Archive for May, 2010

Frudua GFJ bass woods, pickups, hardware – demo by Dave Marks

Posted by on Wednesday, 26 May, 2010


Dave Marks, London based bass teacher, producer and session player, introduces the Frudua GFJ bass (more info on www.fruduadirectdeal.com). The Frudua Direct Deal instruments are built with boutique concept and design in mind and are sold at 1/3 of their real value thanks to a factory direct price policy which cuts the intermediary markup (distributors and stores). Please visit www.fruduadirectdeal.com They features highly professional features such as two pieces body, fast canadian maple necks, solid maple drop tops, two pieces body, double action truss rods, Canadian rock maple necks, professional noiseless pickups. and Sperzel style locking tuners. Model: GFJ BASSES Available 4 and 5 strings. 5 strings version available in 34″ and 35″ scale. String spacing at bridge 19mm NECK: Canadian hard rock maple Nut width: 48mm Neck wood: Canadian hard rock maple Neck thickness: 22mm @ 1st fret, 24mm @ 12the fret Neck color: natural Truss rod: double action Freboard wood: Canadian hard rock maple / Indian rosewood Number of frets: 21 Position inlays: Pearl block inlays Freboard binding: white BODY Wood: alder / ash Pickguard: tortoise 3 layers/Pearloid ELECTRONICS: Pickups: no noise pickups. Pickups are placed in the original JB 60ies position. Controls passive mode: Vol neck + vol bridge + passive tone The passive tone only works in passive mode. In passive mode the bass works even without the battery. Controls active mode: Vol neck + vol bridge + treble + bass (6 dB increase


Sectors to Watch – Energy, Technology – Bloomberg

Posted by on Saturday, 22 May, 2010


Energy Stocks Rebound Despite Oil Falling for Second Day on IEA Cut of 2009 Fuel Demand; The Worst May Be Over for Information Technology Spending – According to Forrester Research, Growth in Corporate Tech Spending to Contract 3% in 2009 (Bloomberg News)


ethical issues in elearning – digital divide

Posted by on Saturday, 22 May, 2010


In an information society, information accessibility is a critical issue which must be discussed in terms of the gap between the digital haves and have nots, a gap expressed in the term digital divide. Digital divide refers to the gap between those who have access to the Internet and other information technology and those who do not. There are many reasons why a digital divide exists. The barriers are evident when individuals (1) are unable to afford Internet access from home, (2) find e learning content that is difficult to comprehend, (3) find e learning content that is not culturally-relevant. It is important to note that people with disabilities often confront more barriers in e learning than others. The digital divide can also exist among different geographic locations. In the United States, some areas have broadband or high speed Internet services and some areas have only dial-up connection via telephone. It seems that having access to the Internet does not mean that there is no digital divide. There is definitely a big difference between accessing Internet via high speed (ie, T1 line, DSL, Cable modem, etc) connection versus low speed dial-up connections. Different Internet access speeds obviously create a digital divide among high and low speed Internet users. Sometimes the problem of digital divide can be caused by where one lives. If high speed Internet services are not available in some locations, then their residents have to rely on low speed dial up


Practical Mobile DJ Beat Mixing Pt. 1 – American Audio SDJ1

Posted by on Friday, 21 May, 2010


Here are a few of the sets I was going to try to do videos on at Mobile Beat Chicagoland 2008, but it was just way too loud to even try to film anything there. These are a few songs that a Mobile DJ probably owns, may play, and can practice beatmixing with. We use the American Audio SDJ1 MP3 player & Q-SD Mixer, but you can use whatever gear you have available to you to get these same results If you’d like to see more videos like this, just let me know Enjoy! www.djtutor.com www.djtutor.com


Hardware Price Too High – Activision – Bloomberg

Posted by on Tuesday, 18 May, 2010


Activision Blizzard, the makers of games like Guitar Hero says Sony and Microsoft should be sensitive to the economic downturn. (Bloomberg News)