I don't know why this exists, but I'm glad it does. I just want to know how it sounds, and how it plays! I guess I'll have to visit Cranmer Guitars the next time I'm in Glasgow.
Some guy made a Super Mario guitar out of a popsicle sticks
Nancy Wilson explains the insanely complicated opening to Heart's "Crazy on You"
The acoustic beginning of Heart's "Crazy on You" is one of the most classic and wonderful openings in rock history. It's also one of the most complicated. In the video above, the great Nancy Wilson says how it's done which, of course, is much easier said than done. From an interview with Wilson in American… READ THE REST
Elvis Costello explains how to play the guitar, philosophically
I've been a huge Elvis Costello fan since a friend of mine bought me the ultimate edition of Armed Forces for my 16th birthday. I hadn't really listened to him before that; I was a punk/ska/hardcore kid, so the Ramones were really the only band from the 70s worth caring about. But this friend —… READ THE REST
Eleanor Rigby performed by Göran Söllscher on an 11-string alto guitar
Eleanor Rigby is a 1966 song by Paul McCartney et al. Göran Söllscher is a classical guitarist from Sweden who plays a custom 11-string alto guitar. The rest is magic. READ THE REST
Got a home repair project? This HD endoscope camera can give you a closer look
As much as you hate it, sometimes we have to search for things in places we never want to go, like the kitchen sink's drain, the dusty attic, or the spider-web-laden area underneath the house. Your shrieks might just bring music to their ears! But as much as we don't want to see what's in these… READ THE REST
With Buildix Pro, you don't have to be a pro developer to make a killer website
Whether you have your own cookie business or run a celebrity gossip blog, having an unimpressive landing page can really slow things down. Sure, hiring a professional developer to create a website would be awesome, but their rates can be pretty steep, and that's not something you want to budget for these days. Just because… READ THE REST
Send untouched files and useless apps to the dump with this app for Macs
How much of your Mac's storage space is actually stuff you use? Odds are good a significant portion of your hard drive is filled with untouched downloads, duplicate files, and apps you forgot existed. You may not have noticed it, but the gradual slowing of your computer could be due to all those files just sitting… READ THE REST
