Hardware

Setting Up a Keyboard Rig for Worship

April 30, 2014

I’ve been playing keys in church groups and worship teams since the summer before I went to college. There has always been the typical stage piano – 88 weighted keys, a couple decent piano sounds, maybe a string or pad worth mixing in, and a bunch of other terrible patches. Unless you have a $3500+…

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Apple TV Thoughts

October 12, 2010

So I just purchased the new Apple TV.

A couple years back, I did my best to stimulate the economy by purchasing the original model with a 160gb hard drive – and it’s been one of my favorite Apple purchases over the years. There’s just something inherently cool about being able to take all of my digital content from my 13″ laptop, and experience it on my 27″ television. (Yes, 27″ is NOT impressive, never mind the fact it’s not a real HD TV, but…more on that in a bit.)

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iPad Thoughts

September 22, 2010

Don’t forget – any thoughts, opinions, and statements made in the following post do not in any way reflect those of Apple Inc. or its subsidiaries. They are of Brian Nagel alone – and he’s just a little guy. I’ve had my iPad for a little over 2 months now. Prior to my most recent…

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I Erased My Whole Hard Drive…

September 16, 2010

…On purpose! As mentioned in a previous post, my 4+ year-old laptop was starting to exhibit behaviors typical of an older machine: Slow start up times Weak multitasking Slow internet transfer HUGE applications folder Etc. It was time for a refresh.

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