I/O Dock
I/O Dock, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
I have started to make noise again. It’s been a long while. I’ve always wanted a noise tricorder, this is close. The first thing was to get some interesting apps. Then get my sources into the iPad. Years ago I digitized my 4 track tapes to load them into my 2 SP-808s. I loaded 112 sources into the iPad. The third thing was to add professional I/O. That would be the Alesis I/O Dock. It’s bigger then I thought. Sure it’s plastic, but not cheep. The only strange thing is the iPad must be turned on first or you’ll get some strange results. The app on the screen is Curtis by The Strange Agency. It’s a granular synthesizer. I’ll be reviewing some apps in the future.
Articulated clipboard, iPad cradle & G5
Articulated arms & a mess, originally uploaded by Black Heart Industries.
What a mess, and yes that’s my desk. The clipboard to the left is one of a kind that I found at a flee market. Apparently made by a chemist. The iPad cradle to the right is made from a wall bracket for a flat screen and a piece of an iPad stand made by my friend Brian: http://www.industryworks.com/Industryworks/Home.html
The G5 and monitor where a gift from Greg, thankx. However the hard drive had been removed long ago. I bought a new drive and it didn’t work. Had it tested, it’s fine. Talked to the folks at the Apple store and an Apple expert. Useless. Took a week to find the info. The drive must be 1.5 Gb/s or less or it won’t be seen by the computer. Returned drive and got another. Required a jumper on the back. Installed OS 10.4 while I looked for a copy of OS 10.5. The OS 10.5 disks that came with computers will only work on that model. It took a month to find an update disk. Thankx Tom. I had to use an external enclosure to load the new OS. When booting up the G5 doesn’t see the internal drive but will see the external FireWire drive. If I boot up while holding down option, the drive shows up right away. I think that the drive starts up fast, sees the jumper, then slows down. That small amount of time makes the computer miss the drive. I must have formatted that drive 7 times. There were more problems but I don’t want to bore you any more. What’s important is that I can now sync my iPad.
Leather skins for the iPhone 4 on sale for $15
Genuine leather skins for iPhone 4, attached via a re-positionable 3M adhesive. Protects from scratches, warms up the hands, adds a better gripping surface to the phone, and of course, good looks.
Update: Store is closed.
