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Grand Theft Auto Soundtracks: III, Liberty City Stories, and Vice City Stories Grand Theft Auto Soundtracks Grand Theft Auto III, the first entry in the series to incorporate both licensed music and original tracks, perfectly complements the dark and gritty underworld of Liberty City. From Salvatore Leone’s favorite operatic arias on Double Cleff FM to Toni’s nostalgic tracks on Flashback 95.6 , the game's diverse soundtrack sets the tone for the chaotic cityscape. Enjoy the iconic radio stations and discover their full playlists on popular platforms like Spotify and iTunes . Here are some of the standout stations from GTA III: Radio Station Spotify iTunes Double Cleff FM Listen on Spotify Listen on iTunes Flashback 95.6 ...

The Computer You want to start recording music on your Mac……. ……What do I do? How do you set it up to record and create music? Here is the SIMPLE and EASY guide in 6 Steps.   Step One – The Drives First, buy a Solid State Drive. Click here to watch a video on replacing your Macbook harddrive. It is easy, and takes very little time. This will give you huge improvements RIGHT AWAY. …..And make sure your software, and the music you record are on two separate drives. (VERY IMPORTANT)   Step Two – RAM-a-lama Bang Bang RAM. You can almost never have enough. Put the max in, and you will see the improvements you want. The Tech Loft has a great vid on upgrading RAM right here. It doesn’t take long!   If you’re loving this article, share it on Twitter by  clicking here   Step Three – The Format Once you have your new drive installed – do a clean install of OSX. This will speed up your Mac immediately. ONLY take...

Over at the OUYA forum, I found a ‘tidbit’ of information for fans of old school retro games. The posting found on the forum states that several well known emulators will be coming to the OUYA. Those gamers who love the classic NES and SNES games should rejoice. According to the developer of  EMUya, the NES emulator  has already been submitted for review and should be available on the the OUYA at launch (March 28th). SNES & N64 fans will have a options as well. Both the  SuperGNES SNES emulator , and  Mupen64Plus N64 Emulator , will also be ported over to the OUYA. We have confirmed that the Mupen64Plus emulator will be available at launch. On top of this, today, we’ve learned via  twitter  that one developer is even working on an N-Gage emulator for the console. For me, this is exciting news, I always love kicking back old school and play an 8-bit or 16-bit title from back in the day. You can be sure that I’ll be keeping an eye on the emulator front. There i...

Here is my review of NodeBeat by AffinityBlue. I love using the iPad as music creation tool. There are a lot apps in Apple’s App Store and the Android Market Place that help aspiring musicians reach their potential or amateurs reach some kind of music creating level. The best music creation apps are the ones that are fun and easy to use. NodeBeat is an intuitive and a visual music app for all ages. Create your own music in a matter of minutes or listen to NodeBeat generate its own. You can easily share your creations with others, upload to SoundCloud or save them for later to show your friends. You create your own music by dropping Generators and Notes on the ‘music space’. Generators and Notes make up the two types of nodes. Generators pulse and play Notes within proximity. A Note is played in sequence, based on the distance it is from its connected Generator. Pause nodes to create your own beats or let them roam free to have them generate their own. Below you’l...

With the release of the PlayStation 4 later this year, Sony has posted few videos on how the company has changed the video gaming industry. I have to admit, as a PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita owner, Sony has create fantastic gaming consoles. And I’ll be adding the PlayStation 4 to my media centre when it’s released. Below you’ll find 4 videos produced by Sony on the evolution / history of PlayStation: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7w5i_YCFmQ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvcps5dFzfc httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XF2pu-4rXc httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_W1JQ5ubWQ

Are you waiting to get your hands on an OUYA Android gaming console ? If you’re like me, you may have already donated or backed the OUYA project through Kickstarter and are anticipating it’s arrival in March of 2013. It’s currently Feb 2013 and we’re a month away from receiving the console by mail. If you’re still skeptical about the console, or are looking for more information regarding the console, I decided to put together a ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUYA post. The following facts below are from OUYA ‘s Press Kit: So what is OUYA?  OUYA is a new kind of game console for the TV that upends the console market: by bringing the openness of mobile and Internet platforms to console games for the first time. • A game console that plugs into your TV, and includes a beautifully-designed game controller • Built on Android, with a custom user interface and game store • Open to any developer to publish a game – unlike any of the current game consoles • Pow...

With owning a Apple MacBook Pro and iMac, I’ve asked myself what maintenance can I run on my Macs to keep them in running order. Apple brags that their other products “just work,” so many people never consider regular maintenance for their Macs. For the most part, there’s really little upkeep that you need to do, and much of the maintenance tasks are ones you would do on a PC as well. First thing you’ll want to perform is regular software updates on the Mac (under the Apple menu > Software Update). You can configure Apple’s Software Update to automatically check for updates regularly. Regular backups are also an essential part of computer maintenance;  Apple’s built-in Time Machine backup program is pretty good. You’ll find Time Machine in the Applications folder. Besides those two things, the Mac maintenance article on Apple’s support site recommends organizing your files, archiving old files, and physically cleaning your comput...