The adventure has started. This summer (winter at the south pole) a team of scientists and one children’s author, Nancy Etchemendy, will sail on the National Science Foundation’s icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer and study the marine biology of the area.
To follow the action, check out the blog for adults:
http://etchemendy.com/rmmblog/
And the blog for kids:
http:/etchemendy.com/unblog/
And find what dwells in the cold at the bottom of the world.
And is reporting back! After months of travel, and “seven minutes of terror” during the landing, Phoenix has arrived, deployed its solar panels, is looking around, and sending back pictures.
To see images from NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander, go here:
Whether you are just starting or have already made music in Garageband, this book, GarageBand 2: The Missing Manual, by the irrepressible David Pogue, will be fun and funny and useful. Even though it is several years old, all the basics are still pertinent even if you have the very latest version of the Garageband software.
GarageBand 2: The Missing Manual
This experienced writer and musician not only teaches you the basics as well as tips and trick about Apple’s Garageband, he also talks about music theory, and making computer music in general.
Read it, and you’ll see why he’s now showing up in major print media and on TV.
Computer Music: the Complete Guide for Mac and PC, is a great monthly magazine published in the UK, with clear tutorials, reviews of music equipment and software, and articles about the many aspects of making, sharing, and selling music, even a page on music theory. It also features interviews with band members and producers, focusing on how they work and the gear they use.
Computer Music : the Complete Guide for Mac and PC
But maybe the greatest thing about this magazine is the digital material that comes on the included DVD. Each month it contains samples, tutorials, reader-submitted music, videos, and free and demo software. Eagerly awaited each month, enjoy as much as you can use.
