Docheads versus dataheads is obsolete: the real distinction is between annotators and atomists

What if the top recording and music-technology magazines decided to put hundreds of their past articles online for free—and then someone made a directory? You’d get this amazing site.

Apple's Garageband has been making me very happy, because it has so little going for it. It's just that what's there is exactly what you need when you have an idea -- it's the musical equivalent of a pencil and a piece of paper (a standard still unmet by any electronic technology).

Jim Reekes, the wily architect of many of the groundbreaking Mac system sounds, sets the story straight on his wicked beep.

Sometimes you can't just rock and roll all alone - you need Jimi or Stevie Ray along for the ride. The JamPod for guitarists allows portable iPod play-along jamming through headphones. But are there enough digital smarts in the device to make it truly useful?

Now that the Emerging Technology conference is over, I have some feedback and parting thoughts to share.

The last day of ETech had some great sessions that focused on how people work and how the mind works from a designer's perspective. These great insights into my own mind will leave me with lots of thoughts to ponder as ETech winds down.

The Maker's Fair at ETech was similar to a classic science fair -- but with much more geek appeal and... a beer in hand.

Are you a Ruby-on-rails fan? If so, you need to check this ruby-on-rails humor link!

Garageband.com is a well-designed digital meritocracy, a large community of people who vote on music based solely on how it sounds. But is it a business?