Magic 5 Feb 2012 | 08:56 am

There is a small window between learning and knowing where it's possible to surprise yourself with a good design. Sometimes you are confronted with a new set of technologies and a new problem domain, ...

User Interaction - The Next Step 4 Dec 2011 | 05:17 pm

The best thing about the iPad. Man, we dev monkeys have known for a long time that something like the iPad was a good idea. Remember how touchscreens were like this mystical feature into a world of fu...

Prototyping 2 Dec 2011 | 09:29 am

We've been having a hell of a (great!) time stitching together a new creative process with a new team here in the office. The company is already producing some really great 3d models, and I have been ...

PKAudio Wordle 12 Nov 2011 | 05:15 pm

Open Terminal from Finder Window 28 Oct 2011 | 12:25 pm

- Create an automator application with the following AppleScript and save it somewhere. on run tell application "Finder" try activate set frontWin to folder of front window as s...

New Twitter Account 23 Oct 2011 | 07:56 am

I've separated my athletic / personal twitter account with my software / music / art twitter account. The old "pkaudio" is now called "plasteredskier" and I've created a new empty "pkaudio" account. H...

Separation of Ego and Will 15 Sep 2011 | 12:06 pm

I believe the path to enjoyment through excellence lies through the heart more than the average athlete. The Ego drives so much of our lives, and thus can quickly get out of control and throw our live...

Two Parallels 31 Aug 2011 | 08:08 am

In music, we figured out how to get machines to make music for us, and how to use a killer sample or two to make it sound good. But, our listeners are getting tired of hearing a killer sample over and...

Impermanence 28 Aug 2011 | 03:50 pm

It occurred to me the other day that a major flaw in the new technologies that we are enjoying so much today is that very few of the incredible works they are allowing us to produce will be around for...

Elated 28 Aug 2011 | 03:32 pm

I wanted to call this post "giddy", but it turns out that word means "having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy". Not really the feeling I was going for. But, I digress....