A Review of “Mastering Algorithms with Perl”

This is another hit from O’Relly for learning Perl. The Perl Cookbook is good, but it focuses on the language and how to accomplish specific tasks, but not why we use certain methods rather than others. Let’s dive straight into the book.

About the Book

This book has a lot of math, but most of it is accessible with college calculus and a strong resolve.… Read the rest

A Review of the Yamaha Reface CP

The Yamaha Reface CP is a 37-key digital E-Piano which emulates a wide variety of electric pianos with onboard effects and a bevy of features. It sounds great. It also has basically every port you need to make it work with your workflow too (except CV).

There are many mixed reviews on this keyboard, but I feel the newest firmware shores up the issue of many of the previous negative reviews.… Read the rest

Review of Schaum’s Outline of Chinese Vocabulary

Schaum’s Outline of Chinese Vocabulary is a great vocabulary book to help a Mandarin learner step away from textbook vocabulary and get towards more useful, real-life vocabulary. It is targeted for an intermediate level but can be used by advanced beginners and lower-level advanced students looking to smooth out their vocabulary. This isn’t just another vocabulary book which is composed of a big word list.… Read the rest