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HTML5 Web Audio Piano Mobile Safari Web Inspector Debug Tutorial

There were problems peculiar to mobile platforms involved in the work of yesterday’s HTML5 Web Audio Piano Mobile Tutorial. But just how did we arrive at a solution? We can tell you now a placement of Javascript “alert” popup windows … Continue reading →

Apple Pages Word Processor Primer Tutorial

Pages, by Apple, is a great macOS (or Mac OS X) and iOS word processor application. We recently tried out the iOS version on an iPad and was really impressed with its document template range, pursuing its “Lost and Found … Continue reading →

AirDrop Better than Good Tutorial

After years of amusement and bemusement (but patently not cemusement) with Apple AirDrop file transfers among Mac OS X (or macOS) and iOS devices we’d like to declare a truce and say “AirDrop works brilliantly” for us with our … … Continue reading →

Mac OS X Photos App Smart Albums Primer Tutorial

There are a lot of ways to organize your photographs in the online world. We tend to involve the hard disk of our MacBook Pro for this and use the MacBook Pro’s Time Machine backup as a means to back … Continue reading →

Time Machine Backup via Energy Saver Tutorial

It’s MacBook Pro backup via Mac OS X’s Time Machine again, and the timing is into the afternoon. Although we are allowed to do other things while a Time Machine backup is occurring, today we’re going to call it quits, … Continue reading →

iOS iMessage Apps Primer Tutorial

Integration is the name of the game. In each generation, it’s basically the same. iOS is no exception, is not seeking fame. iSeek, iPad, iPhone, iMessage, it’s not lame. … and today, given the paucity of “iEmail” which would have … Continue reading →

Voice Memo Video Presentation Edit Tutorial

We’re often interested in “making of” techniques for presentations. Today’s topic involves video editing, and for us today, we call on the best Mac OS X command line video editing and manipulation tool we know of, that being ffmpeg. For … Continue reading →

Voice Memo on iPhone iTunes Tutorial

Yesterday’s Voice Memo on iPhone Primer Tutorial got us … creating a Voice Memo saved on an iPhone … ready for today’s … exporting of that iPhone Voice Memo onto a MacBook Pro’s version of iTunes via an Apple white … Continue reading →

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1. Aleister on Tabular Single Row Radio Play TutorialOctober 22, 2026
  I like the single-row radio-play approach for keeping the controls compact while still making each selection clear. When I’m checking a calculation alongside a tutorial, I use StepStat to see the intermediate steps; how do you handle the layout when the playlist gets much longer?
2. anagrampuzzle on Tabular Single Row Radio Play TutorialOctober 18, 2026
  The idea of mapping a video's key scenes, mood, pacing, and audio before production resonates with me — it's a lot like working out an anagrampuzzle, where the same pieces only make sense once you rearrange them into the right order. Do you usually sketch the mind map before or after the script is locked?
3. Alex Morgan on Mind Mapping via Free Mind Primer TutorialOctober 14, 2026
  This is a helpful introduction to mind mapping, especially the explanation of how an unfamiliar .mm file can lead to discovering a practical visual-thinking tool. Mind maps are also useful for planning creative projects: I often map out a video’s key scenes, mood, pacing, and audio needs before production. Once that structure is clear, tools such as Flow Music can create AI background music for videos from a prompt, making it easier to match the soundtrack to each part of the visual plan. Thanks for sharing this accessible primer.
4. admin on Tabular Single Row Radio Play TutorialOctober 12, 2026
  Thanks. Since then, a Shower Songs project at https://www.rjmprogramming.com.au/HTMLCSS/shower_songs.html is an improvement regarding "Radio Play" on mobile platforms.
5. LTX 2.3 Free on Tabular Single Row Radio Play TutorialOctober 12, 2026
  This is a thoughtful example of using a single-row layout and scroll behavior to reveal media progressively. I especially liked the way the tutorial ties the gallery to real interaction details rather than treating the UI as a static mockup. For readers experimenting with the next stage of visual prototyping, LTX 2.3 Free collects prompt examples and workflow guidance for planning AI video scenes; the same attention to camera movement and timing is useful when turning a storyboard into motion.

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