Tips for better use of the iPad
It’s 11:52 am on Tuesday the 27th. I finally made the decision to go ahead and try iTunes Match for a year. It will be interesting to see how beneficial this is. I have several questions about the process. First is the question of me having two computers with different music on each. I have my laptop and my iMac upstairs is the computer the … Continue reading iTunes Match
If you have not noticed that Evernote has released a couple of new apps you should check them out. The Evernote Hello app could prove very useful for those of us who can not remember people’s names. The app lets you hand your phone to another person who then sees your face and a message like , “Hello, my name is Paul.” Then they get … Continue reading Evernote Hello
I’m sure you are all aware of the issue that Apple has with Adobe’s flash software. I’m not concerned about this because frankly I agree, flash messes things up! Every now and then though I do run across a web service that uses flash that I can not find an alternative for. Right now I am having a class write stories, actually we will be … Continue reading iPad and flash
So for those of you with a nifty new iPhone 4s i read a great article from TUAW today. I have had Mobile Mouse installed on my iPod touch and now on my iPhone for some time now. It is a very nice way to interact with the computer that is hooked up to my projector in the front of the band room. I never … Continue reading Using SIRI and voice dicatation in the classroom
It has been marching season and I notice that I have not posted in a while. Sorry about that. We now have only homecoming and our Lights Out Show left now though. So much has happened recently. Steve Jobs has passed away. I found it very ironic that I was sitting in my Middle School Tech class the day before his passing. After watching the … Continue reading Steve Jobs and iOS5
So you enjoy making music and you love your iOS devices? Maybe there’s a good spot to go to find out information on what is going on in the music making world for iOS. Try this list for twitter…. https://twitter.com/#!/iOSMusician1/ios-music-making/members Continue reading Twitter and iOS Music
I am using the iPad to make my life easier and more efficient. That in turn gives me a chance to do my job better as a music teacher. First thing is that I have come up with a workflow that I think is going to streamline one of the biggest hassles we have as music teachers. That job of getting music out to students. … Continue reading Using your iPad and PDF’s to make music in the classroom more efficient.
I am currently at Band Camp and working hard. I am driving those kids hard too! The more tired at night the better is my philosophy! On Saturday before I left I put my band camp scores that I had already done in Sibelius onto my iPad so I could boot up Scorch for the iPad and use that while at camp. Well come to … Continue reading Sibelius and Scorch for the iPad
If you are interested in creating music using your iOS device and MIDI and all the wonderful Apps in the App Store…. Then you need to go read this Blog… http://ipadpunk.com/ Enjoy wasting a ton of time watching all the different demos these guys have recorded! Continue reading iOS, MIDI and Demo’s
There has been one nagging problem I have had with the iPad constantly ever since I bought the first one on the day it came out. (which is an interesting story into how Apple works – go look at my first month of posts and find my account if you are interested!) At the the same time there has been one application that I love … Continue reading DropBox, Music and the iPad
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