Jackson Pollock Paint Site
I just found this really fun site courtesy of John C. Dvorak’s blog. Click the picture below to try it out! As you paint, click the mouse to change paint colors. It sounds like Eric Stamen created this program a couple of years ago.
John’s blog is a really great site. [...]
Last holdout bands join iTunes
I wrote a post about iTunes and how it is affecting classical music downloads in March. You can find that post here.
Wired News recently put out a story on some popular artists who only now agreed to sell their music on iTunes. Here is a quote from the story about why certain [...]
Free Your Computing
I just read a great post on Andrew Leahey’s blog about eight free alternatives to major applications:
1) Windows replace with Ubuntu. Well, might as well make #1 the biggest. For the average user there is absolutely no reason to pay Microsoft for the (wonderful) experience of running Windows XP. So you should pirate it? No, [...]
Wordpress.com versus the new Blogger
Earlier this week Blogger unveiled its new Beta version. I have been playing with this service and am extremely happy with the new features Blogger is unveiling. Blogger, originally created by Pyra Labs was one of the pivotal fores n the explosion of the blogosphere over the last several years. [...]
Odeo
Recently I have been using Odeo, the podcasting/content management system, for my double bass MP3 audio content. It is a very slick service. They give you very easy-to-use content management tools. Odeo will host your audio content for free (unlimited), and they provide you with many methods of accessing, publicizing, and distributing [...]
Stephen Colbert Gets Blocked from Wikipedia
This story is not bass or music related at all, but it is simply too good to pass up. I missed this particlar Colbert Report, but I found out about it from Corey Spring’s Newsvine page. Stephen Colbert used “Wikiality” for his “THE WORD” segment on the July 31 Colbert Report. [...]
Chicago Classical Music blog
Chicago Classical Music is a new blog with a really interesting structure. It focuses on classical music news and events for the Chicagoland area, and several bloggers regularly contribute content. Groups covered include the Ravinia Festival, Music of the Baroque, Elgin Symphony, and many other ensembles. This is a great resource for [...]
