Monthly Archives: September 2008

Party Shuffle: A Test In Scrolling

September 27, 2008 – 8:45 am

Feedback I submitted to Apple about the following:

I use playlist folders to help sort through the various static and smart playlists I have. Party Shuffle is a great iTunes feature that doesn’t use these folders to its advantage, in my opinion. When picking a party shuffle source, users with a folder setup like mine get [...]

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Duran Duran’s “Save A Prayer” Performed With Nintendo DS

September 23, 2008 – 8:00 pm

Via Matrixsynth:

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Link: Metallica’s New Album Sounds Better in Guitar Hero than CD

September 21, 2008 – 8:46 am

I haven’t heard it yet, but Death Magnetic has apparently been squashed flat – no dynamics at all, unless you’re listening to the Guitar Hero version:

Via 1up:

Metallica’s latest album, Death Magnetic, was finally released to the world on September 10 — including to Guitar Hero III players, as the album was also released in-full as [...]

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Lovin’ The Amazon MP3 Store: Deals, Tweets, and User Feedback

September 16, 2008 – 10:30 am

Want to get some really good deals on music? Make sure you follow AmazonMP3 on Twitter.

If you’re a music lover then you don’t want to miss Amazon’s Daily Deals. It’s a great way to discover and purchase music with a low risk. At prices as low as 99¢ an album you’re likely to buy stuff [...]

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Lovin’ The Amazon MP3 Store: Passive-Aggressive DRM

September 15, 2008 – 9:30 am

Besides saving a dollar here and there using Amazon’s MP3 store, the main reason I like Amazon over iTunes is its use of what I call passive-aggressive DRM.

Passive-Aggressive DRM is the way Apple keeps you from sharing music you’ve purchased from the iTunes store. It doesn’t have any digital lock, anybody can play it without [...]

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Lovin’ The Amazon MP3 Store: The AAC/MP3 Fidelity Argument

September 14, 2008 – 11:03 am

I’ve been getting upset that AAC hasn’t gotten as much support as MP3, but the more I think about it the more I realize that MP3 is the smarter choices for these stores. I prefer AAC, but MP3 has wider compatibility and has much larger recognition behind it. MP3 is synonymous with digital music.

The other [...]

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Lovin’ The Amazon MP3 Store: Intro

September 13, 2008 – 8:37 am

I’m finding myself eating my own words on the Amazon MP3 store. About a year ago I wrote:

I’d like to see more details on the pricing, but from what the early indications are there is nothing unique about what Amazon is doing.

Meanwhile, I’ve probably used the Amazon MP3 store more in the past year than [...]

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How Do Movies Get Made?: 30 Days of Night

September 7, 2008 – 11:11 am

INT – Boardroom Of Major Movie Studio

Company president: Alright folks – let’s cut to the chase! We need a movie, we need to make it fast and cheap, and we need to make some money on it…and we need to get it out in 2 months.

Executive 1: There’s no way we can make a fine [...]

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August 2008 Posts Roundup

September 1, 2008 – 9:00 am

Happy Labor Day folks.

Here’s a selection of entries from Barbarism Begins at Home from August 2008:

Sign In To Get Personalize Recommendations Classical Music Needs a Gary Vaynerchuk Writing Chord Progressions Is Like Playing Killer Instinct The iTunes “Last Chance” Playlist microKorg Editing – Hardware Synth Software is BLAH

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