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Computer Technology

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Denver start-up Octa wants to make your iPad more adorable

    Denver-based Octa has created a new product that aims to make your iPad more user-friendly, and also more adorable in the process. "When we got our first iPad, we said, 'This is really cool, but really hard to hold,'" says Octa co-founder Kevin "Prometheus" Trotsky. So the group made a handle for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Draw Something takes another smart friend away with every lewd sketch

    I've never played Draw Something for the same reason I've never tried cocaine: I know that if I did, I would become immediately addicted, drop out of society and ruin what's left of my life. If you're not familiar with Draw Something, it's an app that, according to the App Store, is "the most popul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    The Forkly iPhone app update should please Instagram users

    Denver-based Forkly, the iPhone app that encourages users to share photos of what they're eating while out and rate the dish, debuted a new look Friday with its 2.0 update, one that will be familiar to users of one of the most popular photo apps around.

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Furniture designer Ray Hill turns to iPad cases with the F3 Folio

    Ashley Tauch shows off her iPad inside the Folio around the Westword office.The Denver-based company F3 Designs, has stumbled upon success in that much-coveted of technology niches: Apple product accessories. Its flagship product, the "F3 Folio," has become a local hit and has begun to gain moment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Pretty Lights Music releases iPhone app

    If giving away free music via a self-run record label website isn't enough, the team over at Pretty Lights Music has developed yet another way to infiltrate the airwaves: the Pretty Lights Music app. If you are on the Pretty Lights mailing list (which if you've downloaded any of the independent labe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Vlirty, new online dating site by local software geek Adam Norrell, focuses on video chatting

    Adam Norrell, human.​Adam Norrell likes the words "snazzy" and "sparky." He says them more than you'd expect from a 34-year-old software nerd from Castle Rock, especially when he's describing his new online dating site, the snazzily named Vlirty. Norrell came up with the idea for Vlirty, which ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2011

    2011 Denver #WebAwards winners announced!

    Photos: 2011 Denver #WebAwards party

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2011

    Genre Bender

    Photos: 2011 Denver #WebAwards party

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Bands can create their own apps in App Bar

    ​We've looked at plenty of individual band apps over the last couple of years, but we've only seen one creation tool for bands, FanTrail, that made its debut it early this year. Now there's another player on the plate, Apps Bar, and it will make your music app for Android or iOS for free.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Björk's new album, Biophilia, slated for simultaneous iPad app release

    ​Björk has a relationship with technology that rivals that of Joe Satriani with his guitar -- the two cannot exist without each other. It has always seemed like Björk has been waiting for technology to catch up with her, and when Apple launched its iPad, she finally had a place to experiment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Medical marijuana software: Developers MJ Freeway and idWeeds roll out wired weed

    ​Colorado boasts a thriving medical marijuana industry as well as a vibrant tech scene. It's little wonder, then, that, courtesy of forward-thinking companies such as MJ Freeway and idWeeds, we're now starting to see inklings of a homegrown marijuana tech industry sprouting up along the Front ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Vail Resorts' EpicMix app nominated for Webby Awards

    ​Still can't believe ski season ended yesterday at Vail and Breckenridge, the last of the Vail resorts still standing, even though it's still snowing up in them thar hills? As we reflect on the epic season now mostly behind us, the hardcore among us can visit EpicMix.com to to relive all our g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Mac App Store: Five best free apps

    ​Apple debuted its app store for computers today. And it's way cooler than you thought it would be. Yes, right now it's mostly carryover from the iPad and iPhone app store, which is somewhat uninteresting because those apps were designed for a mobile touch screen. But there are some regular o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    The five best music apps of 2010

    ​As 2010 has come to a close, we've seen plenty changes on the music landscape, but nothing has been as strange and welcome as the increasingly more awesome new ability to create fully fleshed out albums on your phone. This all came to a head when the Gorillaz decided to release The Fall, an a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    The weird got weirder in 2010: Read about it in the Year in Review

    ​On Tuesday, 9News reported a story about a woman who uses a webcam to check up on her dog during the day instead discovering a burglar in her Capitol Hill home. Strange? Yes. True? Yes. It's the latest weird story in a year that was full of them. Every year, Westword gathers these stories ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Andrew Romanoff's latest fundraising request is a winner

    ​Andrew Romanoff's had one head-spinning year. Passed over by Governor Bill Ritter in his quest to be appointed to Ken Salazar's Senate seat, Romanoff snubbed any White House entreaties regarding a job in international development in order to take on Senate appointee Michael Bennet. But even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Two major synth and drum machine apps make music making easier on the iPad

    We don't generally spend too much time talking about gear here, but over the last couple of days, two incredibly rad and hard to ignore apps made it onto the iPad. We're talking about the release of ReBirth and the Korg iMS-20 -- both of which, even if you're not a musician, are exceptionally keen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Guitar amps in your pocket with new AmpliTube app for iPhone

    Sure, there are guitarists who'll say that no software will ever come close to emulating a '65 Deluxe Reverb or a Marshall JCM800. But the folks at IK Multimedia have been doing a pretty good job emulating those amps as well as effects for a while now. Earlier this month, the company came out with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Keytar not ridiculous enough? Try the iTar!

    Until now, if you wanted to look exceptionally silly playing an electronic instrument the keytar was your best bet. Not anymore. That's all changed with the introduction of the iTar, a "Guitar/DJ frame" for the iPad sporting doofus with everything but a sense of shame.

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Brandon Smith charged with third-degree assault in pinky-shredding iPad theft

    Brandon Smith allegedly took off with more than an iPad.​Most snatch-and-grab crimes don't get nearly as much attention as the one Brandon Smith is accused of committing at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center earlier this month. But he made national news because his alleged attempt to steal a tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Toyoto Prius concerns accelerate

    ​Despite numerous complaints from customers about accidental acceleration, the Prius was not included in Toyota's recent recall of eight models. But this week concerns about the Prius have accelerated, and Steve Wozniak -- yes, the co-founder of Apple -- has been in the driver's seat, steerin ... More >>

  • News

    December 10, 2009

    RU buzzed? There's an app for that.

    ​Despite numerous complaints from customers about accidental acceleration, the Prius was not included in Toyota's recent recall of eight models. But this week concerns about the Prius have accelerated, and Steve Wozniak -- yes, the co-founder of Apple -- has been in the driver's seat, steerin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Jobbed: John Hickenlooper Wants You (to work for free)!

    Having trouble finding work? You're not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted here: Communications Intern -- Denver Mayor's Office Pay: Unpaid

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Five changes Facebook needs to make

    ​Facebook, we need to talk about our relationship. But don't freak out -- I'm not dumping you. Yet. Look, I like you. I really do. I mean, when we first met, I was really into you. You were so much less gaudy and stupid than MySpace. You helped me get in touch with at least a dozen friends I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Monolith Q&A: The Glitch Mob

    ​The Glitch Mob started out as a Los Angeles-based DJ collective that pooled its collective talent to make a more collaborative music with expanded sonic possibilities. As individual artists, Ooah, edIT and Boreta have released solo albums of cutting edge electronic music but it is as a team t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Denver Public Library: Hooking you up with downloadable movies, audiobooks and eBooks

    Number 5 is alive, downloadable and free....​If you're stuck at home, poor and bored, the Denver Public Library has got you covered. Forget going into the library for your fix of books and movies -- that's so 20th century. Thanks to the digital revolution, these days there's no reason to leave ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Q&A with Josh Weinberg of The Website is Down

    ​If you spend a lot of time surfing the Internets for lulz or work in any sort of IT-related field, you've probably come across the Webby-award winning web series The Website is Down. It's a hilarious look at the point where the people who understand technology and make it work interface with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Hiking the Colorado Trail? Try it on Google Earth first

    ​If you're thinking of hiking the Colorado Trail, a 500-mile hiking trail that stretches from Denver to Durango and covers almost every type of terrain our fair state has to offer, the first step you take should be online. Thanks to the efforts of Jerry Brown of Bear Creek Survey Service, who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Distrakt really wants you to know your hip-hop history

    ​Distrakt has been busy working hard on his new album, the follow-up to the well-received 2006 album, Distraktions. But he's also put in work on a CD-ROM teaching hip-hop heads the history of hip-hop. Why would he put in so much time on a project that he basically gives away for free at his shows? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Good Morning, America. Today's the Fray

    It's here. The day of reckoning for Denver's most high profile band. Five years ago, they were four unknown guys dreaming, wondering, hoping -- hoping that their music could break out of a city that most people in this country would've had a hard time finding on a map. Today, all eyes are on the Fra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009

    Monkey Around

    The Internet is a funny place for singer Jonathan Coulton.

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Boulder County used "open-source" software for post-election audit?

    To review the accuracy of the last election's vote count, Boulder County conducted an audit of ballots using a groundbreaking software program that was developed through open-source methods. This is computer geek-speak for a collaborative design approach based on the sharing of knowledge and techno ... More >>

  • News

    December 18, 2008

    The Gundersons get us ready for Basil, the robot of our dreams

    To review the accuracy of the last election's vote count, Boulder County conducted an audit of ballots using a groundbreaking software program that was developed through open-source methods. This is computer geek-speak for a collaborative design approach based on the sharing of knowledge and techno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Bob Barr's do-it-yourself presidential candidacy

    To review the accuracy of the last election's vote count, Boulder County conducted an audit of ballots using a groundbreaking software program that was developed through open-source methods. This is computer geek-speak for a collaborative design approach based on the sharing of knowledge and techno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Haunted DIA Strikes Again, Befuddles David Byrne’s WiFi

    To review the accuracy of the last election's vote count, Boulder County conducted an audit of ballots using a groundbreaking software program that was developed through open-source methods. This is computer geek-speak for a collaborative design approach based on the sharing of knowledge and techno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Hey, I Can See My House From Here!

    To review the accuracy of the last election's vote count, Boulder County conducted an audit of ballots using a groundbreaking software program that was developed through open-source methods. This is computer geek-speak for a collaborative design approach based on the sharing of knowledge and techno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2007

    Flying Dog Brewery Wants Beer to be Free

    To review the accuracy of the last election's vote count, Boulder County conducted an audit of ballots using a groundbreaking software program that was developed through open-source methods. This is computer geek-speak for a collaborative design approach based on the sharing of knowledge and techno ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 19, 2007

    Pattern Recognition

    Foothills Art Center

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2007

    Tax Rhyme

    Foothills Art Center

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    Black Pegasus

    Fuck Yo! Radio (The LA Underground)

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Coming Zune

    Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster-hardware game. Will it make sweet music this time?

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    By the Book

    A new project could revolutionize the way students learn.

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Broken Code

    Video Professor promises computer fluency in a snap. I test the theory.

  • Film

    February 9, 2006

    Hacked

    Harrison Ford runs smack into a Firewall, poor guy.

  • Dining

    January 18, 2001

    Reality Bites

    If you want to eat, try a restaurant. If you want to be taken for a ride, try Holoworld.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best morning radio show

    Bret Saunders, KBCO-FM/97.3

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    The Hundred Days' War

    How hard is it to find 90,000 citizens who want a tax cut? Ask Douglas Bruce.

  • Music

    May 27, 1999

    Obliqand Proud of It

    The men behind a new electro label aren't all that interested in dancing.

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    Disconnected

    As US West pulls strings at the legislature, it could cut the lines to competition.

  • News

    October 26, 1994

    SOFT-HEARTED WARE

    HOW TO USE YOUR MOUSE TO SAVE A WHALE.

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