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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · 6d

Can it be true? Another issue of Tool Much Fun is out. Packed with a massive amount of creative tools to check out. Stuff for #Graphics, #Fonts, #Audio, #Music, Promotion, Productivity, Mac & iOS apps and more. Have a rummage and see what you’ve been missing out on!
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Tool Much Fun 23 — Uncaught Exception

Can it be true? Another issue of Tool Much Fun is out. Packed with a massive amount of creative tools to check out. Stuff for Graphics, Fonts, Audio, Music, Promotion, Productivity, Mac & iOS apps...

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · 4d

Here’s another of my Venn-style diagrams I’ve been working on. It’s one of the most complex so far: #Apple Product Ownership. Some of their products require others to use. Which zone do you land in? Let me know if there are any errors, this one is hard!

#iPhone #iPad #Mac #HomePod #AirPods

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · 6d

Tool Much Fun 23 — Uncaught Exception

Can it be true? Another issue of Tool Much Fun is out. Packed with a massive amount of creative tools to check out. Stuff for Graphics, Fonts, Audio, Music, Promotion, Productivity, Mac & iOS apps...

tny.app

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · 20d

I was thinking about why Apple didn’t get their AI right the first time. It’s a people problem— they don’t have enough developers good at it. This diagram breaks it down. $2AUD for a printable PDF and JPEGs you can use in a presentation.

#aidevs #aidevelopers #AppleAI

AI at Apple — Uncaught Exception

A diagram about the real reason why Apple didn't get their AI rollout right.

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · 20d

I don’t suppose any of you music makers own SoundParticles MiniDust? I tried using it in Logic for the first time and it keeps crashing. I want to see if it’s just me.
#musicproducers #musicproduction #plugins

screens shot of the crash dialog of Minidust in Logic Pro.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · 21d

I was thinking about why people jump back on the App Store and post a bad review of an app that they had problems with. Most of them don't read the manual. Here's a #diagram to show the proportions. High-res version is $2 AUD if you want to print it.
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Bad Reviews of Your App — Uncaught Exception

Sometimes people buy your app, use it, have a problem and immediately post a bad review. Why? Most haven't read the manual.

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 2

New blog post: “Zero Cost Fallacy”
Would you still buy the things that are bundled with other things if they didn’t get included for free?
www.uncaughtexception.com.au/uncaught-reflection/zerocostfallacy

#creativitysoftware #software #addons #plugins

Zero Cost Fallacy — Uncaught Exception

Addons, plugins and asset packs. If the things you got for free weren’t free, would they hold up when compared with what’s on the market now? Are they actually good, or do you just like them more beca...

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

It looks like they saw that people were already using ChatGPT or Claude at work and thought: hey we should get them to use Copilot instead.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

That’s a great comeback and really showed me what was flawed about my thinking.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

Gunpowder was found to be able to propel bullets, then propellant allowed missiles to kill people and now to send satellites to help us communicate and probes to explore the solar system.
It’s what we choose to do with the tech that counts.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

I wonder what @davideagleman.bsky.social will say about this.

kathleen leeper @kathleen-leeper.bsky.social · Oct 1

hello, we are working on brain mapping and now you can read about it! it has beautiful neurons (shout out to cell 1492), cool multiplexing tricks, and cell barcodes. there are live data links, my first addgene collection and much much more

Andrew Payne @andrewcpayne.bsky.social · Oct 1

E11 Bio is excited to unveil PRISM technology for mapping brain wiring with simple light microscopes. Today, brain mapping in humans and other mammals is bottlenecked by accurate neuron tracing. PRISM uses molecular ID codes and AI to help neurons trace themselves.

Read more: e11.bio/blog/prism

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Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them.

Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!”

Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.”

Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face.

Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

You’ll probably call this “whataboutism” but a lot of things don’t need to exist but still do.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

I’m up to Eidolon and that’s also quite cool.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

So you’re blaming the tech? I’d make inquiries into why people want to make this stuff to begin with. A person thought of this, not an algorithm.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

Pretty good! I liked the loops in the background more than the topmost riff. Cool cover artwork too.

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Oct 1

How does this work? I send you a song and you try to sell it on my behalf? Are you a “record label”?

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Sep 23

I was going to add your app to my blog, but your main website is not responding. What’s up with that?

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Sep 23

Oh I avoid Telegram. It’s open to lots of spam. You just get these notifications that you’ve been added to a group. Then it’s up to you to escape and block. Bad experience.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Sep 23

Unfortunately there are still a lot of useful groups that are still only on Facebook. However, people can still limit their other activity on FB and access the groups only.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Sep 20

Something you missed: block culture. I noticed on Threads people were quite quick to block. Sometimes as quickly as in two posts. They didn’t want to read any alternate viewpoints or presenting new facts.

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Sep 18

Looks like I still have a few #plugins to install on the new Mac.

Then I can resume working on my song!

#musicproducers

Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Sep 17

When it’s time to set up a new machine from scratch, there’s only one thing getting in your way: the vendors that sold you the software. This post reviews another batch of them to document which ones are doing well and which need improvement.

#plugins #installers #musicsoftware #review

Music Software Installers Comparison Part 2 — Uncaught Exception

When you choose to set up a new Mac from scratch, how hard is it to get your plugins installed? It varies from vendor to vendor. This is part 2 of a series of posts documenting the trials and tribulat...

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Sep 10

Bored by your tools? Stuff you're making looks and sounds a little dated? You need to see what's new! Have a scroll to see what’s around in the world of video, music, animation, mac & ios #apps, writing, graphics, training, promotion and collaboration.
#cooltools #creativesoftware #creativeapps

Tool Much Fun 22 — Uncaught Exception

Bored by your tools? Stuff you’re making looks and sounds a little dated? You need to see what’s new! Have a scroll to see what’s around in the world of video, music, animation, mac & ios apps, collab...

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Aug 28

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Get instant access to more than 1000 free sound effects, and 100 customizable music tracks here:

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Uncaught Exception @uncaughtexception.com.au · Aug 17

Just found a site that goes through each key on your keyboard to tell you the shortcuts for it. Handy and informative!
keybegin.toolooz.com/mac
#mactips

KeyBegin - Magic Keyboard for Mac (Interactive)

Click any key to learn its role on a Mac keyboard. Beautiful, responsive, and friendly for beginners.

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