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At raves and road protests, Britain’s youth forge a new kind of politics. Collective youth up trees or down tunnels, protest camps and all-night raves across the land - these are the spectacular features of the politics and culture of nineties youth in Britain. DiY Culture lays to rest the myth of “Thatcher’s Children,” for the flags are flying again — green, red and black. Editor George McKay, author of Senseless Acts of Beauty, claims that popular protest today is characterized by a culture of immediacy and direct action. Gathered together here for the first time is a collection of in-depth and reflective pieces by activists and other key figures in DiY culture, telling their own stories and histories. This, then, is a book of both celebration and self-criticism, written by realists and idealists alike. From the environmentalist to the video activist, the raver to the road protester, the neo-pagan to the anarcho-capitalist, the authors demonstrate how the counterculture of the nineties offers a vibrant, provocative and positive alternative to institutionalized unemployment and the restricted freedoms and legislated pleasures of UK plc.
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Customer Review: A theorist’s look at Party and Protest
Party and protest is a comprehensive study of of two distinct subcultures: DiY Protest and Rave (party) cultures. Having a strong theoretical background in subculture theory (esp. the Birmingham school) I felt that this book has certain elements to offer the curious British subcultures student, but that the insider perspective causes some problems for the accountability of the essays. One would almost get the idea that McKay, while forming this anthology, was conscious of the relationship he has as a member of the academy versus the exclusive British subcultures. I would recommend this text as a study of DiY groups but one must keep in mind that the essays all seem to come from a nastalgic last-chance attempt at holding on to the “good old days”.
Customer Review: Mostly interesting examination of new protest cultures
The face of protest is changing rapidly. What North Americans tasted in Seattle (Nov 1999) has been going on in Britain for a solid decade. The new protest movement is a fusion of environmentalism and anarchist theory, with a dose of art and drugs in the mix. These forces have come together in the aftermath of the Cold War, as Thatherite and Reaganite politics are eaten by the maggots of history. Now that we can dispense with the Red Scare crap, a new left movement is targetting greedy corporations, gluttonous consumerism, and ecocidal social practices. This book gives a good introduction to those protests in Britain, even as they are spilling into North America. Recommended for academics, punks, anarchists, and politically engaged people of all stripes and spots.
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