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GTD: Automator Wants To Know What You Are Doing Right Now

April 8, 2007 By Graham English

I'm into systems. I love figuring out how to get from point A to point B and then optimizing the process as efficiently as possible. Better yet, I love being able to turn a system on and not have to think about it again. This is one of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, AppleScript, behavior, best practices, entrepreneur, GTD, HowTo, LifeHacks, Mac, Neuro-Logical Levels, NLP, OSX, peak performance, Practice, productivity, software, Technology, tools, tutorial, Twitter

iQuickTwitter – My Quicksilver + Twitter + iChat + Growl Hack

April 6, 2007 By Graham English

When I read that you could use Quicksilver with Twitter, I felt as excited as Jack Bauer in an interrogation room full of terror suspects. It all started with Twitter Fan Wiki. And then I lost myself in hours of troubleshooting as I tried to force … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, AppleScript, Growl, hacks, HowTo, iChat, IM, Keychain, Mac, OSX, plugins, productivity, Quicksilver, social, software, Technology, tools, tutorial, Twitter

Top 10 Twitter DOs and DON’Ts

April 5, 2007 By Graham English

You've got a blog. You've got email, SMS, and IM. These are great tools for communication. Email and text messaging are two-way conversations. Blogging is mostly a one-to-many conversation. But what about something in-between? Twitter is part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: best practices, Blogging, communication, conversations, Dave Winer, hacks, iChat, IM, LifeHacks, lists, Mac, networking, plugins, RSS, SEO, SMS, social, software, Technology, Top 10, tutorial, Twitter, Web 2.0, wiki, Wordpress

TextMate Is My New WordPress Editor

January 9, 2007 By Graham English

With the help of a quick Google search and the expertise of Remy, Robin, and Brett, I was able to Hack TextMate and Wordpress to work together. I even ended up making Ecto more functional than it ever has been. Looks like I've got a new blog editor. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Blogging, GTD, LifeHacks, Mac, productivity, software, Wordpress

Blogging The Snow From Within TextMate

December 30, 2006 By Graham English

Since 2007 is going to be about increased productivity, efficiency and leverage, I decided to pick up a copy of TextMate to get the ball rolling. Wow, is this program powerful! I'm a big shortcut fan. My philosophy is if you're using your mouse, then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, GTD, LifeHacks, Mac, productivity, software

OS X Widget scans your iTunes library, shows concert dates in your area

October 7, 2006 By Graham English

Mac OS X only: Freeware Dashboard widget OnTour scans your iTunes music library, letting you know when musicians you like are coming through your town. If you don't own a Mac and you're a musician, it's really time. ;-) Click here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, concerts, freeware, iTunes, live music, Mac, software, widgets

GarageBand Changing The Face Of Music Creation

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

GarageBand is bringing music to the masses in a way that is very easy... You feel that you are in a creative mode right away. There are always people that want higher-quality recording, but the basic fundamentals need to be delivered in a simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: culture, GarageBand, Logic Pro, music production, Protools, software

Internalize And Eternalize The Music By Transcribing Solos

June 20, 2006 By Graham English

A time honored tradition for learning the ins and outs of a specific discipline is by transcription. Monks transcribe sacred texts in order to internalize the teachings. Writers copy their favorite authors' books in order to assimilate their style. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: authors, Ear Training, ear training freeware, freeware, musical vocabulary, opensource, software, soloing, transcribing, transcriptions

Definition: Binaural Diplacusis

May 12, 2006 By Graham English

Binaural diplacusis or interaural pitch difference is the different perception of a single auditory stimulus by the two ears; the difference may be in tone (disharmonic d.) or in timing (echo d.). ToneTester tests your ears for differences in how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: definitions, Ear Training, EarTrainingHacks, freeware, software

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