I write for several blogs seperate from mine (blog post about that coming soon), so I tend to see Wordpress updates on those blogs before I see them on mine. One of the coolest updates to Wordpress 3.5 is the new Media manager for blog posts. After seeing this on one of the blogs I write on, I went to ny site and quickly made the update. You know how it always tells you to backup before you upgrade? I didn' ...

I'm going to start this blog post off with a life story, so if you are just here for the guide, skip to The Guide. Since mid-October, my life has taken a major turn, a major turn for good that is. I'd been experiencing freelancing of some level ever since I launched Paul Shirey Tech back on December 8th, 2011, but all it really consisted of what a few hours of content creation and marketing every day. There ...

I was composing a tweet minutes before writing this blog post, when I hit a button and had a window pop down I had never seen before. Turns out that if you connect Facebook to Seesmic, it will also connect all of your Facebook fan pages so you can share to them as well. Check out this video with the tip! ...

It's thanksgiving, which means that tomorrow is one of the largest shopping days of the year: Black Friday. No matter whether you prefer to shop online or in-store amid the thousands of people and angry mobs, statistics show that there will be at least one deal that you will find too good to be true. Of course, tech gadgets are going to be big on the list of on-sale items, especially tablets. Android tablet ...

The world of tech devices has been moving at a healthy rate for the past couple of years, but with Samsung and Apple competing heavily with phones, and all sorts of manufacturers competing with tablets, it's moving at a crazy new rate. While it might get annoying to see a new tablet every 4-6 months at times, this does present an advantage for those who want to have the latest and greatest. Your old tech de ...

In this video, Duncan teaches you how to play Legato with emphasis on hammer-ons and pull-offs. Legato is generally heard in lead guitar. If you like it, please be sure to share and subscribe to GuitarShedVideos! [thumbnail credit] ...

When playing guitar, tone is one of the most important skills to master. Without a good tone, nothing else will sound as good as it could. In this video, Duncan shares with you 5 tips for making your guitar tone as good as possible. If you like these guitar videos, be sure to subscribe to GuitarShedVideos on YouTube and share the videos either on this blog or directly through YouTube! Comments are always ap ...

YouTube giveaways happen quite often, I see them all the time in the tech industry with channels giving away popular tech items. Giveaways happen for various reasons. Usually it's either because someone wants to gain more subscribers, or they just want to give back to the community they already have. Whatever it may be, giveaways are a good chance to get something free. If you enter in enough giveaways, eve ...

Something a lot of guitar players probably have wanted to know how to do is  tapping. Tapping allows you to play notes by literally tapping the strings. In this 10 minute video, you can find out how to tap. If it helps you out, please share it! If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment. As always, be sure to subscribe to GuitarShedVideos for more guitar lessons. ...

I recently started a new podcast here at Paul Shirey Tech called Tech Roundup Weekly, but this isn't my first time working with audio. I've edited a total of around 40 full-length podcasts, and I've also done several concert recordings. I do all my audio editing in a free program called Audacity. If you've ever done audio editing, you've probably heard of it. Here are some tips to make sure you get the most ...