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Here's a look at three of the biggest common problems with iPhone apps.
Here's a look at a few of the most common problems that Facebook users have with the service's chat feature.
Here's a look at a few ways to store files on your iPhone as you would with a flash drive or external hard drive.
Here's a look at what you need to do to care for your vocal cords if you damage them while singing.
Here's a look at a few things to consider before blocking someone from your Facebook account.
Here's a look at what reference monitors are, what they do, and whether you need them for your home recordings.
Here's a guide to connecting to the Internet completely through your iPhone's 3G connection.
Here's a look at how you can pick out a great iPod for an older music fan, either as a gift or if you're the geriatric jammer in question.
Here's a look at a few ways to get bubbles completely out of an iPhone screen protector.
Here are a few ways that your band can make its CD-Rs look extremely professional and ready to sell to fans.
Here's a quick guide to posting your pictures on Facebook.
Here's a list of the iPhone 3GS's supported voice commands and tips on how to use them.
Here's a guide to removing unwanted friends from your Facebook profile.
Here's a look at four of the best RPG games on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Here's a look at the travel capabilities of an iPhone when compared to a car GPS.
Here's a guide to keeping your iPod Touch in great condition for as long as possible.
Here's a look at a few great audio recording iPhone applications that work much better than the iPhone's onboard "Voice Memos" app.
Here are some tips for avoiding problems with the voice features of the iPhone 3GS, and getting the voice recognition software to recognize you whenever possible.
Here are a few tips for keeping your Xbox 360 well maintained and working well for years to come.
Here's a guide to finding well-paying shows if you play the acoustic guitar and sing.
Here are some tips for playing acoustic shows without the aid of any sort of personal amplification system.
Here are some tips for making an indistinct, muddy recording sound more clear and better.
Here's a quick guide to upgrading the hard drive of a Playstation 3.
Here's a guide to fixing lagged audio in Adobe Audition to make a track sound in-tempo with the rest of a recording session.
Here's a few tips for buying an inexpensive, long-lasting hard drive for your Xbox 360.
Here are a few of the best iPhone applications I've found for touring musicians.
Here's a guide to finding the source of a harsh, bright sound in your audio recordings, and fixing the problem for a better mix.
Here are a few tips for bands that are trying to learn one or more cover songs.
Here's a guide to accessing Hulu videos from your Xbox 360 with the help of one of your household computers.
Here are some tips for keeping the electronics and hard drive in your iPod Classic happy, leading to a longer-than-average lifespan for the device.
When you know the symptoms of hard drive failure, you can take preventative action, so here are a few of the more common symptoms that your PS3 hard drive is about to bite the dust.
Here's a look at a few of the best book applications that the iPhone has to offer.
Here's a quick guide to using Facebook's mobile feature to upload and share photos on your Facebook profile.
Here's a guide to editing and sending movies with the iPhone 3GS.
Here's a look at the different features and qualities of the iPod Touch and iPhone, to help you decide which of the products is better for you.
Here are a few tips for how to diagnose a Playstation 3 hard drive failure, and what to do once you're sure that the HDD is gone.
Here are a few tips for bands looking to release an EP.
Here are a few general tips that will make vocoder playing more fun and easy.
Here are a few tips for dealing with Facebook friend requests from your parents.
Here's a look at the main differences between a CD-R and a commercial CD.
Here's a quick guide to mac-to-Xbox 360 video streaming by using additional software.
Here are a few great tips for helping to promote an open mic night at any type of music venue, club or coffee shop.
Here's a look at four great, versatile guitar distortion pedals.
Here's a look at the additional features of the iPhone 3G S, and whether it's worth upgrading from your current iPhone.
Here's a guide to dealing with a broken PS3 that won't read game discs properly.
Here are a few tips for setting up, promoting and hosting a house show for your band or acoustic act.
Here's a look at why the iPod Touch is so much faster than the similar iPhone.
Here's a quick guide on how to pick out a great hard drive for your PS3 that will stand the test of time.
Here's why it's considered a bad idea to buy secondhand, used hard drives.
Here's a look at the benefits of updating your iPod Touch software to the expensive 3.0 version.
Here's a guide to picking out a good, safe, and easy to train dog from your local animal shelter.
Here's a look at a few tips to help you deal with summer depression and find the roots of your blues.
Here are a few general tips that can help you stop a vocoder from feeding back.
Here's a brief guide to recording acoustic shows well, without any sacrifice in quality.
Here are a few tips for recording a live audience to add to the ambiance of a recording.
Here are a few tips for calling the Xbox 360 warranty repair service to help you get your Xbox back quickly and without too much of a hassle.
Here's a guide to finding and developing your own band's gimmick to increase your buzz, leading to more record sales and better shows.`
Here's a guide to stopping Windows Messenger from logging in automatically when your Xbox 360 logs into Xbox Live.
Here's a guide to buying a computer off of Craigslist without getting ripped off.
Here's a look at a few of the lesser-used features of iTunes, and how you can use them to organize your music and avoid some of the frustrations that you might have with iTunes.
Here are a few of the most common early warning signs of hard drive failure.
Here's my full review of John Brown's Bar in Marion, Illinois.
Here's my full review of the Venice Cafe in St. Louis.
Here's a look at four of the best word games that Facebook has to offer.
Here are a few tips for taking a blues or country harmonica solo during a performance that will blow your audience away.
Here's a guide to diagnosing the cause of Playstation 3 hard drive sounds, and tips on what to do if you find out that your hard drive needs to be replaced.
Here's my review of Big Daddy's Bar in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Here are some tips for using the vocoder on the Microkorg to its maximum potential.
Here's what to do if your iTunes plays back songs at an exceptionally slow speed.
Here's a quick guide to learning to play the banjo and sing at the same time.
Here's a few of the biggest complaints leveled against Apple's frustrating and expensive 3.0 software update for the iPod Touch.
Here's a look at how to set up Windows Live Messenger on your Xbox 360.
Here are a few tips to help your Xbox 360 avoid the dangers of the summer season.
Here's a look at four of the best Facebook games inspired by old school arcade games--or exact replications of said games.
Here are some tips for performers for talking to a crowd between songs, to develop mic time that's engaging and increases the crowd's interest in your performance.
Here are some tips to try if your air conditioner won't turn on.
Here's a more in-depth look at the new video recording and editing features of the iPhone 3G S.
Here are four Facebok games so addictive that you'll never leave the house again.
Here's a guide for what to do when Facebook keeps logging out on your computer.
On weekdays, Mercury is an above-average sports bar, and you can get a variety of comfort foods for fairly low prices before and after Cardinals games, and on weekends, it's a good spot to check out for your general clubbing needs.
Here are a few things to consider before you buy any iPod accessories, to make sure you get a product that you're happy with.
Here are a few habits that can help all independent musicians make more money and have more success in their careers.
Here's a quick guide to building a new voice on the Microkorg.
Here's my review of Johnny's Sidebar in Collinsville, Illinois.
Here's a guide for what to do if your tree falls onto your neighbor's house, or any part of your neighbor's property where it might do damage.
Here's a look at some of the most common cold calling mistakes, and why they can ruin a prospective call.
Here's a look what two blinking red lights on the Xbox 360 indicates, and how to fix the problem.
Here's a guide to diagnosing a hard drive in an Xbox 360 that's making unusual noises.
If you've got a single flashing red light on the front of your Xbox 360, here's a guide for diagnosing what the problem is and fixing it.
Here's a guide to managing, deleting, and organizing the main menu of an iPod Touch or iPhone.
Here's a look at what error codes E67, E68 and E69 means, and the next steps you need to take to fix the root issue.
Here's a look at some of the most common mistakes that music venues make when attempting to run an open mic night.
Here's a quick guide to subscribing to podcasts using Apple's iTunes software.
Here's a look at what video codecs are and why you'll need them.
Here's a closer look at the voice control features of the iPhone 3G S.
Here's a guide for what to do if your Xbox 360 hard drive breaks completely.
Here's a guide to deleting failed system updates from your Xbox 360 that might prevent the console from starting up properly.
Here's a guide to making spray paint T-shirts that your band can sell at shows or wear on the road.
Here's a look at how your band can develop its stage presence to reach the next level of live performances.
Here are a few great ways to stay cold when your air conditioner breaks in the middle of the summer.
Here's a guide to correctly miking hand drums at a venue or in other live settings.
Here's a look at the differences between a five and six string banjo, so that you can decide which is a better buy for you.
Here's a few tips for jamming with musicians at an open mic night.
Here's a look at the major differences between active and passive bass guitar pickups.
If your DS won't start up properly, here's a guide to determining the source of the problem and getting a repair completed.
Despite a friendly staff and decent enough food, Cummel's Cafe doesn't do a whole lot to distinguish itself from the pack. Read on for my full review of Cummel's Cafe in St. Louis.
Here are a few tips for playing a good acoustic show when there's almost nobody in the crowd.
Here's my picks for the four most annoying technical problems that the Xbox 360 has had since it came out.
Here's a look at a few ways to write emails more quickly on the iPhone.
Here are a few tips for getting the cigarette smell out of a car.
Here's a look at the advantages and disadvantages of buying flash-based or hard drive-based iPods.
Here's a look at the four coolest features of the new iPhone 3G S.
Here's a look at the Sacred Grounds coffee shop in Edwardsville, and how it measures up to the chain coffee houses in town.
Here's a look at four common mistakes that home producers make when miking an electric guitar cab, and how you can avoid those mistakes.
Here's a look at the big differences between simply deleting a file and completely overwriting it.
Here's a look at four ways to repair and maintain an Xbox 360 using everyday household items.
Here are a few tips for finding what's different about your singing voice and building it, leading to better performances and recordings.
If your Xbox 360 won't read game discs, but seems to read other types of discs, here's what you'll need to do to get it working again.
Here's my review of Image-Line's FL Studio 8.
Here's a few things that the Xbox 360 can do outside of gaming, and how to use your own Xbox to its full potential.
Here's a quick guide to uploading your videos to Facebook.
Here's how to find out why your iPod battery spontaneously dies, and how to fix the problem.
Here are a few tips for keyboardists and piano players that want to sing while playing songs on their instruments.
Here's a quick guide to figuring out what model and generation of iPod you've got, so that you can get your iPod repaired or store the information for the future.
Here are a few tips for blending drum machines and acoustic drums in your band's home recordings.
Here's a guide to preventing iTunes from ruining torrent files when it plays music from those torrents.
Here are a few tips for finding a trustworthy repair center to use when you need to get parts of your iPod repaired or replaced.
Here's how to stop iTunes from making multiple copies of each song that is added to its music library.
Here are a few ways to back up your office documents safely and securely.
Here's a look at some common ways to amplify a synthesizer that's being played with a band, and recommendations for perfecting your own synth's sound.
To put it in perspective, though, here's a look at a few odd picks of the companies considering bankruptcy in 2009.
Here's a look at why you should keep some free space available at all times on your iPod Touch or iPhone.
Here's a guide to diagnosing and repairing an iPod that has electronic damage.
Here are some tips for helping a Windows XP computer to boot up faster.
Here's a few tips for diagnosing and fixing a PA system that won't make sound.
Here's a guide for diagnosing and repairing an iPod that's having issues after taking a fall.
Here's a quick guide to learning to sing while playing the bass guitar.
Here's a guide to dealing with an Xbox 360 that has water damage.
Here's a guide for first time finger pickers for wearing and shaping finger picks.
Here's a look at the healing powers of zinc, and whether it's really a way to slow down and stop the common cold and other similar illnesses.
Here's a guide for what to do if your Xbox 360's streaming video seems to work, but it looks like crap.
Here's a guide to avoiding sound syncing issues when converting videos for use with your iPod.
Here are a few tips for guitarists who have trouble singing while they play.
Here's a look at a few websites that can help you get your LP collection started, or help you develop an existing collection.
If you want to make an audio cassette from your own MP3s, here's a guide to making them easily and with great audio quality.
Here are a few tips for dealing with a PSP that has been partially or completely submerged in water.
Here's a look at iPod car chargers, their safety, and how to buy one that won't risk the health of your iPod.
Here are a few tips for sending CDs to radio stations to increase your band's chances of getting played.
Here's a guide for guitarists to beginning to use finger picks in their music and day to day practice.
Here are a few of the most common questions about secure file deletion, and their answers.
Here's a guide to fixing stuck pixels on your Sony Playstation Portable.
Here's a few tips for dealing with a water damaged Nintendo DS.
Here are a few tips for buying good guitar finger picks that will make your performances and practices better-sounding and more enjoyable.
Here's a guide to buying a great harmonica holder that will let you play the harmonica with your guitar without sacrificing the quality of either instrument.
Here's a guide to playing the guitar and harmonica simultaneously using a harmonica holder.
Here's a look at six of the greatest breakup songs ever written. Argue fruitlessly and post your own list in the comments section at the end of the article.
Here's my review of The Library Bar in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis.
Here are some tips for dealing with a water damaged PS3.
Here's a quick guide to stopping programs from instantly launching when Windows Vista starts up.
Here are some tips for getting a great blues harmonica tone without a dedicated, specially made harmonica mic.
Here are some tips for helping your band to dress properly to help CD sales, increase your fan base, and ultimately make more money from show to show.
Here's a look at four great places your band can effectively place flyers to get better attendance at shows.
Here's a guide to securely destroying single files on your computer, rendering them permanently unrecoverable and utterly impossible to reconstruct.
Here's my review of the food and atmosphere at Bull and Bear in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Here's a few tips for fixing noisy volume knobs on your guitar.
Here's how to fix a Windows XP printer that takes too long to begin printing.
Here's a quick guide to using digital effects on audio tracks in Adobe's Audition software.
Here are a few tips for dealing with common PSP problems.
I've never considered myself too out of shape, but I decided to give P90X a spin to see if it would live up to the results its late-night hosts promise. Here's my review of the P90X workout program.
Here's a guide for preventing your Xbox 360 from overheating.
Here are a few different ways that you can clean the laser lens of your Xbox 360 safely, giving you more gameplay time and less maintenance headaches down the road.
Here's a quick guide to importing drum machine samples for use in FL Studio 8. This may also work with earlier versions of FL Studio.
Here's a quick guide to the five formats that iTunes supports for conversion and importing of songs and other digital audio.
Here's a look at using whey protein for a muscle-building program, including the pros and cons of the supplement.
I recently used Woods Basement Systems for my home in Collinsville, IL. Here's a review of their services.
If you want to use a drum machine with a live drum kit, here are some tips for blending the two very different sounds.
Here are a few ways that coffee houses can bring more business in, resulting ultimately in return business and more profit.
Here's a look at what you've got to worry about if you leave your contacts in for excessive periods of time.
Here's a quick guide to getting an Xbox 360 to play streaming videos quickly, without much of a wait, and without a lot of lag in the videos themselves.
Here are a few tips for what to do if your iPod has been unsafely unplugged from a computer.
If you've got digital VST audio plugins, here's a guide to getting them up and running in Adobe's Audition recording software.
Here's a quick guide to fixing an old Super Nintendo that won't play games properly.
Here are some of the worst gifts that the fathers in my family have ever received, along with their reactions to said gifts.
Here's a guide for what to do when your Wii gets water damaged.
Here's a quick guide on how to use Facebook's Insights to watch the popularity of your band's Facebook page.
Here's my review of the Stylophone synth keyboard.
Here's a look at how your band can create a budget to limit costs and cover any spending issues that might come up.
Here are a few tips for successfully performing a funny karaoke song.
Here's my hands on review of the Epiphone MM-30 mandolin.
Here's the truth about working out while sick, and why a few urban myths about the practice tend to linger around.
Here's a quick guide to syncing up your Wii's wireless controller, quickly and easily.
Here's a few rap vocal effects that every home producer should know when recording hip hop music.
Here's a look at some ways to avoid ear fatigue when mixing music in your home studio.
Here's a quick guide to getting any type of video working on the Xbox 360's streaming video feature, even the videos that give you error messages when you attempt to play them.
Here are a few tips for organizing your friend list intelligently on Facebook.
Here's my review of the most recent release of Adobe's multitracking software, Adobe Audition 3.0.
Here's a look at four common habits that may be making your hemorrhoids worse or preventing them from healing properly.
Here are a few tips for extending the working battery life of your netbook computer.
Here's a guide to fixing a computer monitor that flashes when playing back digital videos.
Here's five of the worst entrance themes in the WWE professional wrestling franchise, past and present.
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