After I moved I put synths on the back burner for many years.  I had too many other financial obligations to put out over a grand for another one.  Also, by that time I was focusing more on my computer interests.  However, in 2000 I came across a couple of UK magazines (Computer Music & Future Music) that dealt with using your computer to play ( Read more... )

I know previously I said I'd be talking about the new PC I'm building, but instead, I'm gonna talk about another hobby of mine...Synthesizers.  And so as not to create a mega-post, which I'm sure this would be, I'll break it up into chapters, with each chapter being a separate post.  Don't want to bore you too much all at once, eh.  Here we go then ( Read more... )

Hey, how's it goin'?

Benn a few weeks so I thought I'd better catch anybody who's still reading this up on what's happening in my little corner of the universe.

First off, Penguicon 6.0 was this past weekend and, as usual, it was excellent.  Each year gets better than the last.  As usual, there were more panels I wanted to attend then I had time, ( Read more... )

WEEEE!  Me happy boy.  I got the next five days off, the last significant break until my Summer vacation in June.  Too bad the weather's expected to be crappy, but hey, it's Michigan.  Never trust weather predictions more than a day off...and sometimes not even then.  That's OK.  I got plenty to keep me busy, even if I'm stuck indoors.

I was ( Read more... )

YES!

What a beautiful day it was today.  For the first time in months I was able to walk around outside without a coat!  Hey, when you've been bundled up to the eyeballs in winter gear, that's big news.  What a great way to end the week.  What's almost as cool is it's almost 11:00pm and I haven't had to turn the heat on yet;  Always good to save a ( Read more... )

Hiya gang!  Hiya hiya hiya ( Read more... )

Hey-ooooo ( Read more... )

YO, YO, YOOO!  Wuddup, peeps ( Read more... )

According to WeatherUnderround.com it's 9 degrees with a windchill of -5 ( Read more... )

No doubt most of you all familiar with the song, "The Internet is for Porn".  It's a neat little diddy that's sorta become the unofficial anthem for the Net, and while I disagree with its message, I really like the song.  I first learned about it through a link in an email I got some time back that took me to a YouTube vid where someone created a " ( Read more... )