![]() ![]() Get a Sample Copy of the Wood Furniture Market Report 2023-2030 The report includes multiple research studies, such as market dynamics, pricing analysis, production and consumption analysis, company profiling, and manufacturing cost analysis. It was developed using primary and secondary research methods and resources available in the industry. The report presents several market projections for crucial variables such as market size, manufacturing, revenue, consumption, CAGR, gross margin, and price. Its aim is to assist readers in devising business growth strategies, evaluating the competitive landscape, assessing their current market position, and making informed business decisions regarding Wood Furniture. “Starting in the second half of 2022, we expect to see the challenges of originating new deals during 2020 impacting capacity additions through 2024,” said Maze-Rothstein.Moreover, The objective of the Wood Furniture Market Report Forecast covering the period of 2023-2030 is to provide a comprehensive overview of the market through both quantitative and qualitative analyses. “Our outlook for the next two years has been decreased primarily due to project delays. “While these challenges are being felt now, some developers have expressed concerns around originating new deals as some customers wait to see how the pandemic and recession impact their core business. Shelter-in-place orders and social distancing have already delayed permitting, engineering, construction and interconnection processes for developing microgrids. The first half of 2020 was the slowest start to the year for the microgrid market since 2016. Through our five-year forecast we are optimistic that solar, wind, hydropower and energy storage will grow to account for 35% of annually installed capacity by 2025,” added Maze-Rothstein.ĭespite 2019 capacity beating Wood Mackenzie’s forecast expectations, the outlook through 2025 is more conservative due to coronavirus impacts. ![]() “Although most of the power distributed via microgrids came from fossil fuel generation last year, we believe that microgrids in the US will become increasingly reliant on renewables technologies. Technology-neutral microgrid developers are taking notice and developing more modular designs,” said Isaac Maze-Rothstein, Wood Mackenzie Research Analyst and report author.ĭistributed fossil fuel generation accounted for 86% of installed microgrid capacity in 2019, according to the Wood Mackenzie report. The market has shifted from being led by projects above 5 MW pre-2017 to smaller systems starting in 2017. This is part of a larger trend we are seeing. “Most of the systems installed last year were below 5 MW. While 2019 saw a record number of microgrids systems installed, annual capacity was down 7% from 2018. These are some of the first mass deployments of solar-plus-storage at non-residential locations that are designed to power schools for more than 24 hours. Though the systems installed by PowerSecure and Enchanted Rock were almost all basic, Red Cross’ systems rely on Blue Planet Energy’s energy storage solution. Three organizations - PowerSecure, Enchanted Rock and The American Red Cross – installed a combined 67% of these projects. 546 microgrids were installed in the United States during 2019, more than any previous year, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "At times you might feel as you did when reading the Harry Potter books, particularly later in the series, when they got longer and looser. This is a crime series deeply rooted in the real world, where brutality and ugliness are leavened by the oh-so-human flaws and virtues of Galbraith's irresistible hero and heroine."- USA Today "Rowling's wizardry as a writer is on fulsome display in Lethal White ( 3.5/4 stars), a behemoth of a novel that flies by in a flash. Lethal White (A Cormoran Strike Novel #4) Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that. The most epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, Lethal White is "addictive, murderous fun" for British mystery lovers and crime fiction fans alike (Vox). His newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott - once his assistant, now a partner in the agency - set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike's own life is far from straightforward. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. When a troubled young man named Billy asks Cormoran Strike to help him investigate a crime he witnessed as a child, the private eye is left deeply troubled. An unsettling cold case investigation ensnares Cormoran Strike and his partner in a web of dangerous secrets in this #1 New York Times bestseller, the inspiration for HBO Max's acclaimed series C.B. ![]() ![]() ![]() By Monday, plan on a steady rain through much of the day. Then a chance for isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms returns on Friday following by increasing chances for rain during the afternoon and evening on Saturday and Sunday. ![]() For all date ranges up to twelve days, hourly data is shown. Denver has seen 11.67 inches of rain so far this year, according to reports from the National Weather Service in Boulder. Historical weather data is available in hourly and daily resolution. (source: CBS)Įven warmer weather will arrive Thursday as the Denver metro area returns to the 70s with continued dry conditions. Despite a slowdown in rainfall for Denver in July, 2021 is outpacing 2020 in precipitation total by a large margin with nearly double the rainfall this year compared to this time last year. High temperatures in the Denver metro area will reach at least 60 degrees Wednesday afternoon which is still about 10 degrees below normal for the middle of May but about 20 degrees warmer compared to Tuesday. (source: CBS)īased on the forecast for next week which includes a good chance for steady rain on Monday, it seems Denver has a good chance of eclipsing 2020's total before the end of May.īefore the rain chances return, most of Colorado will enjoy much drier and much warmer weather on Wednesday and Thursday. 0 0.25 precip (inches) precipitation in last 7 days: to Colorado Climate Center/CSU Stations with at least 90 complete data shown Data courtesy of ACIS, last updated: 00:04. (Weather station: Buckley Air Force Base, USA). month-to-date year-to-date water-year-to-date days since 0.1' days since 0.25'. Climate & Weather Averages in Denver, Colorado, USA Time/General Weather Time Zone DST Changes Sun & Moon Weather Today Weather Hourly 14 Day Forecast Yesterday/Past Weather Climate (Averages) Currently: 26 ☏. That is just 0.51 inches shy of the total precipitation for all of 2020. Maximum temperature yesterday: 77 ☏ (at 4:58 pm) Minimum temperature yesterday: 45 ☏ (at 5:58 am) Average temperature yesterday: 59 ☏. 7 days 14 days 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days. So far this year, Denver has officially received 8.23 inches of liquid precipitation including melted snow. Dry weather finally returns for Wednesday and Thursday before more wet weather this weekend. ![]() This is the wettest start to the year through May 3 since 1944. Annual precipitation totals in the Denver area for the same 20-year. The new rainfall at DIA pushed the 2021 precipitation total to 7.6 inches for Denver. DENVER (CBS4) - Rain and snow in recent days has helped pushed total precipitation this year almost as high as all of last year. The influence of precipitation on the energy footprint of Denvers water supply: A. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Except for, you know, that other movie that did it three years later and grossed over 350 million freakin' dollars. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. It Will Never Catch On/ Vindicated by History: Kevin Smith was told during production of Mallrats that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut.Interspecies Romance: It's not bestiality.Heterosexual Life-Partners: A big trademark of Smith's is that the leads of these films are often a male duo of this variety: Dante and Randall, Brodie and T.S., Banky and Holden, Bartlebee and Loki and of course the trope namers themselves, Jay and Silent Bob.Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: Jay.In Smith's words, "She would stop, but they would keep going." Rosario Dawson's braless dance in Clerks 2.Sadly instantly becomes Fan Disservice when it cuts to him fully nude and posing like Buffalo Bill, but the start. Jay doing a The Silence of the Lambs tribute striptease in Clerks 2.Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Schwalbach-Smith in spy catsuits in.Salma Hayek playing a muse turned stripper in Dogma.Lee and Affleck's lip-lock in Chasing Amy.Fanservice: Joey Lauren Adams topless in Mallrats.Good Adultery, Bad Adultery: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot ( mostly with painters), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems to feel a bit guilty.The Ghost: A literal example with Rand and Brodie's Cousin Walter ( Word of God confirms that all three are distant relatives), who dies via autofellatio before the events of the franchise and therefore isn't in any of the movies, but whose sexual deviancy is a frequent topic of discussion among the two surviving characters.Everyone Went to School Together: Just pay attention to many of the conversations involving characters or locations from other films, and you'll pick up on this real quick.Presumably, Damon and Affleck did a completely different film of the same title in The View Askewniverse. Continuity Snarl: In Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Matt Damon appearing As Himself references acting in Dogma, while several other references in the same film clearly establish the events of that film as having happened." Fuck fuck fuck, mother-mother-fuck, mother-mother-fuck-fuck, motherfucker motherfuck noise noise noise." Cerebus Rollercoaster: While each film does have comedic moments, every other one seems to land either hard on the Denser and Wackier side (usually the ones focusing on Jay and Silent Bob) or the Darker and Edgier side. ![]() That scene is a lot funnier since Scream 4 was released.Strike Back, they interrupt the filming of a fictional Scream sequel to rescue their monkey. Cameo: Jay and Silent Bob have a short cameo on the movie set of the Show Within a Show "Stab" in Scream 3.Brand X: "Nails" cigarettes, Chewlie's gum and Mooby's restaurants, among others.In Strike Back, which was originally supposed to be the end of the series, God herself literally closed "The Book" of the Jersey Saga.Book Ends: The 'Verse begins with Clerks and ends with Clerks III.Back to School: See below under What Could Have Been.Anything That Moves: Jay proudly proclaims this in Clerks.The Animated Series: Clerks got a short-lived one.And no one knows when - or even if - the animated series fits in. The rest of the films are chronological, but the comics are set at points throughout the history (one of them is actually the earliest occurring story). Anachronic Order: Mallrats is the second film in the series, but actually occurs on the day before the events of Clerks.Ambiguously Gay: "When you do it, you think about guys!".Various director commentaries point out things never explained in the film, like Brodie Bruce and Randal Graves' relationship (they're cousins), or that Rick Derris is Jay's older brother.The comic series Chasing Dogma, which bridges Chasing Amy and Dogma, and explains just how Jay and Silent Bob ended up in Illinois.Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch (2021).Jay and Silent Bob in Walt Flanagan's Dog.Related films with Askewniverse characters: Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013).It is Like Reality, Unless Noted, sometimes hidden (active divine and infernal forces) and some visible ("Mooby's" fast food chain and several other multinational corporations). The 'Verse of the eight films in Kevin Smith's New Jersey Trilogy, named for his production company View Askew. ![]() ![]() ![]() I don't want to give it 3 stars because it had too many flaws.įirst of all: the main character, Kaitlyn: she raises the bar for all Mary Sues out there. I don't want to give it 2 stars because the book kept me entertained. This 1/2 stars thing is becoming a trend in my reviews. These were written by Kevin Williamson and/or various ghostwritters.Ģ 1/2 stars. did not write any of the Originals or Stefan's Diaries. After that, a ghostwriter took over the rest of the series. wrote books 1-3 of The Secret Circle series. Smith wrote books 1-7 of The Vampire Diaries series. Her favorite people are her readers, each of whom she cherishes with deep and lasting affection. She doesn't have a favorite TV show, because she doesn't have time to watch TV (and only owns one for playing movies). Her favorite movies are The Seven Samurai and Avatar (analyze that!). Her favorite poets are Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson. ![]() ![]() Her favorite classical writer is Jane Austen. Her favorite current writer is Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld series, for its wild and witty satires on life, death, war, love, assassins, coppers, and Australia. The two countries she loves to visit most are Great Britain, with its historic monuments and amazing country landscapes, and Japan, with its bustling urban life and exquisite mountain scenery. A militant optimist, she is also part of the Velociraptor Sisterhood (a fancy way of saying that she likes to read, write and discuss books with strong female characters), and she has traveled extensively in Europe and the Far East. She also likes to collect things: angels (they remind her of her late mother), tiny boxes from different countries or of fanciful shape, nineteenth century children's literature, and books about quantum physics-especially about the mystery of the dark energy in the universe. Once, while hiking, she saw a snow-white buck which allowed her to follow it nearly half a mile. She loves to visit a friend's little cabin in the Point Reyes National Seashore area, which has lots of trees, lots of animals, lots of beaches to walk on, and lots of places to hike. She lives in the Bay Area of California, with a backyard that is full of flowers, which she adores, especially with many different shades of roses. She has written over two dozen books for children and young adults, and has enjoyed writing every one of them. SMITH, Lisa Jane Smith, is the New York Times #1 Bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, Dark Visions, Wildworld and Night World series. I have a new blog about my Vampire Diaries fanfic. Together, Rob and Gabriel's opposing forces start to threaten the group's stability, and when an experiment traps the five teens in a psychic link - a link that threatens their sanity and their lives - Kaitlyn must decide who to trust and who to love. ![]() Rob is a healer - kind and gentle, he's surrounded by good energy, while Gabriel is aggressive and mysterious - a telepath concealing his true nature. But those friendships quickly become complicated when Kait finds herself torn between two irresistible guys. Tired of being shunned, Kait accepts an invitation to attend the Zetes Institute, where she can study with other psychic teens and have a fresh start.Īs Kaitlyn learns to hone her abilities with four other gifted students, she starts to discover the intensity of her power - and the joy of having true friends. Her haunting eyes and prophetic drawings have earned her a reputation as a witch. Kaitlyn Fairchild has always felt like an outsider. ![]() ![]() Maybe it’s been done in a very similar fashion before but never exactly in this way. Unique means that this is new this has never been done before. Projects exist to bring about a product or service that hasn’t existed before. Projects can last minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years. To do this, schedules are created showing when tasks should begin and end. This characteristic is important because a large part of the project effort is dedicated to ensuring that the project is completed at the appointed time. They are not an everyday business process and have definitive start dates and end dates. Project AttributesĪ project has distinctive attributes that distinguish it from ongoing work or business operations. ![]() A husband, for example may tell his wife, “My main project for this weekend is to straighten out the garage.” Going hunting, building pyramids, and fixing faucets all share certain features that make them projects. We use the term “project” frequently in our daily conversations. The pyramids and the Great Wall of China were in their day of roughly the same dimensions as the Apollo project to send men to the moon. Large complex projects have also been with us for a long time. The hunting parties of our prehistoric ancestors were projects, for example they were temporary undertakings directed at the goal of obtaining meat for the community. People have been undertaking projects since the earliest days of organized human activity. The starting point in discussing how projects should be properly managed is to first understand what a project is and, just as importantly, what it is not. Adrienne Watt Project Management Open Resources and TAP-a-PMĬlick play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section. ![]() ![]() ![]() Type in the outgoing mail server name: (for Verizon AOL) and (for Verizon Yahoo). Once the connection between your Verizon Email account and Outlook has been established, navigate to File > Info > Manage Profiles > Email Accounts… and click on your Verizon account. Type in your Verizon Email address, enter your password, and click Connect. Launch the Outlook mail app on your computer. Here’s how you can add the SMTP settings for your Verizon account inside Outlook: Setting Up Verizon SMTP Settings in Outlook Now, let’s see how to set up Verizon settings in MS Outlook. Read my guide on Gmail SMTP settings for more in-depth info. When the authentication is successful, you can start using Gmail to send emails from your Verizon account. Gmail will now attempt authentication to verify your credentials. ![]() Type in your Verizon Email address and click Next Step.Įnter your Verizon username and password, select the SSL encryption, choose the 465 port, and type in the outgoing server name: (for Verizon AOL) and (for Verizon Yahoo). Navigate to See all settings > Accounts and Import and click on Add another email address next to Send mail as. Then, click on the Settings gear icon on the top-right corner. Launch the Gmail web app and log in to your Gmail account. Here’s how you can add the SMTP Settings for your Verizon Email account inside Gmail: ![]() Setting Up Verizon SMTP Settings in Gmail I’ll briefly go over how to add the Verizon Email’s outgoing server settings inside Gmail and Outlook. Now that we’ve covered Verizon Email’s incoming and outgoing server settings, I’ll show you how to set them up in different email clients: How to Set Up SMTP Settings for Verizon Emailīy adding the SMTP settings for your Verizon Email account inside an email client of your choice (for example, Gmail, Windows Live, AT&T Mail, etc.), you can use the email client to send emails from your Verizon account. POP Server Name : (for Verizon AOL) / (for Verizon Yahoo) Verizon POP Settings (Incoming Server Settings) IMAP Server Name: (for Verizon AOL) / (for Verizon Yahoo)Įncryption: SSL C. Verizon IMAP Settings (Incoming Server Settings) SMTP Password : your email account password B. SMTP Username: your full email address ( ) SMTP Server Name : (for Verizon AOL) / (for Verizon Yahoo) Verizon SMTP Settings (Outgoing Server Settings) Here are the SMTP, IMAP, and POP settings for your email account: A. Verizon Server SMTP, IMAP, and POP Settings How to Set Up IMAP and POP Settings for Verizon Email.How to Set Up SMTP Settings for Verizon Email.Verizon Server SMTP, IMAP, and POP Settings.(Click on links to jump to specific sections) Then, I’ll show you how to set up Verizon SMTP and IMAP/POP settings in third-party email clients like Gmail and Outlook.įinally, I’ll answer some FAQs about the Verizon Email Service. In this article, I’ll cover the Verizon Server SMTP, IMAP, and POP settings. However, if you switched to another mail client like Yahoo Mail or Verizon AOL Email before this, you can still access your email address and use that Verizon account on another email client. In 2017, Verizon retired its email provider for all customers and migrated to AOL Email. Searching for the Verizon server settings ? ![]() ![]() ![]() The often reported issue, that Lighttpd is not running dependent on a parallel installed and running apache server is really annoying.Ī running lighttpd can be easily checked out with: $ sudo systemctl status lighttpd Mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failedĮrror: 'Access denied for user (using password: YES)' Threads: 7 Questions: 66 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 32 Flush tables: 1 Open tables: 26 Queries per second avg: 0.001Ģnd locally (no access to mariadb): :~$ sudo mysqladmin -u -root -p version Mysqladmin Ver 9.1 Distrib 10.3.22-MariaDB, for debian-linux-gnu on aarch64Ĭopyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others. This is an add on to my reported 404 issues.Īfter some tries, I have found out, that when accessing via ssh there is access to maria DB, but not when accessing locallyġst via ssh (access to mariadb): :~$ sudo mysqladmin -u root -p version That’s it, all of your server components are up and running now, You can start deploying your web projects. Now go to and it will ask you to enter the root password, that you’ve set above during MariaDB installation. $ sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin/ /var/www We are almost done here, just run this simple command to create a symlink in /var/www/ to the PHPMyAdmin folder in /usr/share/. $ sudo apt install phpmyadminĭuring installation, it will show you the below dialog, choose NO. To install it on Ubuntu 20.04, run the below command. PhpMyAdmin is a powerful web interface to manage databases online, almost every system admin use it because it is very easy to manage databases using it. Secure MariaDB Installation Installing PhpMyAdmin in Ubuntu Thereafter, answer Y for every subsequent prompt. The script will be prompted to enter the root password or set it up. Once installed, you can run the security script to secure the MariaDB installation as shown. $ sudo add-apt-repository 'deb focal main' $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common MariaDB is a fork from MySQL, it is also a good database server to use with Lighttpd, to install it on Ubuntu 20.04 run these series of commands in the terminal. Check PHP Info in Ubuntu Step 3: Installing MariaDB in Ubuntu You will see this page which means that PHP is installed successfully. Now go to your domain or IP address and call test.php file, like. Press ESC key, and write :x and press Enter key to save the file. Press the “ i” button to start editing, and add the following line to it. Now to test if PHP is working or not, let’s create a ‘ test.php‘ file in /var/$ sudo vi /var/www/html/test.php $ sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgiĪfter enabling modules, reload the Lighttpd server configuration by running the below command. Now to enable the PHP module, run the following commands in the terminal. Additionally, you also need to install the ‘ php-mysql‘ package to enable MySQL support. Lighttpd web server won’t be usable without PHP FastCGI support. /etc/lighttpd/ – is the default folder for Lighttpd configuration files./var/www/html – is the default root folder for Lighttpd.Check Lighttpd in Ubuntuīefore, heading up for further installation, I would like to tell you that the following are the important things about Lighttpd you should know before continuing. Once, Lighttpd installed, you can go to your website or IP address and you will see this page which confirms the installation of Lighttpd on your machine. Step 1: Installing Lighttpd on Ubuntuįortunately, Lighttpd is available to install from the official Ubuntu repositories, So if you want to install Lighttpd, you only have to run the following command. This article explains how to install Lighttpd, MariaDB, PHP with PhpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 20.04. Support for FastCGI, SCGI, CGI interfaces.Lighttpd is an open-source web server for Linux machines, very fast and very small in size, it doesn’t require a lot of memory and CPU usage which makes it one of the best servers for any project that needs speed in deploying web pages. ![]() ![]() You and your colleagues are doing a study on human behaviour around ghosts. The Castle - On "The Castle" you play the role of Paul, a student of sociology. You must catch eggs from four chickens before they fall to the ground Remake of old and funny Russian electronic game. Help Zing Zou, the hungry temple guarding in his quest for food They are going to cover a long way full of enemies, bonuses and different obstacles A little dinosaur joined them (not the one, who took Mario's princess). Mario and his brother Luigi cannot just sit and do nothing, that's why even during their vacation they set off to hunt adventures and save the princess. The ring is with magic powers so The Council needs it to keep away approaching Army of Darkness You control a boy called Sam, The Walker, - the hero. Sam The Walker - Unlike many other Adventure games, which can be completed in 20 minutes, this game is designed to provide a great deal of gameplay. Cakes, donuts, and cookies give extra points All you have to do is to jump on all kind of dessert platforms and reach the top of the mountain. ![]() Miluegg Jump is an addictive dessert game for Symbian s605th edition. He must find his friend, kidnapped by evil aliens Math blaster: Episode one - the main character travels in space and solves different logic tasks. Break the plans of crazy alien and rescue the professor They want to use his inventions and turn the Earth into a ball of cotton candy. Stinger - alien warriors attacked the planet and kidnapped a scientist. S60 3rd Edition, S60 3rd Edition FP1, S60 3rd Edition FP2, S60 5th Edition Requirements: The PicoDrive (Sega Mega Drive)emulator If you got an error while installing Themes, Software or Games, please, read FAQ. ![]() You can even observe pro (and amateur) games on the Internet Go Server.Symbian OS | Pocket PC | Smartphone | Android | BlackBerry | Apple iPhone OS | Java | Mobile Gaming | Linux | Palm | Win CE | Tabletįree Mobile Software, Themes, Games, Apps for PDA and Smartphones Play against the computer for a single player challenge, or hop on the internet to challenge people from around the world. ![]() Goban (Mac, 10MB, free) - An elegant and simple implementation of Go for Mac users. And if you sit really far away from your computer, the images almost look good! Work together to solve puzzles and traverse the snowy landscape.Ĭavern of Doom (Windows, 2.3MB, free) - Thou art Mo the Great! Hero of many a heroic deed, slayer of many a not so heroic thing! Cavern of Doom drops you in the most retro of retro settings and sets you to the task of delving deep below the dungeons of thy town in search of loot. Seriously! The Lost Snowmen looks to continue the genre and puts you in control of three snowmen, each with unique abilities. The Lost Snowmen (Windows, 25MB, free) - Remember The Lost Vikings? If not, you missed out on one of the best 2D puzzle platform games of the last 3,000 years. What it lacks in originality and gameplay variety it makes up in setting and story. ![]() Item hunting is fairly straightforward, the minigames aren't overdone, and the developer spent a lot of time making sure everything made sense in context of the whole experience. Mystery Chronicles sticks to its guns and goes the old-fashioned route with a remarkably rich atmosphere and classic murder mystery storyline. Mystery Chronicles - Murder Among Friends ( Mac/Windows, 50MB, demo) - Hidden object games are everywhere these days, and it seems like every developer is trying to out do the next by spicing up its item finding with one strange gimmick or another. Two really fascinating blasts from (or to) the past this week: The Lost Snowmen, which spiritually resurrects one of my favorite games from the 90s, The Lost Vikings (link leads to a severely downscaled online demo), and Cavern of Doom, which takes pixelated graphics to an almost painful extreme. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes (quarter, eighth, sixteenth, triplet) 1 through 13 beats per measure In my experience, using the speakers on your mobile device for tuning drones can completely wreck them. One PSA I forgot to mention is that when using the tuning drone function on a mobile device, I highly recommend plugging it into a set of external speakers. Have a favorite metronome or tuner app that you don’t see here? Feel free to share in the comments section. The record function is also handy if you don’t have a separate digital recorder available. It has a very functional metronome and a great built in tuner, which can be used simultaneously. Tunable by AffinityBlue has the most features. It has a staggering amount of possible meters and subdivisions, but is a little more difficult to navigate. The metronome with the most flexibility and potential for customization is Visual Metronome by One More Muse. It looks and sounds great, and is very easy to adjust. Briefly, my favorite app for ease of use is Frozen Ape’s Tempo. They are all good products, but as you will see looking at the chart they each have their strong points. ![]() Here is a chart which compares the main features of three metronome apps I’ve used extensively. There are a number of great products, both free and paid, and it can be a little confusing sifting through the Android or iTunes stores to find something that will do everything you want. Of course, this cost balances out when weighed against the price of the phone itself and monthly service fees, but since you have to pay for those anyway if you own a smart phone you might as well shell out a few more dollars for a great metronome app. The cost of these apps generally ranges from free to a few dollars, while their functionality rivals that of much more expensive stand alone metronomes. If you are a musician and have a smart phone then you need to own at least one metronome app for your device. ![]() |