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Sorry, this is completely off topic. In my day job at Times Online, I'm trying to hire a couple of full time developers to work with editorial and - hopefully - do some interesting things. So, if you know anyone, please do pass this on. Thanks! Times Online is hiring web developers We're looking for passionate, innovative web developers to help us win more awards, attract more traffic and delight our 16m users. You'll need flawless front end web skills, Java experience within a J2EE environment and the ability to build small web applications and tools from scratch. You'll probably be comfortable using things like Flash Action-Scripting, Processing, Google Maps API, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, AJAX etc. You'll enjoy working with XML, forms, data visualisation, search, journalists, editors and graphic designers. You'll be working directly with the editorial team at Times Online, both responding to breaking news and working on longer-term projects. This is a full time, permanent role, based at Times House in Wapping. The deadline for applications is this Monday - 21 July 2008 . For more details or to apply (with a CV and some URLs of things you've made) write to tom dot whitwell at timesonline dot co dot uk  

Nice to see enthusiasm for VU Meters and analog controls spreading to consumer goods, with this unlikely-looking Samsung TL9 camera, which has dials (more automotive than recording console, unfortunately) for battery life and memory capacity. Strange that they'd photograph the thing with a flat battery. While we're on the subject, here's a VU Meter in a Favicon. (Via Engadget)  

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If you want to learn guitar from home then you are about to have lots of fun. Learning to play a new instrument is not that easy but for many people it is a lot of fun. If you want to learn guitar from home then there are a few ways that you can do that.

Funny freestyle rap lyrics are one of the corner stones of a good rapper. This article discusses how to develop this skill as well as other ways to improve your freestyle raps.

CA Guitars (Composite Acoustics) makes great dreadnoughts, and, model 8LB is unique in the carbon fiber guitar world. Specifically designed for bluegrass playing, the 8LB provides exactly what bluegrass pickers are after -- a dreadnought that produces a deep, warm, somewhat punchy (but not too punchy) bass that doesn't overshadow the mids, along with singing highs.

Sometimes I like to use alternate guitar tunings to spice up my playing and creativity. It's not hard to do, but if you've never done it before, it might seem a little confusing at first.

The Fender Stratocaster is an American rock and blues icon. The most famous and popular electric guitar in the world.

Courses specifically designed to teach adults how to play the piano are different from those that are designed for children. The reason for this is that adults cannot develop new motor skills at as fast a pace as a child and much more effort is required. Learn more about adult piano lessons in this article.

Pure Pitch Method claims that it can give anyone perfect pitch in just 6 weeks. Any musicians or singer would kill for the ability to name any single note, key signatures or chords just by ear. How would a skill like perfect pitch (also known as absolute pitch) change your playing/singing? Read this Pure Pitch Method review to find out if this can be true...

Many beginner piano lessons are aimed at adults who have never yet touched a piano. Lessons like these provide the basic techniques, music reading exercises and the recognition of chords. You can learn more about taking beginner piano lessons in this article.

Way back in '64 a lad called Vincent Furnier convinced some of his school chums to participate in a talent event. Not one of them could play an instrument, but that didn't stop them. They forged a band called the Earwigs, dolled up just like the Beatles and mimicked the total thing. In spite of not actually being musicians, the lads won. They quickly learned to play, and so they hit the stage as a genuine band.

Here I'll detail why you should shop for a Gibson Les Paul guitar online rather than buy it in the stores. The Gibson Les Paul is one of the best guitars you can buy.

Chimera Synthesis have a new thing: The Chimera BC-8 is a shrunken version of the BC16 - the cute little handheld modular. From the preliminary spec sheet: "bC8 contains a stereo headphone amplifier connected to a 24bit / 48KHz digital to analog converter (same unit as used in the bC16). A powerful DSP generates a VCO and LFO (similar to the bC16), also the DSP performs VCF and VCA functions as well controlling the patching of functions to each other and running a simple but powerful ‘ one button’ pattern sequencer. bC8 is controlled by eight rotary knobs and one push-button. Four LED’s indicate battery status, LFO and EG level and other mode elements. bC8 pattern sequencer records the timing/duration of the button presses and all the knob settings for each action, these can be altered live for acid loops etc…" Sounds like a lot of fun for £75, competing perhaps with something like the Korg Kaosscilator. More details as they arrive. Shipping later this month, apparently... (Thanks, Brad)  

Everybody dreams of being a RockStar when they grow up, out of a million, you would be lucky if one of those people become a real RockStar. But I show you how to greatly increase your chances of being discovered.

Most Guitar players pick up their guitar for a practice session, and straight away start playing, then they just start playing songs they already know, put their guitar down and that's it. If this sounds like you, I can help you, so read the rest of this article.

How can you decide what to practice among all available choices? Is it possible to find a balance between playing by ear, learning sheet music, finger dexterity and other aspects of piano playing? Let us take a closer look at the art of piano practicing!

Pianos used to be common in American households. Many of us had uncles or grandmothers who could sit down at a party and accompany group sing-alongs. Music programs in schools were common when I was growing up, as were private piano lessons in the home. This is not the case any longer.

Have you ever found you do not get enough practice time on your instrument? This article may just provide the solution to your dilemma.

The article explores the percussion family of instruments. It describes what they are and how they are used.