Category Archives: software

Tonematrix Making Music the Easy Way

By tone | Published: July 2, 2009
It is now possible to make music with a click of a mouse and not have to buy any software. All you need is a little creativity. Tonematrix is a simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16 step sequencer that can turn you into an instant musician within seconds. This ingenious online created by [...]
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Tetris Turns 25

By tone | Published: June 7, 2009
Tetris has been around now for 25 years. This delinquent game that made a world sensation has a rich storied history. Things were very much different 25 years ago, the Cold War was still on and tittering at the edges was reform in the winds. Russia was trying to find a new identity in the [...]
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Brushes With Fame New iPhone Apps Makes Splash

By tone | Published: May 26, 2009
iPhone apps are the latest rage. Brushes is the darling  of apps software right now. Creative individuals are now using it as a drawing tool for commissioned works. The New Yorker Magazine is a class of unique innovation when it comes to publishing their front covers. Quite impressive is Jorge Colombo’s cover drawn by an [...]
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Wired on Manga

By tone | Published: October 22, 2007
Wired magazine is out already this week and they have the coolest issue ever about the invasion of Manga and how it conquered North America. You could buy the magazine or get it free online in a few days. Either way the latest issue is an amazing read. Read more>> [...]
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Barbie Recall

By tone | Published: September 27, 2007
Barbie Girls  Business is getting tougher all over. Mattel toys is no different from any other business model. With sagging sales for Barbie, they came up with barbiegirls.com and in just 3 months logged in 4 million registered users. Not to be outdone, Mattel got with the times [...]
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Tyler Gibb’s Minushi

By tone | Published: July 11, 2007
Tyler Gibb’s Minushi Montreal is the city of festivals. Fantasia is a movie festival bent on orient movies that would never make it on any screen in North America. Sometimes the best things in life are found in your own backyard without your knowledge. Tyler Gibb is [...]
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Paint.Net

By tone | Published: May 26, 2007
If you don’t have the bucks to spend on Photoshop.  Paint.NET is a cool software alternative that will do the same job for free. They have a new version that will give Photoshop a run for it’s money. Paint.NET is free image editing and photo manipulation software [...]
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Comic Book Creator: Teaching Tool

By tone | Published: March 28, 2007
  Comic Book Creator is the versatile teaching tool that harnesses imaginations, engages critical thinking skills, and challenges students to create satisfying stories. Comic Book Creator is ideal for teaching across disciplines, because you can use almost any subject matter to create your content! Take screenshot from inside [...]
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Creative Suite 3 Design Premium

By tone | Published: March 28, 2007
Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Design Premium My daughter has grown an interest for Adobe Photoshop, she has used Paintbrush for Windows, which is a no thrills art authoring program. At the ripe age of seven, she is "drawn" to Photoshop. I am just as excited about the new release and [...]
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The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning

By tone | Published: March 25, 2007
There are many software manuals out there that are frustrating for artists, some of us just want to dive into the creative side of things and not have to worry about the technical one. When it comes to Flash books, they are so hard to grasp at times. Well Mark [...]
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