Blogger To WordPress, WordPress To Blogger - Switching Blogs Tested
After a rather thorough and taxing look at both Blogger and WordPress.com it's time to evaluate the possibility that some of you might want to switch from one service or the other. That or you floated in on a wave of search traffic, looking at whether this is possible. It's a rather simple operation, but one that requires a bit of testing to see how your content will look on a different platform.
Void Your Bowels With Terror Thanks To FEWDIO's Short Horror [Stuff to Watch]
From terrifying games to feature-length horror films, as humans we seem to love being scared. Getting the adrenaline pumping and stepping outside of our comfort zones doesn't have to involve skydiving or a wing suit; many of us prefer to immerse ourselves in the horror genre instead. FEWDIO is a small studio that specialises in the horror genre. In this instance short horror films are a specialty, with more than 40 finished products.
Discover New Music With Twitter #music for Desktop & iPhone [Web & iOS]
Twitter's new music discovery service for finding bands and artists has been out for nearly two weeks now and that has given us plenty of time to put the aptly named #music through its paces. Available in the form of a free iPhone app and as a web app that works in a standard desktop browser, it's time to find out whether the service is the powerful discovery tool that many of us have been hoping for.
Blogger vs. Wordpress.com: A Complete Comparison
The two undisputed kings of the free blogging sphere are Google's Blogger and the content management system-turned-host WordPress.com. While both offer what every free-thinking democracy-guzzling thought-cannon wants – a place to express themselves – there are some core differences in each service. Both WordPress.com and Blogger are workable free solutions, but which is the right one for you? This detailed breakdown of each service should hopefully help you decide.
Bored Of Podcasts? Listen To Old Time Radio Instead!
There's a ridiculous amount of free media content available from the Internet Archive, and the most interesting downloads are often the oldest ones. With masterpieces like Alfred Hitchcock films, gunslinging John Wayne westerns and reels of stock footage and home movies, you'd be forgiven for forgetting the audio archives exist at all.
How to Use CoreMIDI for Music Production on an iPad or iPhone [iOS]
Apple added Core MIDI to iOS 4.2 and since then app developers have been implementing MIDI functionality into their apps. This means you can use your iOS device as both a MIDI controller and with MIDI input devices for physical, tactile key response. Core MIDI can also be used with apps or multiple iOS devices for a studio-like automated setup, making iOS the world's most portable production platform. Excited? Here's what you need to know.
NanoStudio: A $14 iOS Music Workstation With Free Windows And Mac Versions
Yesterday's iOS digital audio workstation (DAW) round-up listed the best apps of all the budget tools available on the App Store. One of those featured apps was NanoStudio, a $13.99 iPhone and iPad app that offers a proof of concept in the form of a free OS X and Windows versions. This is a review of the OS X version, though everything in this review also applies to the Windows and paid iOS versions too.
5 iOS Digital Audio Workstations For Producers On a Budget
So you've transformed your iPad into an endlessly evolving musical instrument, programmed your own tight drum beats and discovered the huge potential of AudioBus. You've sacrificed disk space for samples and your bank balance for virtual analogue warmth - and you're ready to move on to the next stage. Sticking with the theme of iOS music creation, today's article highlights some of the best budget digital audio workstations (DAWs) on the App Store.
Got Drums? Funkbox Emulates 14 Vintage Drum Machines [iOS]
Yesterday I reviewed AudioBus, a system for iOS that allows users to connect compatible music apps together. AudioBus offers a taste of the future when it comes to tactile music creation, but in order to use it you'll need some compatible apps - apps like Funkbox. Funkbox provides faithful emulation of a series of classic drum machines, many of which have been used countless times.