The Peter Vantine MIDI collection, Volume 1
This collection contains 6 sets of MIDI files of various “themes”. For each theme, a complete tune, two loop versions, and 2 “stinger” excerpt versions are available. In addition, the collection contains 6 other loops of various themes. Ballad Set (pop) Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not play HTML5 […]
Backup To The Rescue
The ThinkPad T60p had been acting strangely for a few weeks and I had a hunch it was going to crash. Unfortunately, it did. I called Lenovo support at 6PM Monday night and they determined that the problem was the "motherboard" needed replaced. The shipping carton arrived on Tuesday, they received the ThinkPad in Memphis […]
Innovations That Will Change Our Lives
The annual “IBM Next Five in Five” is a list of predicted innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. The list is based on market and societal trends expected to transform our lives, as well as emerging technologies from IBM’s Labs around the […]
IBM Happenings: December 2007
The month of December was a busy one at IBM. The month was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. The announcements made by the company during the month are below. The complete index of IBM Happenings (by year and month) is here. List of Announcements for December […]
Christmas 2007
There is much that could be said about the hundreds of miles of driving to see family and then a houseful of family and good times before during and after Christmas. I won’t bore readers of the blog about that but there is one thing I would like to share about one special gift I […]