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Archive for January, 2006



The Break and the Unbreakable

Published on January 30, 2006

We follow our individual philosophies to the end, or until we find a better philosophy. In regards to getting the big “break” as a creative person, I’ve often lived by the philosophy that it will only happen through the combination of hard work, research and timing. For most of my adult life, I’ve followed this. [...]


A postscript for a devil

Published on January 24, 2006

You wonder if anyone is listening, don’t you? That when your words reach the page, when the pixels of monitors all over the world display your name below a post title— are they listening? Will they respond? Or is this all just another devil of illusion, slowly milking the lie that you so desperately want [...]


The Molasses Syndrome

Published on January 10, 2006

Just when I didn’t think I needed a sign to show me I am wasting too much time in my life. Not more than 5 days after I post a review discussing GarageBand 2, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced today at the Macworld Conference that GarageBand 3 has been released.
Damn it. It’s not as [...]


Book Review: GarageBand 2: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

Published on January 5, 2006

When I began using Apple’s music recording program GarageBand six months ago, I started playing around without any instructions. But after some of my first compositions cracked windowpanes and exploded dog heads, I deemed it prudent to learn more. Another couple months of experimenting passed and I still felt like there were too many elements [...]


Rising Above the Year Change Clichés

Published on January 1, 2006

Thankfully, 2006 is finally here. Every year, I have to bite my tongue and keep my poison pen on the desk. For I can rest assured that as we celebrate the annual changeover of our calendar, all of the same clichés would emerge to haunt the masses. Since it’s a by-product of our fast [...]