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December, 2009

5 words I don’t want to hear in 2010

The end of the year is a time for lists, and as I am a writer it only seems natural that my list is about words. And because I am cranky, it is equally natural that my list is about words I don’t like.

Category : advertising.
Tags: buzzwords, criticism, everyone needs a writer, flackery, flash, humour, jargon, marketing, olympics, you're an idiot.

Posted on 25th December 2009Comments Off

Looking a gift Kore in the mouth

I’ve been using the free Kore Player since it was introduced in the spring of 2008. I have started a few projects over that time by just flipping through the sounds looking for inspiration, and Native Instruments has been pretty decent about releasing free soundpacks, so now I have a few hundred to choose from. [...]

Category : music & the arts.
Tags: freeware, gear, kore, native instruments, plugins, reviews, software, vst, vsti.

Posted on 18th December 2009Comments Off

Catastrophes and catalysts

January 1, 2012

If you learn one thing from this article it should be back up your data – all of it, frequently and redundantly. Or maybe, if you find life kind of boring, and you have lots of spare time on your hands, don’t. Be like Inspector Clouseau, waiting for your man Kato to jump you when you get home, just to keep yourself sharp.

Category : news & commentary.
Tags: data recovery, data rescue, idiot, mac, music, oops, samples.
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