The best book about…

Christian sometimes talks about advertisements for books. Especially when we pass one where the add say “the best book about…” and what they really mean is “The best book in Swedish by a Swedish author about …”. Get the _best_ book for what you are interested in. Not the best Swedish book. Everybody should know this!

The long wait for the Kaossilator Pro

I ordered a Kaossilator Pro as soon as they where announced, but Sweden didnt get that many and my order also accidentaly got lost so I decided not to buy one (used the money for something else instead).

A year later or so I got one cheap from someone who got one already and lost interest in it. It was in mint condition when I got it.

It’s a nice toy, but should not have been called Pro, but rather “Big Bro” or “Larger but no batteries”.

There are a loads of reviews on it on the internet but if you’re wondering if you can make noise on it, the answer is yes. Drone? yes. Dubstep? not really.

The main downer for me is the echo’s and reverbs, why these where not broken out and gotten an on/off switch I do not know.

Sooner or later I’ll post an album made on the Kaossilator Pro, but not today, I’ve only got 7 songs so I’ll have to make 50 more before there are enough good ones.

Also, it would be cool to try it out with a real band, like, sampling on the fly and such. But I’m glad I did not pay retail on the releasedate – price for it.

New years resolution

So I’m beginning to feel a little to big. This is my plan to change that:

1: Full size mirror by the bed, you know, one of these that you can see your whole self in. It’s from IKEA but I couldn’t find it so no picture.
I place this mirror at the middle of the bed, so when I get up in the morning (by sitting on the middle of the bed) I get to watch my own pale and fat body. Topped with that newly-woken look that is so flattering. When I can se myself in the mirror in the morning and not have a pot-like belly I will call it a success.

2: I will place a scale just beneath the mirror (and pen and paper) so I can record my woken up weight every day. This should be the most scientifically correct measurement I can think of. Same amount of clothes and the body being somewhat “reset”.

3: Candy and soda only on Saturdays. This is hard. I like watching TV and eating candy at night. For now I settle on fruit, but that will have to go to.

4: Move a little more, perhaps start running. This is not very formulated as of yet. But I need to do some sort of exorcise.

Next Monday I will go and buy the most advanced scale ever created. It does have wifi-connection and all other sort of goodies. You can share your wight on twitter and facebook (not that I will do that)

TC-Helion’s iPhone App Voice-jam looses songs.

TC-Helion’s iPhone App Voice-jam looses songs so I wrote them this letter.

“Hi there

I bought voice-jam a few days ago. While it is nice and I really like it it has on destroyed three of my jam sessions. That is three songs I will never ever get back.

It seems that it does not save jam-sessions, nor does it warn you that you are recording over something you’ve recorded before. When you “save to new” it does not save the jam-session.

The way you’ve implemented this feature is so bad that I just couldn’t believe that someone of your caliber had done such a sloppy job. Surely this is not the first time you hear this?

Is there some way you can bring my songs back?

Also on your supportpage, there are no Product that fit’s Voice-Jam.

/Johan”

Also, you cant get support unless you create an account with them.

Sprak

Sprak is on it’s way to the app-store, you might remember it from this post http://www.larsby.com/johan/?p=817 but it now resides over at http://www.tinkerteam.se/?page_id=87

I’m trying to get a hold of the guy’s that gave insightful comments over at the first post so I can send them promo-codes to the finished thing.

And in other new’s I’m helping Rosa Menkman with an swutit’s like application, but different. To be shown in museums and on conjunction with her papers.

And a few other things you might like! soon to be revealed!