Thanks for Nothing EA Games

Edited: June 22nd, 2011

How to manage a cluttered email inbox

Edited: June 19th, 2011

How to remove red eye and glare from the LED flash in the iPhone 4

Well a long time ago I was going to write a tutorial about how to get that weird glare out of eyes in Photoshop, basically the idea is to make two masks around the glare and lower the brightness or saturation until it looks normal.

Now, in iOS 5, we get one touch red eye correction, huzzah, finally iPhoto meets the iPhone.

Quick shot of me in the studio with half red eyes, mid correction

Edited: June 16th, 2011

OS X Lion Release Date in Canada

The new box for OS X Lion? Think again, Lion will be digitally distributed only.

As far as I know OS X Lion is coming to the world and Canada on July 22, 2011. The new OS is going to be distributed only on Apple’s internal App Store and will be at the low $30 price point much like the release of Snow Leopard.

Clearly this low price point has worked well for Apple by encouraging early-adoption while simultaneously discouraging piracy. I think that this is not a sustainable price for consumers though, I was recently reading an insightful article about the economics of todays music industry and what is known as the “Long Tail” and how this comes into play with dance music today.

Edited: June 15th, 2011

iPad 2 in Canada in 2011

Today continued to paint a picture of the new iPad 2 in Canada as technology blogs are discussing the possibilities that Apple will announce the second-gen iPad 2 within the next month in Canada.

Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, believes based on reliable information that this release is imminent:

I have it on good authority that Apple will be announcing the iPad 2 in the next “3-4 weeks”, possibly Tuesday February 1st. The iPad 2 will feature a retina display and front/back cameras.

There seems to be uncertainty on the details of the display, some sources believe that the screen will not be a “Retina” display like that on the iPhone 4 and newest iPod touch. Many people say it would be difficult to drive a retina display that big on smaller graphics hardware.

Either way the next iPad seems to be the perfect tool for augmented reality type web apps like Yelp. Also I’m really excited to see if iMovie becomes any more useful; its pretty hard to trim clips considering the iPhone’s small footprint.

Details about the original iPad are still seen on the official iPad website, but this site may change once the device is released.

Edited: January 8th, 2011

2.8 ghz i7 macbook pro shipping time

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New Hardware, New Posts to follow?

Well it’s been a while since I’ve actually posted something serious here, but with good reason! Mid term season is upon us; I am just getting over all the work and a pretty rough cold too!

I also just ordered one of the 2.8 ghz i7 MacBook Pro’s direct from Apple. Currently I estimate it to arrive around November 3, but it hasn’t been built yet so its tricky to say still.

Anyways, I’ve been procrastinating my last piece of school work long enough so I must be off!

Later!

Edited: October 24th, 2010

Excited that iPhone 4 will solve the oil spill

I’m very excited about the new iPhone announced today by Apple. Most of all I’m pleased about how environmentally friendly it will be!

Edited: June 7th, 2010

iPad May soon support USB audio interfaces

Just a rumor now, but here’s what it looks like so far:

• Class-compliant USB audio devices will be supported through the USB dongle from the iPad Camera Connection Kit,
• The iPad will support USB-Audio 1.0 class specification only, supporting full speed.
• iPad docks may be able to support USB Audio device I/O.
• Low-power audio interfaces will be able to run off the iPad, otherwise you will need a powered hub or device power.
• The interface will suport 16bit audio. 24bit may be supported later.

At this point, USB audio support on the iPad is a rumor, because no official announcement has been made. Nevertheless, a lot of people are excited about the idea of connecting standard USB audio interfaces to the Apple iPad using the iPad Camera Connection Kit.

USB audio support for the iPad is “nice-to-have”, but not essential.

If you want your iPad to have audio interface support and a hardware keyboard and to be able to run desktop music applications – you’re probably better off just buying a much more powerful Apple laptop.

USB audio support may also be a distraction from understanding the unique new strengths of the iPad as a tool for music. I’m more interested in discovering what the iPad can do that is new than in trying to make it do all the stuff we can already do with laptops.

The iPad Camera Connection Kit is scheduled for release later this month, so it shouldn’t be long until the rumored iPad USB audio interface support rumor is tested out.

In the meantime – leave a comment and let us know what you think of the possibility of connecting USB audio devices to the Apple iPad!

via MacRumors

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• iPad Camera Connection Kit Can Be Used With USB Keyboards and Audio Headsets (cultofmac.com)
• iPad Camera Connection Kit has hidden USB capabilities (arstechnica.com)

Edited: April 16th, 2010

What the iPad means for music

Steve Jobs today introduced the Apple iPad, a handheld multitouch computer, and it’s likely to be the biggest music technology introduction of the year.

The iPad will be immediately useful as a musical tool, because it runs existing iPhone apps. As developers adapt their apps to the larger real estate, though, the Apple iPad should come into its own as a platform.

Pricing in USD:

• Wifi models
  • 16GB – $499
  • 32GB – $599
  • 64GB -$699
• 3G models
  • 16GB – $629
  • 32GB – $729
  • 64GB -$829

Look at what has been happening with the JazzMutant Lemur as a malleable music controller and what has already been happening with iPhone music apps, and it’s clear that music developers are going to have fun with the Apple iPad.

Take that as a starting point – day 1 for the Apple iPad as a music platform.

The iPad won’t replace the power of a dedicated music computer – but it is creating a new platform that will support new types of mobile music making and new ways of controlling and playing music.

And, while think the iPad is going to prove to be a big deal – we’d like to know what Apple has planned for multitasking, file management, access to the iTunes library, third-party device support and more.

Check out the specs for the Apple iPad and let us know what you think.

Is this thing going to change the way you make music this year?

Apple iPad Features:

• 9.7″ Full capacitive multitouch screen
• .5″ thick
• 1 GHz Apple A4 processor
• 16GB-GB Flash storage
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• WiFi 802.11n
• Built-in speaker, microphone, 30-pin connectors
• Accelerometer
• Compass
• 10 hour battery life in use
• Runs all iPhone apps
• 3G wireless options, with a $30/month unlimited plan, with international options by the summer.

Edited: January 28th, 2010