Seeking Beta Testers

One of my most ambitious ventures is now open to private beta testers. Unfortunately, I can’t publicly divulge any information before the official launch on April 20th, but if you have a background in orchestral, choral, wind ensemble, chamber, jazz, or solo music, or a background in MediaWiki administration, please contact me via either [...]


Adobe Announces Creative Suite 3 (CS3)

Adobe unveiled their new Creative Suite 3 product line today. Creative Suite 3 brings major updates to almost all of Adobe’s applications, including Photoshop, Premiere, Flash and Dreamweaver. This release also brings two different editions of Photoshop, Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended (the latter adds “tools for editing 3D and motion-based content [...]


Blogroll Dive: 3/26/07

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Michael discovered a free documentary on film editing.
Khaled reviewed 300.
Joen discovered the upcoming Adobe CS3 box designs.
And, Tom discussed the first day of his move to Windows Vista.


Firefox Security Update v2.0.0.3

A security update has been issued for Firefox. This release, version 2.0.0.3, includes one security fix. The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for Firefox here.

Update: This release also “addresses several web compatibility regressions introduced with Firefox 2.0.0.2.”

Blogroll Dive: 3/19/07

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan is looking for web-based calendar suggestions.
Rick released the “Beach Ball of Death T-Shirt”.
Jim has a warning for young musicians in search of Hollywood club gigs.
Sarah discovered a new reliable and well-priced source for string instruments and accessories.
And, Tom discussed Twitter’s increasing popularity.


Favored Freeware: iBackup

iBackup is a simple to use backup and restore utility. iBackup supports scheduled backups of files, folders and applications. Further, it uses plugins to backup your settings like the dock, deskop picture, time, firewall, bluetooth and other system preferences. It is also able to backup application settings. You can add, delete [...]


Cal Poly Pomona is not Destroying Books for a Starbucks

It is with much regret that I apologize for my misguided remarks made towards the Cal Poly Pomona library. Unfortunately, the press is not covering both sides of the story and thus clouding the truth. Most importantly, Cal Poly Pomona is not destroying books for a full-service Starbucks Coffee.
Two days ago, I received [...]


Blogroll Dive: 3/12/07

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan discovered how to disable those annoying Snap Preview pop-ups.
Michael published his list of the top 50 Science Fiction books.
Khaled discovered another collection of free fonts.
Jim questioned the fairness of the Google AdSense team.
Joen published his March 2007 creative installment.
Angsuman discussed the future of Translator Plugin Pro.
And, Tom [...]