This add-on has been around for a long time now, I just keep forgetting to write about it. If you’re like me who has a habit of listening to music while browsing the web. Sure players such as Winamp can be set as an always-on-top toolbar or Windows Media Player automatically shrinks into your Taskbar. [...]

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And you thought he did the world the greatest injustice by snagging Britney Spears and successfully turning her to trash. Tsk. Watch out, Web 2.0 netizens, but notorious Kevin Federline‘s not only a soon-to-be Britney ex and a “rapper” (heavens bless 2Pac and Biggie), he’s also a search engine. That’s right, you read me. SearchWithKevin.com [...]

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A while back, I posted a few tips on acquiring your own home theater set-up. I stumbled upon this short video with some quick tips that would help you with your home theater set-up. Tips covered: How to find out what cables got to where. How to attach cables to those hard-to-reach back panels. Source: [...]

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I always wondered how Michael Jackson did it. I was always amazed with that move. Not until I saw how it’s done. Here’s something I found raiding the Tube. A really simple guide on how to do the moonwalk:

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Karoake has been popular in Asia (especially in Japan) for decades now, and it’s popularity spread through Europe and the US a few years ago. Now karaoke bars can be quite fun, that is, if people can tolerate off-key singing. If you’re into tone-deaf but loves singing your heart out, you might just want a [...]

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A lot of friends I know sing along their MP3s. Too bad, for most of them, they don’t know most of the lyrics. Hahaha. But if you want to practice your karaoke skills just from Winamp or Windows Media Player, you might want to check this plug-in out – Lyrics Plug-in. It installs real as [...]

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Yeah, I’m a bit late posting this one but an update nonetheless. Apple’s released version 7.1.1 of iTunes. Yet Apple still aims to resolve the following issues: Ejecting an iPod from Windows Explorer or the Windows notification area (system tray) using the “Safely Remove Hardwareâ€� feature may corrupt your iPod. To always safely eject an [...]

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Almost a month after Apple flagged a warning to its iTunes users not to upgrade to Vista due to a fatal flaw that may lead to a busted iPod, and still no word about the fix. Though Apple already downplayed the news, the possible flaw of corrupting one’s iPod upon removal from a Vista PC [...]

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Here’s some DIY for some old school electronic music. Back in the day, loops were made by tape loops (like this one featured here), delay effects or by sampling. Here’s how to make a tape loop:

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Here’s a continuation of my series of articles on second-hand guitar buying. These points out the nitty-gritty details on the guitar that you should check out when you finally get to in person. Scratches, dings, cracks and rust – Paint scratches and dings are common. Wood cracks and rust are no-nos. The neck – You’d [...]

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Here’s a news clip from Top Tech News: BBC Director General Mark Thompson said that YouTube was “a key gateway through which to engage new audiences in the U.K. and abroad.” YouTube attracts an estimated 70 million users each month. One new channel, “BBC Worldwide,” will show clips from hit BBC programs including motor show [...]

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MP3 players really are handy only none of these miniaturized audio rigs have a compartment for the headphones. And they can sure get tangled or coiled up I had a friend who wrecked his iPod just because he was trying to uncoil. Sadly for him, his iPod slipped and fell to the floor with a [...]

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Project Gutenberg has helped a great many of us obtain open domain texts. Practically free books online (some priced at $20 in print, take five books and that’s a good hundred bucks). But reading plain text can be really a bore. Here’s yet another good freeware that lets you read those plain text e-books book [...]

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Here’s the iPhone teaser commercial that came out during the Oscars.

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I’m not really a sound engineering but I like audio. I did a few mixes myself and done some voice acting. I still play the guitar when I can. And if there’s one thing that I’ve learned from all of that, talent is one thing, but equipment counts. I’ve done some personal recordings using a [...]

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