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Learn Guitar In 2011 – Jamorama’s New Year Offer

If you wish to master guitar in 2011, then now’s a great opportunity. If you don’t know what Jamorama is, then you can view my detailed review that I posted previously: A Detailed Jamorama Review From a Guy Who Knows. The Jamorama guys are offering a New Year Discount, just like the ones you normally [...]

How Long Does it Take to Learn Guitar

I was standing along with my friend who is very much interested in playing guitar. He’s still just “thinking” about it though. We were watching some local student bands perform. There was a singer, and three guitarists (lead, bass, rythm) in each “band” or “team.” While everyone was marvelling at the superb music, I was [...]

Google Teaches Python – Written Materials, Videos, Exercises

If you want to learn Python, Google’s Python Class might be worth checking out. It includes videos, written material and programming exercises. It is usually given to Google employees new to python. The tutorial assumes you have at least a basic knowledge of programming concepts. If you know what a “variable” is, or what “loops” [...]

A Job Worth Doing is Worth Doing Right

You’ve heard that many times, haven’t you? However, do you understand its essence? Many think it’s all about being perfect. Believe me, if you aim for perfection, you will realistically never reach it. We can’t pour in unlimited resource into something. We can’t spend all of our time on one specific thing. Look at Chess. [...]

Make Simple Applications and Become Famous

We don’t want Paint, we want Photoshop. Or the next-generation 3D Modelling tool. Or the next-generation world class photorealistic renderer. Whatever we have, we want to add one more bit of complexity to it.

Software Horror – Less is More Indeed

Every student geek who first learns algorithms wants to create the next big “complex” thing. We all think that more is better. Software with more features, more settings, more customizations and more of everything else you can ever imagine. However, the latest trend is about less being more.

WordPress is NOT the Answer to Everything

WordPress started out as a simple blogging platform. Nowadays, it competes with other leading CMSes. All the credit goes to it’s continual improvement over time, a dedicated community supporting it, and the endless stream for plugins to make practically everything possible. Anytime anyone thinks of creating a website, WordPress comes to mind. However, WordPress is [...]

Play Guitar Along With Your Virtual Drummer

One of the coolest thing to do with a guitar (regardless of your level of play) is to jam along with others. Now, not all of us are members of a band. If you try playing the guitar alone, it may seem dull. Now, let’s boost up your enthusiasm and level of fun. While playing [...]

Keep Your Guitar Motivations High By Jamming

When you start learning guitar, you’re excited. You may have a favorite artist. You’d want to play like him. You might even have a favorite solo you might want to ultimately play. However, this path has a lot of roadblocks. That’s why many people starting out with guitar give up easily. It’s because they realize [...]

A New Mystery Party Site

I’ve been writing about mystery parties in this blogs. However, I believe visitors are often confused by the different categories of posts they find in this blog. It’s easier to find all the mystery stuff on a dedicated site, which I’ve mentioned below. This site is called, Party Theme. Apart from scripts, it has some [...]