http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog The Web Blog of TAG en-gb http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20090625121327192 I purchased Windows-7 through Amazon to get the 50% off deal. And I installed a new 1.5TB harddrive, so I'll have plenty of space for development and media.I typically install [My Preferred Development Environment].To start with I am installing on a new hard drive.[MozBackup] restored my email profile for [Thunderbird] flawlessly. I did have to manually copy my signature file.Might as well try [Visual Studio 2010].Quick links to favorite apps:[7-zip][Adobe Acrobat Reader][Audio4All][Cygwin] - openssh - unzip - vim - wget - zip - subversion[Flash Player][Gimp][Google Talk][iTunes] - [OGG][Java][Jing][MagicDisk][Modo][NVIDIA 9800gts 7350le] drivers[OpenDNS][OpenOffice][Picasa][Safari][Skype][SpeedFan][Steam][Stripem]Subversion client: [SmartSVN] / [TortoiseSVN] / [Versions][Synergy][Textpad][Unity3d][VirtualBox][VirtualDub][VirtualDubMod][VMWare Player][WinMerge] - [7-zip plugin][WinRar][X-Chat][Yuuguu]And Firefox add-ons:- Chatzilla- FireBug- FireFTP- FoxClocks- XMarks [XMarks for Safari]Synergy doesn't seem to work when Windows-7 UAC pops up.Manual installs:- Office 2007 Ultimate (with Groove 2007)- [Silverlight Development Environment]Mac can't natively write to NTFS. There is a free solution, first install: [Macfuse] and then install [NTFS-3G]. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100221145010603 [OpenCog] is an Artificial General Intelligence framework, and open-source. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100203122137632 The next [X-Prize] is worth $10M and will be awarded for building a brain-computer interface. It sounds similar to the [Emotiv] helmet. However, most of the posts are talking about surgery. It would be nice to develop a brain computer interface that could avoid the surgery part. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100201121657399 My Macbook details:2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRM-2x2GB500GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpmSuperDrive 8X DLMBP 15" Glossy WS Display. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100105083825240 Today the temperature in Monroe, WA is the same as Miami, FL. That means it happened. The world finally tilted. Greenland is the new north pole. Even [magnetic north] is moving east. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100103185504111 The [Propellerhead forums] made a reference to [ASIO4ALL], which is a program that lets you tweak your audio devices and place them on a single device driver. This is especially useful for programs like Reason Record. The best part is this is a free driver. It works on Windows-7 64-bit and the control panel shows in the system panel as soon as the device driver is in use. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20091230144959946 [POD Studio GX] connects a guitar input to a usb port and [interfaces with Reason]. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20091226124628878 I just started using multiple audio devices with Reason Record and quickly ran into some [work flow issues]. There are several [Video Tutorials] on the Reason website. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20091224125653448 The [64-bit Windows-7 Drivers] for my [M-AUDIO Audiophile 192] released last month. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=2009122411255942 I hadn't used my midi keyboard in a while. I needed the [Yamaha UX16] driver. The driver connects a MIDI device to the USB port.