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October 26th, 2007
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5 Sure Fire Ways To Kick-Start The Songwriting Habit

If you don’t already write songs regularly, then it’s safe to say that you don’t yet have a songwriting habit. Because if you did, you would feel compelled to write songs every day and perhaps all day long.


October 25th, 2007
1:36 pm
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Headlines On The Web Benefit From Passive Voice

Boing Boing posted an article summarizing Jakob Nielsen’s findings that web-headlines benefit from the use of the passive voice.


October 25th, 2007
12:14 pm
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31 Days To Better Practicing

The Collaborative Piano Blog started 31 days to better practicing on October 1st. I’m only just finding it but so far it looks like some really good advice. It would probably go well with my schedule to turbocharge your practicing.


October 14th, 2007
5:00 pm
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Tips On Using Wordtracker

John Alexander, who, by the way, is giving away his ebook, Wordtracker Magic, which I paid good money for a couple years back, gave some great tips for finding keywords using Wordtracker.


October 9th, 2007
7:56 am
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Google AdSense Launches New Video Units

When you login to your AdSense account today, you’ll notice a brand new video units link under the AdSense setup tab.


October 8th, 2007
9:32 am
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Audio Illusions: Shepard Tone

So far, hundreds of Diggers are getting their mind’s blown over the Shepard tone audio Illusion. I have to agree. Listen to what I mean. When the video is done playing, replay it to hear the exact same audio seem to continually rise in pitch.


October 8th, 2007
9:15 am
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How To Use TextMate As NetNewsWire’s External Blog Editor

I used to be an Ecto user but I have since seen the light and call TextMate my be-all-end-all blogging tool. The only thing I missed was being able to use Ecto as my external blog editor while reading feeds in NetNewsWire. Not anymore!


October 4th, 2007
8:57 am
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Radiohead Says Name Your Price, But They Are Not The First

Radiohead is releasing their new album In Rainbows next week for any price you want to pay! But they’re not the first.


October 2nd, 2007
3:26 pm
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Learn How The Best Soloists Burn On The Bandstand

All you have to do is take this quick and easy 2 minute survey below!


September 27th, 2007
12:58 pm
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The Secret Alchemy Of Songwriting

If you’re a writer, of course you know what the word metaphor means. But you might not know that the word was first introduced in the year 1447 with the book The Ordinal of Alchemy by Thomas Norton. Alchemists, because of the forbidden tradition of writing down spells and secrets of their art, had to be obscure when transmitting their esoteric knowledge to prime pupils. Thus, the term metaphor was born.


September 19th, 2007
8:45 am
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The Zen Of Attraction

If Less Is More, Then Nothing Is Everything.


September 16th, 2007
7:39 pm
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Logic Pro 8 Released!

Logic Studio was released on Wednesday and it was in my hands by noon.


September 16th, 2007
2:44 pm
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Logic Pro 8 Released As Part Of The New Logic Studio

Apple’s Logic Studio was released this past Wednesday. I had a copy in my hands by noon.


September 11th, 2007
4:12 pm
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Solo Transcriptions: Mini Mama Alto Sax Solo

Joe Zawinul died today. He was 75. He had been in the hospital for a month suffering from a rare form of skin cancer.


September 6th, 2007
2:29 pm
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Internet Profits Exposed Podcast Episode 1

In the first episode of the Internet Profits Exposed Podcast I discuss the 30-day challenge, Stumbleupon, Facebook, keyword research using Google Trends, and more.

 
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September 4th, 2007
3:23 pm
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Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 15

This will be the last dominant 7 pentatonic scale pattern in this series. This pattern begins in the “outside key” and moves to the tonic key for two notes before switching back. The second part of the pattern begins in the tonic key, switches to the “outside key” for two notes, and then returns to the tonic.


August 28th, 2007
7:35 pm
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My First Kettlebell

I picked up a 16kg/35lb kettlebell off Craig’s List tonight. Actually it was more of a heave than a pick. All in preparation for the 300 workout that I start tomorrow.


August 26th, 2007
7:32 pm
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My New BBP Hybrid Messenger/Backpack

I was pretty excited about getting my new BBP bag on Friday. Especially considering I couldn’t take my MacBook Pro anywhere without subjecting it to the dangers of unprotected travel. All in all, I’m pleased. But there’s one major flaw in the design.


August 22nd, 2007
7:23 pm
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My First iPhone Battle Scar!

In my attempt to build the perfect 300 body, I sacrificed the perfection of my iPhone’s body.


August 21st, 2007
2:28 pm
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I Goofed! And Here’s Why It’s Good For You…

I goofed and oversold our previous Absolute Pitch Power “Green” half-off offer. Since we had to print extra copies, we’ve continued the sale until we sell out, which should be soon.



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I'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.

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