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Software

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Apple Store Rewind 2011 includes the Best Of... iPhone app

    ​It's time to dust off the Westword glitter cannon, because the Best Of... iPhone app has earned some rather prestigious year-end acclaim.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    OpenSpace, Boulder-based start-up, wants to guide you to apps you didn't know about

    At the Open Space store in Boulder, founder Robert Reich navigates a sea of apps for users.​Open Space made a few headlines this week as a physical store in downtown Boulder that sells nothing. Instead, the 300-square-foot room has a few phone-and-tablet experts who promise to guide customers ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2011

    CDOT is looking for help with an I-70 phone app

    At the Open Space store in Boulder, founder Robert Reich navigates a sea of apps for users.​Open Space made a few headlines this week as a physical store in downtown Boulder that sells nothing. Instead, the 300-square-foot room has a few phone-and-tablet experts who promise to guide customers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    EcoCAR2: CSU gets $44.5 million software donation to design a hybrid/electric car

    Thirty students at Colorado State University have been thinking a lot about the future recently. For the next three years, CSU has tied itself to the future of the automotive industry as a participant in its quest for sustainable transportation. And with a new donation from Siemens, the university i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Songza tops our list of music apps this week

    Music apps are quickly taking over our smartphones, turning music into toys, productivity tools and providing free tunes no matter where we are. This week, we've got a few great ways to find music and stream it, plus one of the best score readers for iPad yet.

  • 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.

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    R U Buzzed? The drunk-o-meter iPhone app comes to Android...and in Spanish!

    ​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

    July 14, 2011

    Rainbowdragoneyes offers chiptunes tutorial for those aching to get into some Game Boy hacking

    Contrary to how it might seem, chiptunes, the music created by hacking old Game Boys, is kind of a pain in the ass to create. If you want to do things the classic way, you'll need to track down an old Game Boy and find a flash cartridge. Once there, you've got a few different software choices, but i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Have you ever typed a letter... on a computer?

    Hey Kim. You've got something on your face.​Holy crap, have we forgotten how much the computer has made our lives easier. We're not talking about the non-stop stream of free porn -- we're talking about word processing. What's word processing? Well, if you've forgotten (or weren't born yet), wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Get Dazbog Coffee, even if you forgot your wallet

    Flickr photo by dyobmit​Dazbog Coffee understands that its undercaffeinated, too-tired-to-function customers may not always remember their wallets -- and so the stores are offering a payment method that doesn't require a wallet. "Everyone has their cell phone before their wallet these days," s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Have smart phones changed how we're hearing music? Yep. Here's five apps for the geo-aware.

    ​There has been a bit of a gold rush on making apps ever since Apple launched the App Store and Microsoft and Android followed suit. While a lot it is absolute trash that seems to point to some incoming app-bubble, there are a lot of interesting and innovative ideas mixed in there. Most recent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Alki David gathers some hip-hop and R&B acts and trolls CBS over Limewire distribution

    ​This might be some of the weirdest copyright related news we've run across in a while. FilmOn founder Alki David has teamed up with a slew of musicians to file a lawsuit against CBS Interactive and CNET over CNET's distribution of LimeWire. Back in November, a federal judge had to issue a res ... 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 >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2011

    Monolake

    Friday, April 15, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Denver International Airport and Close Encounters: The freaky conspiracy link (VIDEO)

    ​Conspiracy forum boards are buzzing over a "mind bending" connection between Denver International Airport and geographical coordinates described in a key scene of the the alien-loving, sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In all my years of following the ever-evolving conspiracy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    The five weirdest products at the SXSW Interactive trade show

    Somehow, this guy will pay you to eat at restaurants.​Tight jeans and awesome hair have replaced the cargo shorts (and jorts) of Austin's 6th Street by now, as SXSW Interactive 2011 is in the books and SXSW Music gets rolling. The SXSW Trade Show -- which didn't open its doors until Monday, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    CacheFlowe and Scott Banning of itchy-O share the secrets of their craft this Friday

    ​If you've got an itching to get some learning in this weekend in lieu of your usual plan of drinking too much, hurling and then passing out on a friend's couch, we've got a perfect event for you. Scott Banning of the itchy-O Marching Band and Cacheflowe will be giving presentations, demos and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    How to get my job: iPhone developer

    ​Matt Johnson is the owner of Mindful Software, LLC, an iOS developer that just released the app Group Trivia, a trivia game that hopes to bridge the gap between online and local play while providing a perfect way to waste a few minutes at a time. With iOS becoming such a popular medium for de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Over the weekend: 360 MacDev looks forward

    ​It was not enormous, nor was it filled with flashing lights, giant monitors or masses of people. Instead, 360 MacDev's current incarnation was a smallish gathering of like-minded individuals of all ages (more on that later) interested in getting together, talking shop and discussing theory. W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    CacheFlowe releases open-source robot vocal software to welcome our digital overlords

    Image by TheAlieness GiselaGiardino23​Need a robot to harmonize on your latest opus, but Autotune got you down and vocoder too kitschy and retro? Well, local electronic music mastermind CacheFlowe (aka Justin Gitlin) has got a treat for you! As of today, his custom vocal processing software R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    eBay bids for Boulder's RedLaser and wins: Download app for free here

    ​Occipital is a Boulder startup that just hit the big time. The company's just been acquired by eBay on the strength of its RedLaser app for iPhones, which scans barcodes, allowing users to compare prices on the go. As part of its big push into mobile shopping, eBay has reduced the price of R ... 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

    March 22, 2010

    Make the band: how to record your demo cheap

    ​ Last week we looked at how to find or build a place to practice with your new band. This week, we're going to look at how to record a cheap demo to take around to promoters and venues so you can get your first show. Keep in mind, we're really only interested in keeping this cheap and fairly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    And now, presenting thirty craptastic minutes with thirty different iPhone band apps

    ​ Sometimes we have to wonder if folks that program for Apple's App Store are hell-bent on wasting people's time. We spent an evening with as many artist-specific iPhone apps we could get our hands on and found a few amazing things, a few interesting things and a plethora of pure and total cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    DISH Network shanghais a pirate: Read the judgment here

    ​Englewood-based DISH Network faces plenty of challenges in today's entertainment environment, not the least of which is piracy of its programming using software that lets folks with free-to-air receivers view it for nothing. Which is a lot cheaper than a monthly fee. Stopping all such scheme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Managing 3OH!3 apparently requires an Office with, uh, Windows. Who knew?

    Ever wonder what it takes to manage the day-to-day affairs of 3OH!3? Wonder no more. Evidently, all it takes is a cellphone, a laptop outfitted with the latest Microsoft Office suite and an insatiable desire to work 362 days a year (hanging out with your parents, of course, on the three remaining ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    RU-Buzzed? or are you going to get a DUI?

    ​There were a lot of new iPhones opened on Christmas Day, and that was a big present for the Colorado Department of Transportation, which created its own iPhone application in November to help people measure whether they are too drunk to drive.

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    The taxing problems related to Denver's Frontier offer

    ​ The city's offer to Republic Airways Holdings -- an effort to keep as many Frontier Airlines jobs in Colorado as possible -- doesn't represent the final word on potential lures. "They're in negotiations," says Tom Clark, the Denver Economic Development Corporation's executive director, "so t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Social media search with OneRiot

    ​You want to know what's hot right now on social media? Just ask OneRiot, a Boulder-based tech company aiming to offer a new way to search the web. As opposed to Google, which tries to provide the authoritative result to any search query, OneRiot is more interested in providing the "buzz" resu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Coathangr goes mobile with release of iPhone app

    ​Denver-based Coathangr, a social media service aimed at the fashion conscious (read about it here), has just made it easier than ever to collect your friends' opinions about that pair of pumps on sale -- or to let them giggle at a distance when you spot a fashion disaster out and about -- wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Free Ableton Live workshop at Beta Friday

    ​The fine folks at Basslab are offering a free workshop on the popular DJ/production/performance software suite Ableton Live at 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 14 in the Beta VIP lounge. Three twenty-minute sessions dedicated to using Live for the specific tasks of DJing, producing tracks and mixing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    The latest pitch from Tom Martino's pay-to-appear Martino TV

    An excerpt from a "Martino TV" PowerPoint. A blog yesterday shared sales documents associated with Martino TV, an upcoming program starring self-proclaimed "Troubleshooter" Tom Martino. The show charges businesses to receive the de facto endorsement of its star, who appears in regular consumer-advo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    Only in 21st-century America: Warring fartlords head to court

    An image from the ifartmobile.com website. There's a flatulence flap a-brewin' in Denver's U.S. District Court. Loveland-based software developer InfoMedia, Inc. -- creator of the Apple iPhone app iFart Mobile -- has asked a judge to rule that it can use the phrase "pull my finger" in its marketin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Holding on by letting go, part one

    Bands in Denver are lucky. Getting gigs and building a fanbase locally are actually pretty easy. There's no shortage of small and midsized venues where a nascent group can cut its teeth, build the buzz and start to plot its graduation to theaters. But how do you get your music into th ... 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

    March 4, 2008

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    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 >>

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    Black Pegasus

    Fuck Yo! Radio (The LA Underground)

  • Music

    May 13, 2004

    Club Scout

    John Acquaviva

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Best Music Software

    UltraPlayer

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    A Click in Time Saves Minds

    The cyber-brawl over Scientology spreads to search engines.

  • 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.

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    The Poison Pill

    An internet venture goes bust, leaving some of Colorado's biggest business names with a major headache.

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    Profits of Doom

    How a costly computer glitch turned into a once-in-a-millennium bonanza for high-tech companies.

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    The Word Is Out

    The behind-the-scenes skirmish over transcripts for the bombing trials.

  • News

    October 5, 1994

    THE PLAN THAT FELL TO EARTH

    CITY BUREAUCRATS SEE THE SPECTER OF DIA IN A GLITCH-RIDDEN "RECLASSIFICATION" PROJECT.

  • News

    January 19, 1994

    CELL, CELL, CELL

    BARS DON'T STOP AN INMATE FROM PRODUCING A SONG, DRUMMING UP TV EXPOSURE AND PROMOTING COMPUTER SOFTWARE.

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