My take on the SHURE SE215 earphones.

Good heapdphones are like a good yoga or gym session, they give you happiness and can calm the mind. Bad headphones are like a day at a daycare centre with 20 screaming infants and hardwood floors. It's stressful, straining and damaging to the ears. 

I would not say I am an audiophile but I do like music to be played as close as possible to the way it was intended. With my limited time recording in studios I appreciate that what the musicians get out of their gear will often then be distorted by the perceptions of the audio engineer, the mixer, masterer and producer. So I figure it's probably important not to further murder their efforts by using crap headphones. Can't afford them? Then save up and don't spend less in the meantime. You'll be glad you did.

Boxee Review - Winner of the parrott awards Application of the Year.
 

A couple of years back my application of the year was Spotify. This year it is Boxee. The reasons are quite simple. Firstly, it works and is cross platform. Secondly it works...oh...hang on.
 

On top of these obvious points there is the following:

It has been a long path to reviewing an entry level, basic financial, budgeting, money monitoring tool for my business & personal finances. (Note: This post is looking at a UK business but all products are available for international countries, in fact most are US based products.)

Having no need for the high products like Intuit Quickbooks, Tas Books, MYOB or SAGE I wanted to find something affordable that allows me to do basic accounts management, budgeting and bank statement reconciliations. Enough that I can give my accountant a summary at the end of the year and monitor my budgets and income in the process.