February 2004 Archives

I bought iLife 04 the other day and started experimenting with Garageband. It is a fascinating app. I have zero musical education and still, sitting in front of it, fiddling around with loops made me feel that maybe I can come up with something halfway decent.

But really, what is the probability that I will hit it big ? Come up with the next great sound ?

Honestly I think Apple is secretly using us musical amateurs for a great scientific experiment: the musical version of the Monkey Shakespeare Simulator.

Maybe GarageBand should be renamed to MobyMonkey.

Just came back from a vacation on Kaua'i. It was our first time on the island and we're still dazed by its beauty. It has the most amazing assortment of picture-perfect sceneries: ocean beaches, mountains, forests, rivers, waterfalls, plains, canyons. 70% of the island is untouched and unreachable and can only be experienced by helicopter.

Here are some snapshots.