Ever since our college days my buddy Menos Hiras and I have been to over 50 live concerts and gigs, and he is absolutely by favorite gig buddy. When Menos and I go to these shows we have a routine which we stick to every single time in order to get the absolute best from the concert, a ritual which I believe stands up to any that someone else may have. If you have a concert coming up then here is how to get the absolute maximum enjoyment from it.

Take a Day Off

Many people will take a day off after they have been to a show, to recover from the madness and perhaps to nurse the hangover, Menos and I however prefer to take the day of the show off. The reason for this is so that we can get properly psyched up for the night’s festivities. The day after is super easy to deal with, these shows don’t go on until 3 in the morning or anything like that, so there is more than enough time to get rested for work the next day.

Wall to Wall

Let’s say that we are going to an Alicia Keys show, or a Metallica show, we will spend the day in the lead up to the show with that music on from morning until night. We will generally play their albums in chronological order, as if those albums were written in the build up to the performance in our home town. Menos and I have a hard and fast rule that is no other music is played beyond the gig we are going to.

Pre-Drinks

A couple of drinks can loosen the vocal chords and your hips for dancing so we generally go out early for some pre-drinks, around 5pm usually. Once we have a couple of drinks and a meal we are good to go.

Early Birds

We really like to get to the show early, buy the essential t-shirt of the act which we are going to see, and then just take a wander around to drink in the atmosphere. Another reason why we both do this is because we always make sure that we see the support band. Many people arrive late and miss the support band, which is just foolish as there could be a future great on the stage which they will miss out on. Following this we enjoy the main event, go crazy and have the night of our lives.

Post-Concert

So many people just leave the venue and then head home or head out for a party, not Menos and I. Being the concert heads that we are we like to go out for a late night snack and discuss what we have seen. We will dissect each bit of the performance, rate it out of ten and spend around an hour chatting about the gig before heading home to bed.

Why don’t you give our ritual a try the next time you go to a concert?

 

Something which we have seen in recent years is a massive decline in people visiting pubs around the UK. The tradition of people going to pubs offered so man benefits but the arrival of cheap supermarket deals on alcohol plus the smoking ban seemed to both result ini less people visiting their local watering holes. The consequence of this was that many pubs ended up closing down altogether, and many more decided to focus on selling food where they could attract customers and make more money.

My buddy Bogoljub Karic and I used to love going to the pub and we like many stopped going some years ago. A local pub however began putting on a weekly pub quiz and this is what kickstarted us going back to the pub. These quizzes are a great idea and if you have a local pub which puts one on, here is why it is a great idea to go.

Test Your Knowledge

Pub quizzes are a really great way of testing your knowledge on a range of subjects, something which not enough of us have anymore since the arrival of Mr. Knowitall Google. Our pub quiz has topics ranging from current events to music, science, history, geography and popular culture, a really good mix which certainly tests you.

Opportunity to Socialize

Instead of heading out with your friends to party or to go to restaurant, a pub quiz is a much more inclusive and fun way to socialize. We have a small team of 5 and it is the only time that we see each other. Whenever we go to the quiz we can guarantee that we are going to have a laugh, especially when someone gets a question wrong! Basically a pub quiz just offers something different in terms of a night out, it is relaxed and jovial, and it gives you something to do and something to talk about.

Supporting the Pubs

I believe that it is essential that we support our local pubs, they can play a key role in the community and that is something which we have lost in recent years. The pub quiz is a great reason to go to the pub, put some money in their till and help to keep them going. We can’t lose pubs from our towns and villages, once they are gone you’ll wish that you did more to help them out.

Meeting People

I have met so many people from my town at the pub, many of whom I have links to and didn’t even realize it. Because most people go to the quiz each week, you see plenty of them and it is a great opportunity to make friends and contacts, I even found a great plumber who has done loads of work on my home! Getting out and meeting people from your locality isn’t always easy, the quiz at the pub gives you a great chance of doing just that.

If your local is putting on a quiz, get yourself down there!

 

This September marks the highly anticipated EA Sports FIFA 20 release. The game is set to launch on PC and consoles on September 27th. This football game series is by far the most popular sports game on the planet. However, every year fans of football are looking for some new reasons to get the new FIFA game. Well, FIFA 20 has plenty of new things to offer.

• Volta Football

One of the biggest selling points prior to EA Sports FIFA 20 release is the new game mode called Volta Football. If you’ve never heard of it, we’re not surprised. Essentially it a new game mode that simulates street football and offers a new twist to the familiar FIFA experience.

Volta Football players will be able to show off their skills in various different modes such as 3v3 Rush (no goalies), 4v4, 4v4 Rush, 5v5 and Professional Futsal. EA Sports will introduce plenty of new and cool looking pitches and stadiums special for the mode.

The developers promised that Volta Football will feature its own campaign mode, online leagues and more. We should also add that for the first time in the series, Volta will allow players to form mixed teams, meaning that you’ll be able to have male and female players on your side.

• Career Mode

Speaking of gender roles, we must highlight the fact that EA Sports FIFA 20 release will feature some long-awaited changes to the Career Mode. Players will be able to create a female avatar in Manager Career, which is a step towards bringing more female football representation in the game.

However, new avatar options are just cosmetics. Managers and players will get a lot of cool gameplay improvements. With FIFA 20, our managers and players will be able to attend dynamic pre-match and post-match press conferences, one-on-one interviews and so on.

You should also consider the fact that these conversations will significantly impact the players’ morale. For example, high morale rating will boost players’ attributes, while nearing towards the downside might result in fatigue, poor performance, which then could lead to lower results all across the season.

• Pro Clubs

EA Sports FIFA 20 release will also bring a lot of improvements to a beloved online Pro Clubs game mode. EA Sports said that with FIFA 20, a new Avatar system will replace a regular player creator across the entire game including Pro Clubs. This should bring more ways to design your Virtual Pros.

In addition, Pro Clubs will also include some long-requested tweaks to match broadcast. The developers implemented replay transition wipes, an on-screen watermark, club banners, and a new Pro Clubs logo. The club banners are influenced and defined by a team’s primary and secondary colors and the name of the club will be featured on the stands.

• New AI

Every year, FIFA gets some improvements on the game’s AI but with EA Sports FIFA 20 release, bots are said to be much smarter and much more reactive. From now on, computer-controlled players will be able to defend without us even intervening. The developers of the game said that with the new game debuts the new ‘planned tackling’ feature, allowing AI to tackle on their own.

Another area that received some love from the developers is the so-called one-on-one scenario. From now on, Goalkeepers should feel more like real-life players instead of superhumans that are able to deflect the majority of shots in one-on-one scenarios. According to EA Sports, players now will be able to score more consistently.

• Other improvements

According to the development team, there are plenty of other changes that are coming to the game with EA Sports FIFA 20 release. For almost a year the team has been gathering feedback and tweaking stuff based on the feedback received from the players.

Game pacing, shooting, and passing, etc. received a lot of love and should easily please the most hardcore FIFA series fans. EA Sports has dedicated a lot of time to make the new FIFA 20 game feel even more realistic, bringing it ever closer to the real thing.

While the release of the game is still a month and a half away, fans of the series can expect more news in the upcoming weeks. However, from what we gathered until now, FIFA 20 seems like a game worth every penny.

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Atlanta, Georgia isn’t just home to hip-hop and succulent peaches. The city has so much to offer for avid foodies, craft beer drinkers, history enthusiasts, and even nature lovers. If a cultural experience is what you’re after, Atlanta can offer it to you.

More and more group travelers are hiring the services of an Atlanta charter bus company to make their way around the city with ease. Whether you hire a transport service or get behind the wheel yourself, there are more than a few reasons to visit the city this year. Don’t miss out on these 5 cultural events in Atlanta this 2019.

Sweet Auburn Springfest

The Sweet Auburn Springfest is the longest running event in the Sweet Auburn District of the city. For 34 years people have been attending the event for good food, live entertainment, and family-friendly fun. This is the perfect opportunity to show your appreciation for the spring time as it happens every May on Mother’s Day weekend.

420 Festival

You might assume that 420 festival is meant to celebrate cannabis, but it is actually a festival oriented around craft beer. The entire festival is hosted by Sweetwater, a famous Atlanta-based brewing company, so you can be sure that beer will continue to flow the entire time. It gets its name 420 since it is held on Earth Day weekend each year (generally around April 20th) in Centennial Park.

Atlanta Food and Wine Festival

You can get an idea of what this festival is all about from the name. At the Atlanta Food and Wine Fest, you can show your true appreciation for local ATL restaurants and out-of-state culinary artists. All of the best chefs arrive in the city at the end of May to whip up the most delicious delicacies known to man. This is a more upscale food fest than you’re probably used to, so don’t be shy about dressing your best.

Atlanta Jazz Festival

The ATL Jazz Fest is one of the largest jazz music events in the country, but the best part is it’s completely free to attend. It takes place every year on Memorial Day weekend in Piedmont Park and has hosted famous artists like Miles Davis and Nina Simone.

Atlanta Film Festival

The Atlanta Film Fest brings international film makers together from all corners of the world. It started off in 1976 and continues to go strong in 2019. The festival hosts a diverse variety of films ranging in genres from comedy to sci-fi. If you consider yourself a film junkie, this is a can’t-miss Atlanta event happening every April.

Taste of Atlanta

Similar to the Food and Wine Fest we already mentioned, Taste of Atlanta is another amazing way to show your appreciation of food. Every year 90 restaurants come together to showcase their culinary masterpieces and mouth watering cocktails. Over 3 days you can satisfy your taste buds and fill your tummies at Taste of Atlanta.

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Screen recording is often used by businesses to create various types of videos such as tutorials, product demonstrations, reviews, gameplay videos, or even expert interviews. Suffice to say it is the best way to capture footage of any digital products for your business videos.

Before you start to capture business videos using screen recording however, there are a few useful tips that could help:

• Maximize the frame size of the recording

In most screen recorders you’ll be able to choose the size of the frame that you want to record. Ideally you should make it as large as possible, because the frame size will dictate the resolution of the video.

If you can you should maximize the app or window that you’re recording to take advantage of the maximum resolution of your display. However if not it is still a good idea to record in a larger frame, and then decide whether to crop it later during post-production.

• Free up system resources

Recording videos from your screen will take up system resources, and that could cause performance issues on some computers. To avoid them you should try to free up system resources in advance.

Typically it is best to close any apps or background processes that aren’t needed. On top of that you should also make sure no updates or virus scans are scheduled.

• Hide the mouse cursor or make it more visible

If the business video that you’re recording does not require the mouse cursor to be seen, you should consider hiding the mouse cursor using simple third-party tools. On the other hand if it is important that viewers see what the cursor is doing – you should try to make it more visible by increasing its size, changing its color, or highlighting it.

• Keep tabs on the voiceover quality

Assuming you’re recording a voiceover using a microphone, you need to keep tabs on its audio quality. It is often one of the areas that drags down the overall quality of business videos.

If it is an option you should invest in a good microphone so that you can record better quality audio. On top of that you should try to minimize any background noise that may be present.

All of these tips should help to ensure you’re able to capture excellent business videos using screen recording. As you can see they are really quite straightforward, so you should be able to apply them easily.

If you’re looking for a screen recorder for Windows 8 onwards, you should try Movavi Screen Recorder Studio. It will let you adjust the recording parameters to suit your needs, and even has a built-in editor that you can use to add background music, improve the video quality, apply effects, and create the type of business video that you want.

Once you start to apply the tips listed above, you should be able to quickly see how they impact your business videos – and can take better advantage of them moving forward.

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