Author Archives: Robin

How to Enable the Aero Lite Theme in Windows 8

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Robin

Even though the Aero theme has been stripped from Windows 8, a subset of the theme (called Aero Lite) remains, but is hidden away. In this video I show you how to easily re-enable it. If you found this video … Continue reading →

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Introducing the so.cl Social Network

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Robin

For the last couple of months I’ve been enjoying using Microsoft’s new social network, so.cl, which is pronounced “social”. Recently out of beta, it’s a sort of mashup of Twitter and Pinterest, and it’s actually rather good. In this video … Continue reading →

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Ableton Live Beginner’s Crash Course: Free 3+ Hour Course!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Robin

Ableton Live is one of the most popular digital audio workstation programs in the world, and with the new version 9 due out in March it’s going to get even better. So now’s a great time to find out what … Continue reading →

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What if money were no object?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Robin
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Tales from the Roboverse

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Robin

We have always read to our children at bedtime, and (having five of them) it became a little tedious to keep re-reading Peter Pan or Snow White for the umpteenth time. So with our youngest daughter I began threatening to … Continue reading →

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My new AKAI APC40

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Robin

This Christmas I was given the wonderful AKAI APC40 MIDI controller for Ableton Live so, not having recorded music for many years, I simply had to give it a spin and see what it could do. And what better than … Continue reading →

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The Home Of a True Philosopher

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Robin

On an unseasonably warm November night in Manhattan on their way to get ice cream, Mark Cersosimo and Kelsey Holtaway stumbled upon what appeared to be a vintage shop, brightly lit display window and all. As they began to walk … Continue reading →

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Half off sale at O’Reilly – Get my book for 50% off!

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Robin

My book, Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript & CSS 2nd Edition is half price on the O’Reilly website today (Monday November 26th). Get your discounted copy here. While you’re there, all other O’Reilly titles are also half off (or 60% off … Continue reading →

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20 Marketing Techniques Guaranteed To Increase Your Sales

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Robin

I’ve always been fascinated by advertising and marketing, and frequently ask myself just what is it that sells a product and makes me want to buy it? In fact I even used to buy books and magazines on the subject … Continue reading →

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Find Out How Others See You With This Quick Test

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Robin

Have you ever wondered just how others see you? If you’re like most people you probably have, and often too. But just how close do you think you get to really seeing yourself the way others do? Also (if you … Continue reading →

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