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Tracktor Scratch updated to Version 1.2

By Rab Bakari • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: DJaying, Tech

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Traktor Scratch 1.2 adds enhanced tracking, more
Native Instruments today unveiled Traktor Scratch 1.2, a free software update to its professional digital DJ system, adding a number of features, as well as improved performance. Traktor Scratch uses digital turntables and CD-based DJ systems to alter digital music tracks. The new version also features tighter integration [...]



Daylight Saving Time Redux

By Rab Bakari • Mar 8th, 2008 • Category: Features, Tech

Every year millions of North Americans and Europeans scratch their heads to understand Daylight Saving Time. Even worse; the US of A has gone against the grain and set it’s own commencement date at Sunday, 2 AM; March 8th [the second Sunday in March]. Does this practice really help save energy? Is it time to [...]



Apple releases new MacBooks + MacBook Pros

By Rab Bakari • Feb 26th, 2008 • Category: Tech

Your wishes come true!
MY PowerBook G4 1.67GHz book is now 3 years old.

Apple today announced long-awaited upgrades for both its MacBook and MacBook Pro portables, adding Intel’s 45 nanometer Penryn architecture for its Core 2 Duo processors. All systems now include the larger Level 2 cache, SSE4 media instructions, and reduced power consumption of [...]



Total Luna Eclipse - Visible in New York USA

By Rab Bakari • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: Features, Tech

 
Ahhh! Another celestial event. I got addicted to these when I was 7 years old. I’m a sucker for Leonids; Perseids; Geminids and eclipses! This Lunar eclipse is taking place on an extremely clear …. and COLD night. So it’s no fun to kick back in the lawn chair and watch. According to my GPS coordinates [...]



Keeping Up with the scores via Palm Treo

By Rab Bakari • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008, Tech

Any Palm Treo users out there? I remember using some fly-ass palm applications to feed me scores; team rosters; match time and fixtures all on my Treo 650 during the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany. I’ve reached out to these designers to design a palm app for the 26th MTN African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008 [...]



Jobs has spoken! - How did we do with the ‘predictions’?

By Rab Bakari • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Tech

OKay..the news has just been spilled by the man himself, Steve Jobs. The Apple Store website has been updated.
Let’s see how well John Gruber & I (only because his analysis matched mine closely!) did with the ‘predictions’.
Well my POWNCE tells all but let’s do bullet points.
• New Sub-Notebook MacBook: We said ‘YES’ [...]



MacWorld San Francisco 2008 Predictions

By Rab Bakari • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: Tech

Apple Inc, always sets the Tech industry on their toes every year in January. IDG World Expo holds it annual MacWorld Conferenece & Expo at the Moscone center in San Francisco, California USA. The 2008 Expo will run from January 14 - 18. These Expos (expositions) used to be a secret amongst the Apple Fan boys/girls. Even prominent [...]



Allow Me To Introduce Mysef! My Name is … Rab!

By Rab Bakari • Jan 3rd, 2008 • Category: African Cup of Nations GHANA 2008, DJaying, Features, Food, Graffiti, Lead Story, Music, Politics & Culture, Sci-Fi, Tech, Uncategorized

I decided to make this my first post. I would like to introduce myself . I am Rab Bakari. Connections to USA and Ghana. I am a Tech; Sci-Fi; Apple; Football (the game that really uses ‘the foot’); Graffiti; Music and Food enthusiast! I am a child of the golden years of the Hip Hop [...]