Wilber Curtis and the Warmers broke onto the scene back in 1987 with their first album, “Ready to Brew.” Taste the music the way it was before the commercialism and the “pop” sellout. This album has percolated around my attic for years without much play, now I find that it’s strong and dark flavors keep me up at night.  Some cuts are sweet and sugary,...

Yeah, I know it’s for toddlers, but really–how pointless to not have a reverse.  Just so everyone’s clear, this was done with only the purchase of a DPDT rocker switch at RadShack for $3 or $4 (can’t remember).   Everything else came from stuff I already had–so please don’t comment on how lame I am using solid core 14-gauge...

  Pop over to RecordingHacks and enter the contest–they are giving away a new Royer R-121 Ribbon Microphone!  Here’s the link: http://recordinghacks.com/contest/

I’ve never claimed to be an architect, but I love great tools that work well.  One such tool belonging to that category is Google SketchUp.  In the past, I’ve fiddled with 3D software before.  I think that Blender is awesome…but it also has a steep learning curve.  Almost a learning cliff. It honestly is just to much for my needs....

Way to go Piriform!  I haven’t seen a defragger that made me this happy since MS-DOS 6.22.  I could continue to gush about this, but really, the proof is in the pudding. Simple Recipe for Better Performance: Download Defraggler now, and run it. Let it get finished, reboot, and run it again. Now, just tell me your computer doesn’t feel...

Originally published at www.linux.com on December 09, 2008 at 09:00 AM; reprinted with the author’s permission. Digital video recorders (DVR) are becoming more and more mainstream. TiVo, in fact, has passed the truest test of any popular technology — having its name transformed into a verb. MythTV, a free and open source application that lets...