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Tag Archives: Guitar
Joe Satriani vs. Coldplay
I like Coldplay, I really do. Part of this is because my son loves Coldplay, and so I listen to them a lot with him. Guitarist Joe Satriani, no slouch in his own right, has sued Coldplay for copyright infringement, … Continue reading
October
[I made this simple iMovie video of this blog entry to experiment with a few things. I know it looks too much like I'm reading, but I'm posting it for later comparison sake and just in case anyone might be … Continue reading
Open Blog Rerun: “Starting with the guitar, part 1: Basic considerations”
Since I’m traveling this week and not likely to post much, I’ve scheduled some entries like this to point to some of my personal favorite blog writings. Here’s today’s blog blast from the past. Title: “Starting with the guitar, part … Continue reading
links for 2008-02-23
PySoy, a 3D Game Engine for Python “PySoy is a revolutionary cross-platform Python module which enables developers to easily build 3D games.” (tags: python 3d games) A Journey to the Martin Guitar Factory in Nazareth, Pa. – Travel – Escapes … Continue reading
links for 2007-11-27
24/7 Wall St.: Sun Microsystems Reflects Ticker Change Over 1-4 Reverse Split (JAVA, JAVAD) I had missed this when it was first announced. “The high-end server maker and owner of the rights to Java will temporarily change its stock ticker … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Open Source, Politics / Government, Virtual Worlds
Tagged Guitar, OOXML, Second Life, Sun
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links for 2007-11-26
Real Estate Growing number of foreclosures creates a new scam – The Boston Globe “The National Consumer Law Center estimates that thousands of troubled borrowers across the country were victimized in the last few years.” (tags: realestate) Where Mansions Go … Continue reading
Posted in Document Formats, Entertainment, News, Virtual Worlds
Tagged Google, Guitar, Linux, OOXML, real estate
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links for 2007-06-20
Harmony Central®: 2007 Montreal Guitar Show Taking Place July 6-8 “Finally, an event devoted to the art and craft of the guitar. Welcome to the inaugural Montreal Guitar Show, this July 6-8 in the Hyatt Regency Montréal.” (tags: montreal guitar) … Continue reading
New Dylan video and contest
Sometimes with all the buzz and excitement in the IT industry, it’s easy to not notice some of the really important things that are happening in the world. That’s why I’m here to help today. Slate is running the premier … Continue reading
links for 2006-12-03
The 10 Best Books of 2006 – New York Times (tags: books) Outlook 2007: Linux and Open Source “News Analysis: Next year will be a big one for Linux, with new platforms and opportunities in the data center.” (tags: linux … Continue reading
links for 2006-11-30
Open Source open…: Closing in on the Tipping Point “The latest of the by-now venerable Evans Data reports on developers shows some pretty amazing trends.” (tags: linux microsoft development software) Novell drops its Hula challenger to Microsoft | The Register … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Music, News, Open Source, Programming, Science
Tagged Guitar, Java, JBoss, mathematics, Microsoft, Novell, Sudoku, Sun
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Starting with the guitar, part 3: Acoustic costs
In the last installment, I looked at how much the various “necessary accessories” will cost you. To summarize: Item Minimum Budget Guitar strap $15 Picks $5 Electronic tuner $15 Guitar stand $8 Guitar bag or … Continue reading
Guitar tuner and metronome
I’ve been casually shopping for a portable electronic guitar tuner for several months. My daughter Katie has a Korg tuner and I steal it it occasionally, but it’s really hers. I have a tuner built into my digital effects box … Continue reading
links for 2006-11-25
Springsteen “Seeger Sessions” Videos YouTube – Bruce Springsteen Pay Me My Money Down Terrific performance by Bruce and friends on the Conan O’Brien show. (tags: music youtube video springsteen) YouTube – Bruce Springsteen ‘John Henry’ Recording of a live performance … Continue reading
Starting with the guitar, part 2: Necessary accessories
Last time I gave a few general things to think about if you are planning to start playing the guitar, mostly focused on getting that first guitar and a bit about pain. This time I want to discuss the cost … Continue reading
Starting with the guitar, part 1: Basic considerations
Let’s suppose you’ve finally decided that you are going to get a guitar. You might have played years ago, or you’ve heard that song with the guitar solo so many times you’ve started to wonder if you could do it … Continue reading
links for 2006-09-22
ODF aKademy 2006 – OpenDocument Day at aKademy 2006 “OpenDocument Day at aKademy offers software developers interested in ODF an opportunity to exchange ideas, build relations and collaborate on all things ODF in an informal setting.” (tags: odf kde) KDE … Continue reading
Posted in Document Formats, Music, News, Open Source
Tagged Firefox, Guitar, KDE, Linux, ODF, Thunderbird
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links for 2006-08-10
Chords Formatting Cool CSS for displaying music chords in lyrics. (tags: music css) The Gram Parsons Homepage “The award winning Homepage for the worlds first and most outrageous Country Rock musician.” (tags: music) Borland Brings Back Its Turbo Tools “Borland … Continue reading
How much is that magazine subscription?
We just landed in St. Paul on our 6 day Midwest odyssey and I’ll have an update (with map) later. In the meanwhile, I’ve been grappling with the tough math of getting a year’s worth of a guitar magazine. I … Continue reading
3 quick OSCON notes
Adam Trachtenberg of eBay just said in the “PHP Lightning Talks” session that last quarter 52% of all all eBay item postings were done via the web services interfaces, versus manually. [Update: See Adam's clarification in the comments.] Chrs DiBona’s … Continue reading
links for 2006-07-21
Accessibility Google Lanches Accessible Search “Accessible Search looks at the page’s HTML, and favors pages that are more easily understood when images are turned off, as well as those that are most accessible through keyboard navigation.” (tags: google accessibility) Open … Continue reading
links for 2006-06-17
Open Source Wiki Spreadsheet | PC Pioneer Dan Bricklin Develops Open-Source Spreadsheet-Wiki Hybrid “WikiCalc allows users to collaborate on spreadsheets over the Internet using a browser. Bricklin wrote the first PC spreadsheet, VisiCalc.” (tags: opensource spreadsheet) The Jakarta Post – … Continue reading
links for 2006-06-15
SOA / Web Services IBM launches SOA Business Catalog “IBM Corp has announced what it calls the IBM SOA Business Catalog, a collection of reusable IT services based on its own and its partners’ software.” (tags: soa) PRESS RELEASE: IBM’s … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Open Source
Tagged DRM, Guitar, Linux, SOA, Ubuntu, web services
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links for 2006-06-14
Open Source IBM Releases Autonomic Software to Open Source “IBM on June 14 said that it has released software to the Apache Open Source Foundation designed to help automate the detection and remediation application or transaction problems in the data … Continue reading
links for 2006-05-14: Weekend Edition
Cats Bob Sutor’s Personal Blog: Gideon Whereby we meet Gideon the large tiger cat. (tags: cat) Music American Folk Songs Another good collection of folk songs with chords and melody lines. (tags: guitar songs folk music) Ron’s Folk Chords A … Continue reading
Guitar update
Several people have asked me lately if I’m still playing the guitar because I haven’t talked about it much in the blog. The short answer is yes, though it’s been tough finding time with all my business travel. I stopped … Continue reading
My musical quiz
I had a 2 1/2 drive from Boston yesterday and I had some time on my hands, so I got to thinking about the “blog fillers” that you can find around the web. These are often little surveys that tell … Continue reading
How to pose like a rock star
Via Good Morning Silicon Valley, here is the “Classic Rock Guitar Pose Page”. Pretty funny, especially the hair.
A wish list, but not for standards and open source
‘Tis the time for year-end wrap-ups and 2006 wish lists. I’m working on mine for standards and open source, but in the meanwhile here are a few things I’d like to wish for in my guitar playing/education: I would like … Continue reading
Guitar Reading List v3 and Instructional DVDs
On a whim a few weeks ago, I decided to check whether NetFlix had guitar instructional videos. True to the notion of The Long Tail, they do. It’s a great way to see a number of people try to teach … Continue reading
