Apps Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Having a problem with apps crashing today? You’re not alone.

This is weird. If you tried to sign on to Facebook with your iPhone this morning, you may have been

Researchers at the University of Cambridge think they can create an app that will diagnose cases of COVID-19 just by

‘Tis time again for year-end/best-of lists. Apple has just released its list of the most popular music, podcasts, apps, movies

Have you ever been surfing the net listening to music when you unknowingly click a link to an auto-start video

Everyone likes a little music when it’s time to get busy, right? Usually, this sort of serious mood-setting requires a

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

If Dolly the Cloned Sheep were still alive, she’d be 21 today. In music news for February 22, 2018… The

Can we please stop with the Christmas music? There should be a cease-and-desist law that comes into effect on December

Tonight is when disguised extortionists come to your house demanding sugar with the full support of their caregivers. I hate

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t want to go through that again, do we,

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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