Finding new Music for some is an arduous and often fruitless task, many give up and listen to the same old CD collection or the same old stagnant playlist day-in and day-out.
Something’s got to change!
“I’m going to show you how to use the RAD (Research Audition Download) technique to find fresh music week-in and week-out for the rest of your lives.
The premise is simple: you have a bunch of trusted Research sources where you can find out about new bands, DJ’s and soloists. You Audition their music using free audio sources and music video’s. Then if you like what they do, you find a place to Download or Purchase more of their music.
Read on…
Filed in Music | Tags: mp3 download, Music, similar artists
I was just sorting through a bunch of old CD’s when I came across one filled to the brim with Soundfonts - You know those magical files that are actually software instruments made up from samples - Well it turns out You can use Soundfonts in Garageband! Here’s how:
- Copy your soundfonts to “/Library/Audio/Sounds/Banks” folder (It can be the one in your Home folder if you like)
- Goto Track info (create a new track first if you don’t have a spare one)
- Click the Details button (little triangle)
- Next to “Generator” choose “DLSMusicDevice”
- Click the Edit button (looks like a pencil)
- Next to “Sound bank” choose the Sound Font you just copied across
That’s it!! Simple stuff.
Now here’s a video of how to find all that stuff in GarageBand:
Read on…
Filed in Computer music | Tags: Computer music, garageband, mac, soundfonts
This damn near drove me insane for a few months. However I never looked for a solution, never read the manual (who does?) and never asked anyone. I just silently stared at my email that couldn’t be deleted…
Until today.
Finally I figured you can click on Mailbox and then Rebuild and it fixes everything up just fine! Apparently it also fixes a lot of other bits and pieces that can go wrong in Apple Mail.
Another reason you could be getting all these deleted messages hanging around is if you’ve inadvertently pressed Cmd+L. This turns on “Show Deleted Messages” which you probably don’t want.
Hope that helps,
Filed in Snackin' on my Mac | Tags: apple mail, email, mac, mail
This is the warning I was getting:
[warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlap on port 443,
the first has precedence
And, this is how to fix the warning:
Add this line of code to your configuration file (usually httpd.conf or httpd-vhosts.conf)
NameVirtualHost *:443
I already had the line: “NameVirtualHost *:80″ which allowed me to have virtual hosts on the port 80, However later on I added a Virtual Host that operated on port 443 over SSL and I didn’t realize that I needed the line above.
I kept getting the same warning whenever I (re)started Apache but it didn’t seem to hinder the operation of anything so I left it at that.
Now it all boots up nice and clean, so I’m happy.
Hope this helps, I can’t say this will help in all instances of that warning, but it certainly fixed it up for me.
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: apache, configuration, virtualhost, web server
The general rule of thumb when it comes to calories in beer, is that the higher percentage the higher the calories.
What I discovered in my hours pouring over scientific texts…
- Yes, beer does contain calories - quite a lot actually
- Yes, it will take about 30 minutes of cardio-vascular exercise to offset the number of calories in one bottle of beer
- The beer I drink is apparently the worst you can get
So What?
I *heart* beer and I’m not going to let a few pesky scientific laws affect the enjoyment I get from a cold frosty one
Read on…
Filed in Beer | Tags: alcohol, Beer, fitness, health, nutrition
Well now, I’ve just finished off my first Flagship Hub over at hubpages.com, it was a bit of fun and if you don’t already know how to build a computer then you might want to check out my super easy guide: How to Build a Computer.
The idea behind a Flagship Hub is that has to meet a certain quality guideline before it gets published, so generally the information is of a higher class than some of the hub-junk you see around.
Actually, there’s a bunch of resources you might be interested in if you’ve got any computer building project on the go, so check it out, let me know what you think and leave me a comment.
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: build a computer, build pc, how to
Yes, the weird and not so wonderful world of Search Engine Optimization. Well I’ve been learning it, using it and cursing it for a few years now so I thought it was my turn to put out a quick introduction to SEO.
You can read the full article over at WebChalk, the direct link is: Introduction to SEO.
You’ll find it useful if you’re green to the whole scene and need some orientation, it’s not a be all and end all guide to the art (or is it science?) but it’s a darn good start.
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: internet marketing, seo
Often finding out about what’s happening in Christchurch is as annoying as having the gas run out mid-bbq, it’s not pretty and you’re often surrounded by a bunch of drunken hungry people… actually that pretty much sums up the Christchurch town scene when there are no good gigs to goto.
So I’m going to help alleviate your Christchurch Gig Guide woes with a Christchurch Gig Guide Guide.
Read on…
Filed in Music | Tags: christchurch gig guide, gig guide, whats on
I’ve just finished my first draft of “How to Build a Free Website” over at HubPages.com. I start off by covering some things you need to think about before jumping into the project, then I show you step by step how to get a free domain name that looks like: http://www.yourdomain.co.nr
Then, you’ll learn how to setup a free hosting account with heaps of free web space, bandwidth, and a nice control panel.
If you want to find out more about what I’m up to over at HubPages check out my author page: WebChalk Author Page, or jump straight to my article about how to make yourself a free website:
How to Build a Website for Free
Filed in Nerd musings | Tags: build a free website, make a free website, make a website for free
Funny thing, I added some Adsense units today just to see how they go on this site, I was hoping they’d automatically suggest some helpful websites for you to visit, but… it ended up displaying ads on “How to get rid of Ants” and “Get rid of Ants for Good!”
I thought it was quite humorous…
Filed in Nerd musings
