Don't Throw Away Those USB Socks
The little USB plug protectors packaged with my new Mac were so over-engineered that it seemed like a shame to throw them away. Then I thought of this hack. David Battino
We Don't Need No Stinkin' OS
Let's face it, artists don't care about operating systems - they simply want a transparent instrument to create art and a vehicle to freely express ideas. How should computer systems function for the creation of art? Brad Fuller
Beware Risk-Free Business Models
After years working in high tech media I've come to value dumb questions. And the same dumb question keeps occurring to me when I look at the magnatune, weed and other net-based alternatives to record companies: How do you earn rewards without risk? Spencer Critchley
We Love Blu-Ray Java! It's Perfect! Now Change.
First HP says they love the Java environment in the Blu-Ray high-def video disc format. Then they decide they love HD-DVD again and start slamming Java. They were probably right the first time. Chris Adamson
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Mario Proenca Type: Photography Services: Business Consulting, Commercial, Events, Fine Art, Portraiture, Stock Location: Lisbon
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Step inside the cavernous studio of Chicago's Slang Musicgroup, where teams of computer-packing producers create hit songs and remixes in a vast range of styles—inspired by 20,000 CDs worth of networked iTunes.
Studio pro Gina Fant-Saez hit the recent Audio Engineering Society show with a mission: find great-sounding gear to help project-studio musicians achieve the highest quality possible. Here's her hands-on report from the booths of the boutique audio companies.
The first thing that's noticeable about the EOS 5D is that it is a full-frame camera. I took a shot out of my hotel window with an EF 24-70 L zoom lens at 24mm. My reaction was, "So that's where my wide-angle has been hiding all these years." James Duncan Davidson reports on the Canon 5D after his first assignment with it.
Last time, we showed you how to build a simple pop-up MP3 player for your website with no complex Flash, redundant windows, or unpredictable plugins. A sneaky bit of JavaScript was all you needed to deliver smart-looking audio playback for your visitors. But what if you want to include a photo and caption with the song as well? A few more lines of JavaScript is all it takes.