My latest geek-out thing is my iPod. I found at smartplaylists.com a description of a playlist called 101.5 KPOD, which I’ve adapted for my own use. The point of 101.5 KPOD is to sort of emulate a radio station rotation of your own music. It focuses on highly rated music that you haven’t heard often, and my additions clears out some of the cruft and also throws in some new stuff. Read on for a description of how to set it up.
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Year: 2004
BuzzPerl 0.3 released
BuzzPerl 0.3 has been released and is available for download at Sourceforge. BuzzPerl is a Perl module used to read, write, and manipulate Jeskola Buzz files from Perl. (Jeskola Buzz is a high quality free modular music sequencer and synthesizer software for Win32.) Intended use is for algorithmic music composition, but could be used by anyone who wants to compose music from Perl.
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BuzzPerl 0.2 released
BuzzPerl 0.2 has been released and is available for download at Sourceforge. BuzzPerl is used to read, write, and manipulate Jeskola Buzz files from Perl. (Jeskola Buzz is a high quality free modular music sequencer and synthesizer software for Win32.) Intended use is for algorithmic music composition, but could be used by anyone who wants to compose music from Perl.
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MP3 download: Twinkle Elf “Fweh”
Another Twinkle Elf song for Marshmallow Shampoo.
Download the song: Twinkle Elf – Fweh
Wallpapers
I’ve created galleries of photos (taken by Kim and I) suitably sized for desktop wallpapers (1024 x 768). Enjoy.
MP3 download: Twinkle Elf “Dee Dee”
I’m working on this album, Marshmallow Shampoo. This song, “Dee Dee” will be included. I’ve got a handful of songs and I’ve gotta get mixing. As the material comes together, I’ll post it here. I welcome your opinion on these mixes.
Download the song: Twinkle Elf – Dee Dee
Twinkle Elf UNION YES album – download MP3s
Twinkle Elf, from Chicago, has elements of electronic, industrial, and
gothic. Elements of dance and hip-hop. Splashes of bleep noise, distant
guitars, retro/gooey basses, snippets of funk or film music, old techno
drum machines, hip-hip beats rumbling out of cars.
Download the MP3s from the album, UNION YES.
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Do It Yourself Laser Light Show
Bryan was telling us over dinner how in school his science teacher setup a laser light show. Bryan has a laser level, so we decided to do it. The concept is so simple. Basically, the idea to put a mirror on a large speaker and bounce a laser off the mirror onto a wall. Playing music through the speaker causes the mirror to bounce around.
Home Computer Security
I’ve been wanting to write about PC security. I’ve found a few links that go into a lot of details: Home Computer Security (from CERT, a very detailed document) and Protect Your PC (from Microsoft, using a step by step presentation). I’ll present a short list of things you can do to protect your computer (and yourself) here.
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LaserJet Maintenence
A friend, Greg, gave me a LaserJet 5L Xtra that he found, either at a Thrift shop or in the trash. (He has piles of technology- he has a special skill at finding this stuff.) He told me it was having some problems: the large paper tray didn’t work, I’d have to use the single sheet feeder; it jammed sometimes; but I hoped I could fix it up. If I could, I knew it would be better then my PITA inkjet. Well, it took a little work but I did fix those problems.
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