The relationship between a bass player and a drummer is an important one. I won’t speak for every bass player, but I’d like to share a few things that I want and look for in a drummer, as a bass player.
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Ben Kenney – “Eulogy”
Not enough people are familiar with Ben Kenney. I really like the style and feel he brings to the bass. You can get some of Ben’s music free over at Ghetto Crush Industries. Enjoy.
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Nathan Thorpe Taps Super Mario Bros.
My favorite version of the Mario Bros. theme on bass… and Nathan Thorpe does it with just 4 strings. Love it!
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Function First – 5 Questions to Ask Web Clients Before Designing Anything
When I meet with clients, they often talk to me about how they want their site to look. They want it to look clean, simple and just awesome. My thought is, of course, no one wants a website that looks like crap. But it’s important to get past thinking about looks, and focus on the main thing, function.
The difference between school and education
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education — Mark Twain
Make the decision easier
People choose not on the basis of what’s most important, but on what’s easiest to evaluate. — Paul Scrivens
Minimalist design
Minimalism is not a lack of something. It’s simply the perfect amount of something.
— Nicholas Burroughs
Design for users, not yourself
Web design is not about what designers like. It is about what users want and what will best achieve our client’s goals. — D Bnonn Tennant
Design is not accidental
Watson this was not done by accident, but by design.— Sherlock Holmes
How I Make Basecamp Agile
Since Basecamp doesn’t directly offer any type of Scrum or Agile functionality, I typically blend my own hybrid of the system. I’m not a scrum master, and doing full team stand ups with a small team is a bit overkill … but being agile can still be highly effective in any environment. Here’s how a typical project gets the shakedown.
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