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WWDC 2011 Fever

No, I'm not sick in advance of WWDC (ha! WWDC09 sucked…) but rather I'm starting to feel the excitement for what next week holds.

As usual, there is quite a bit of work on my plate heading into WWDC, and I hope to utilize the labs as much as I can...


Gearing Up for Videos

These past few weeks were hectic, and revolved around rebooting my video production schedule for the Capo Podcast. I quite enjoy the process of shooting and editing these videos, and it's been far too long since I filmed the first batch of episodes...


Capo Podcast Episode 5 - Chord Markers

After a too-long hiatus from video production, I finally have a new Capo Podcast episode to share. In this video, I demonstrate how I use Capo's chord markers to figure out the chords in a song.

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Nikon D7000 Built-In Audio Capture: Avoid it if you can…

I'm hoping to produce a new round of videos soon, and in preparation for the event(s), I decided to step up my game by moving into the world of DSLR video shooting. I got a good price on a D7000 locally, and shot some tests yesterday to see if it'd...


Capo 2.1 Now Available

I'm so happy to announce that Capo 2.1 for the Mac is now available on http://capoapp.com, and also the Mac App Store.

The big new features in this release are:

  • MIDI Export: You can now get your tabs out of Capo, so you can lay them out in...


3 Years of Full-Time SMUG!

I can't believe I've been doing this full-time for three years. Time has been flying by, and so many incredible things have happened since I decided to leave my stable full-time job for the risky life of independent Mac software.

I'd like to thank...


TapeDeck 1.4

I'm happy to say that TapeDeck 1.4 has made it out into the public. It's a very important release because it introduces two features that solve specific problems that affect two distinct groups of users.

First off, the professional hardware users...


TapeDeck on the Mac App Store

Going forward, TapeDeck will be available for purchase exclusively through the Mac App Store. I feel that the Mac App Store and TapeDeck are a great fit.

Based on my experience with supporting TapeDeck's customers, I learned that it is very common...