links for 2008-03-22
March 22nd, 2008
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DMX is the midi of the music lighting world - here’s how to make and run a computer to DMX device rack interface (along with linux drivers)
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programming LEDs with AVR microprocessors - with a bunch of related articles below. Another one for the to-do list (sigh)
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at the bottom of this page are 3 tutorials on using Rebirth, the quintessential PC (and mac) based emulator for the Roland TB-303 bass line synth and the TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines
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can’t say much more than title - except to add that this is one powerful program, which of course means that there’s a learning curve, but it’s worth it if you want to get some slick beats down
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a nicely paced introductory tutorial to using the linux Hydrogen drum machine
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three free hydrogen drum kits: the Kawai XD-5, the Roland JD-990 and the Yamaha TG-55. Thank you Zeta Centauri
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a quick tutorial on how to control the Hydrogen drum module via a MIDI source (either MIDI sequencing software or a hardware MIDI controller)
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the complete hydrogen manual. Unusually, it seems written from a user’s perspective ^_^
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some good tutorials on using Audacity, and links to others
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a nice set of quizzes, interesting interface
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During a 3 to 6 month collaboration, students work closely together with key developers from FLOSS software projects to improve the use experience of a FLOSS application.
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You have performed an act of treason against Stin’zorga, King of Bees. Clicking the ‘Bees’ button will call forth the bees in your system to extract their terrible vengeance… ‘Release Bees Now?’
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for those of us who can’t tell one font from another
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it’s important to constantly improve your Web site. However, a massive overhaul is just too much work so tackle these quick fixes over time, and you’ll be able to improve your Web site with minimal pain.
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Collections of web application interface design patterns- including code examples as to how how the different patterns can be implementet.
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a complete description of creating artwork incorporating LED lighting - covers colour mixing, absorption spectra, circuit diagrams, power supplies, reflective pigments and painting techniques
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Over 8.5GB of FREE (CC-by) Samples – Sound Effects, Loops, Grooves, Drums, Voices and Instruments
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763 six word reviews of the music released from this year’s south by southwest music festival - along with a considerably more useful rating between 1 and 5.
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1. First, create Dapps for your site with field names from the supported RDFa namespaces.
2. Implement a custom code in your site PHP for each of the Dapps you created.
3. Every time a search engine robot will visit a page with the code, Dappe -
some excellent tutorials on how to acquire, interpret and process digital photographs using a visually-oriented approach that emphasizes concept over procedure, independent of specific digital camera or lens equipment.
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an analysis of legal issues which apply to street photography in NSW Australia with a focus on what rights shooters have (and don’t have) when it comes to candid photographs of people.
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YSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they’re slow based on the rules for high performance web sites. YSlow is a Firefox add-on integrated with the popular Firebug web development tool. YSlow gives you: * Performance report card * HTTP/HTML summary *
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an easy introduction to the linux ‘command line’ functions and scripting
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how to set up Windows inside VirtualBox, and then get Windows apps running seamlessly inside your desktop.
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a free ebook providing a critical view on the use of new technologies and learning practices in furthering socially just futures, while at the same time paying critical attention to the constants, or “unmoved movers” of the information society develop
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