We finished a song! A Dream Squared features lyrics by Jenny and music by Philip. It was pretty random how it came about; I was messing around on the piano, and Jenny had a few lyrics in her journal. And then we let loose the cats in boxes. We guarantee that no glockenspiels or guitars… Continue reading A Dream Squared
Author: Philip Cain
Ninja Master of the Series of Tubes, musician, audio engineer and geek. More about Philip...
(No Longer) Solo
I’m working on a solo album, and hopefully 2011 will be the year that I actually Get Things Done and finish it up. Here’s a short sample of a song that features Jenny, entitled (somewhat ironically) (No Longer) Solo. This is just a taste of what’s to come! Update: I completely forgot to mention… Continue reading (No Longer) Solo
The Virtual Making of Things
I love it when Cory Doctorow tweets out a request for ideas for his next MAKE Magazine column. Near instantly, my Twitter feed is flooded with wonderful and intriguing ideas, each one as fantastic as the next. This time, the ideas caused my brain wheels to spin feverishly, and then I had a light bulb.… Continue reading The Virtual Making of Things
Science Fiction: A doomed TV genre
In honor of the news about SGU getting the axe, let’s take a moment of silence to remember all the science fiction stories (from this decade) that have no proper* ending because of idiot executives. Caprica Defying Gravity Dollhouse Farscape Firefly FlashForward Heroes Jericho Journeyman Legend of the Seeker Sarah Conner Chronicles Stargate Universe Good… Continue reading Science Fiction: A doomed TV genre
Mac-based Web Development
A few people have asked me what I use for web development on the Mac. I dabble in PHP, (x)HTML, CSS, and Javascript all day long, as well as poking my head around MySQL databases and checking in and out code from SVN repositories. I do all of this from a 15″ MacBook Pro (late… Continue reading Mac-based Web Development
New Theme, and Hedgehogs
This post doesn’t have anything to do with hedgehogs, I just think this photo is freaking awesome. We’re experimenting with a new theme on philipandjenny.com, one that hopefully will work side-by-side with jennycain.com. The theme base is Mystique by digitalnature. It has a ton of options! If you are a WordPress admin, definitely give the Mystique… Continue reading New Theme, and Hedgehogs
New Hosting!
We just finished up switching philipandjenny.com to a new hosting service, DreamHost. DreamHost really is a dream when it comes to running a website. I highly recommend it. If you find any problems in the RSS feed or elsewhere on the site, let me know. I also just upgrade to WordPress 3 and converted to… Continue reading New Hosting!
Noisewaves – chiptunes+post-rock bliss
I just discovered an amazing (and obscure) genre – the blending of 8-bit chiptunes (think classic Nintendo) with post-rock. Noisewaves is a band from Grand Rapids, MI, and they recently (May 2010) published their self-title E.P. The genre is familiar if you’ve ventured into any minimalist post-rock, but the 8-bit layers help create a unique… Continue reading Noisewaves – chiptunes+post-rock bliss
Mmm… wine!
Addicted to Information: 5 Tips to Filter out the Noise
With so much information available to us, it becomes increasingly important to know how to get the right information. Sometimes that means going to the right places and sometimes that means filtering out the noise. 1. Forward mission-critical emails to your phone’s SMS If you use Gmail with an iPhone, you probably miss the push… Continue reading Addicted to Information: 5 Tips to Filter out the Noise