Lessons

Science

Exhaustive Investigation Details Final Moments Of The Doomed Deepwater Horizon

11:00AM December 27, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Earlier this year one of the worst oil-related disasters ever caused by man started with a deadly explosion. Now, eight months later, questions are answered. Chief among them is how a rig with so many failsafes could fail to spectacularly. More »

Computing

Private School Hands Out 105 iPads To Pupils

12:20AM September 2, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

Scotland’s Cedars School of Excellence is running a bold tech experiment at the moment, teaching all of its 105 pupils using nothing but Apple’s iPad for taking notes and conducting lessons. More »

Geek Out

9 Life Lessons To Learn From Copier-Abusing Hussies [NSFW]

5:20PM October 28, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

I’ve worked in enough offices to recall the temptation of copy machines. “Come here, you bad girl! Use me!” they’d shout, but I’d remain firm in my sensibilities, unlike these office hussies. But let’s at least learn something from them. More »

Software

What a $US5 GarageBand Artist Lesson Actually Includes

5:00AM January 30, 2009 | Mark Wilson

While iLife ’09′s GarageBand comes bundled with 9 free lessons on guitar and piano, Artist Lessons, with famous musicians, cost $US5 a pop to download. So what does that money actually get you?

Software

Sting Teaches You to Play Guitar in Garageband ’09

3:51AM January 7, 2009 | Mark Wilson

In one of the odder announcements during the Macworld keynote, Sting, along with others like Norah Jones, will teach you to play guitar and piano in Garageband ’09.

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