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

3 Reasons You Need to Work Towards Residuals

Residuals are payments rendered after the completion of a service or an offering. A residual is when you write a song and its played somewhere down the line or where you create an art piece and it is licensed to be used on media. Residuals are most common in the entertainment industry and are often thought of as passive income or passive income streams in most literature outside of entertainment.… Read the rest

Syndicated Content and SEO

Content syndication has gotten a bit of a weird reputation for SEO in the past few years. Some people swear by it, while others avoid it like the plague. The truth is that it works in many situations, but you have to take the right the approach. It can also become detrimental if not approached right.

So, what exactly is content syndication?… Read the rest

The Advent of Frictionless Cloud Computing

The end goal of the modern cloud is frictionless cloud computing. Frictionless cloud computing is platform agnostic, mobile friendly, and transparent. Recent developments in technology, evolution of developmental philosophies, and the proliferation of low-cost, high-performance devices have brought it within reach. This combination of factors will enable the cloud to transcend the current limitations of curreny monolithic cloud offerings which exists today.… Read the rest

Big Information Architecture and User Experience

With the migration of traditional SaaS apps to microservices, information architecture has gotten more and more relevant for good design. Information architecture is the design of information to enhance accessibility and organization. It’s the point where design meets workflow efficiency.

There is a bit of a split between big IA and little IA. Big IA affects every part of the design process to optimize workflow and information efficiency.… Read the rest