01 October 2007 ~ View Comments

Pumpkin Spice Ale

One hobby that I’ve steadily picked up over the past year or so is that of homebrewing. To date I’ve made a pale ale, an oatmeal stout, an amber ale and a raspberry wheat. At the moment, I’ve got a Belgian brewing in my studio. Today I brewed my first Pumpkin Spice ale, and here’s [...]

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14 August 2007 ~ View Comments

401k: Roth vs Pre-Tax

Not knowing which would serve me better, I made a spreadsheet to help me decide what to do. Click the thumbnail to see a larger screenshot. To use the spreadsheet, edit the values in the blue tables. The result tables (orange) and graphs will adust instantly, automatically and accordingly! Any questions, comments or requests–just ask! [...]

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29 January 2007 ~ View Comments

Guitar Lesson: Tomorrow Tomorrow

Since posting my cover of Elliott Smith’s Tomorrow Tomorrow on YouTube a few months ago, I’ve received several requests for help from enthusiastic guitarists looking to learn the song themselves. Rather than address everybody in a brief reply, I thought I would make a thorough post explaining how I learned to play the more difficult [...]

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03 October 2006 ~ View Comments

Tagging Live Shows

A few people have recently asked me how I tag the live concerts that I record and download. That is, how I label the artist, track titles and other relevant metadata. Here’s an overview of the tags that I use and how I format them:

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