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We just stumbled across this Wikipedia topic on audio illusions, with links to good examples. We’ve been pondering how to use one of these in a new product, with no good ideas yet. Any suggestions?

In a previous post we discussed abusive click-wrap software license terms. Here is one attempt to fight back, adding the following notice when one purchases a program: READ CAREFULLY. By accepting this payment you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, … Read more

Plenty of others have griped about unreasonable software licenses, but vendors are slow to reform. We recently needed to review the licenses of some key software packages we use, as we move to a new computer and new operating system, to make sure we are licensed to install on the new machine, or need to … Read more

We have added an RSS feed to our “what’s new” web page. The new RSS feed will consist of announcements of product updates, beta releases, and new product introductions. For the next few months, as we update for Vista and make several small incremental improvements, we should be announcing a new update or beta release … Read more

We have been looking at Windows Vista (TM Microsoft) for a few weeks, seeing how it will affect Sagebrush products. View earlier articles Part1 and Part2 . User Account Control Some of the restrictions discussed below may have existed under WinXP, but most home users ran as administrator and never noticed any problem. Now, unless … Read more

We have been looking at Windows Vista (TM Microsoft) for a few weeks, seeing how it will affect Sagebrush products. View the first part here. Sound Recorder is diminished. The Sound Recorder accessory in WinXP could be used to transfer from one Wave format to another, or record in several different Wave formats. It could … Read more

(View the original tutorial using WinXP.) Hi, I’ve got a problem perhaps you can help me with. I need to transfer an organ suite I wrote to CD so I can send in my application to a music composition class over summer. My sheet music editor doesn’t have an easy way to write to CD. … Read more

We have been looking at Windows Vista (TM Microsoft) for a few weeks, seeing how it will affect Sagebrush products. Here are some of the issues we found: No WinHelp available. We preferred WinHelp .HLP rather than HtmlHelp .CHM because it supported older flavors of Windows (back to Windows 3.1) and for the way it … Read more

Welcome to the bright shiny new Sagebrush web blog! Our plan is to post each weekday on topics related to Sagebrush Systems products, including audio, software development, fair use, DRM, audio soundscapes, telephone recording, gadgetware, product applications, and more. Friday is reserved for “Random Friday” topics, typically fun or mildly interesting matters thoroughly unrelated to … Read more