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Saturday 23 November 2013

How to lead by praise

Praise what he does at that moment and he will keep doing it.

So powerful when a user says how clean is the favorite page, and I make all pages the same. Praise gives me a direction.

Praise brings the good feeling.

She says I am cute. I keep being cute. And she criticizes I am acting cute. That is horrible. A lot of bad feeling. I stop doing but I also break the friendship.

When people criticize how childish my app is, i keep making it childish. I do not know what direction to go.

Sunday 17 November 2013

Car and phone

As driving with car is dangerous, I find it irritating to get call when I am driving. I rather that I can answer my call thru my car or radio button.

It is a sign that I got when Jose call me when I just left. I need to slow down and be inefficient to develop relationship. It is a subtle hint to develop car related app.

Can I get a Bluetooth box to work with my iPhone. Each time I enter a car, they will link. Can I can press a button to answer phone call. I cannot wait for buying a Subaru.

1. To answer call
2. To check traffic
3. To send message

Wednesday 13 November 2013

George Eastman

He liked to have a colleague such as Strong or Walker far from Rochester so he could organize his technical thoughts in weekly letters. These long, interpolated memos essentially to himself provide a fascinating glimpse of Eastman talking aloud, letting his mind have free play. Here he is on a tangent in a letter to Walker, mulling over the problem if static discharges from film in cold weather. 

One day, reflecting upon the theory that the discharge was caused by two surfaces, one of which was positive and the other negative, it occurred to me that if one of the surfaces was metallic there could be no generation. The idea of making one of the surfaces metallic naturally followed. A little further reflection, however, staggered me, because it seemed that the emulsion must be metallic, but I knew that it would spark as badly almost as any dope. I finally decided that every metallic particle in the emulsion must be insulated by the surrounding gelatine. 

His theorizing led to directions for Reichenbach, which in turn led to "a perfect cure." The final result was triumphantly pragmatic. 


One of the things about G. E. which fascinated me most was his attitude toward music. It was unique and, for this reason, not easily understood even by those who knew him well. The simplest explanation is to say that George Eastman needed music. I know many people who like music, who enjoy music, who even like it very much. I have met very few people for whom music was a genuine need.

Mr. Eastman needed music. He needed it like other men need water to drink and food to eat. It seemed to give him spiritual nourishment, to feed a deep hunger within him.

You, in England, are too cautious and afraid of making mistakes. We in the States make our mistakes and straighten them out before you even begin to make them.

To think that what I started so long ago should develop in so many different ways. All I had in mind was to make enough money so that my mother would never have to work again.

The explanation of George Eastman's interest in music is much simpler. He needed it personally. He believed in its importance in the lives of people. He was willing to give millions of dollars to found the Eastman School in support of his belief. He was willing to invest millions more in the building of the Eastman Theatre "for the enrichment of community life."

But here is the key. How was the life of the community to be enriched? The answer is clear. It is to be enriched through music! Here indeed is the epic of the man who needed music, a man for whom music was a spiritual necessity, a man who believed that the entire community might be enriched by the art which had brought so much to him. Here, then, is his monument, the beautiful Eastman School of Music and Theatre, for the enrichment of community life. Long may they endure.

Although, as I have said, President Rhees did most of the questioning, Mr. Eastman entered the discussion briefly from time to time. He disclaimed any knowledge of either education or music but his questions were models of clarity and incisiveness. His ability to search out the heart of a problem with a minimum of words was both impressive and a little frightening.

Eastman is such a big factor in Rochester that people do not argue with him but accept what he says as law. I doubt whether his own friends dare to advise him honestly when they think he has made a mistake.

I would build a perfectly plain brick barn if I could thereby bring music to the largest number. 

As with the Kodak camera, the "largest" was also the magic number to Eastman. 



Reich departs. 
Feb 1892 Monroe comes in 
Jun 1892 Monroe is fired. Film deteriorates.
Butler replaces but is fired.
20 sep 1892 film stops
20 nov 1892 starts 
Eastman experiments. 
1893 Forbes mentor hired.
1893 to 1894 customer dissatisfied
Forbes is fired.
Dec 1893 hires Stuber
He fires 3 emulator before he found the right one. He is similar to my recruitment style. 

For the first time he ran up against his own limitations. He simply could not run the company and at the same time works with test tubes.

Eastman watched the results like a hawk. No detail was too small for his attention. And because of the rapid turnover in emulsion makers, only Eastman provided continuity.

He believed that the first photographic company to market a flexible but tough, transparent but inert substitute for glass would have an enormous advantage over the hundreds of small plate companies struggling to survive in the 1880s.

As Reichenbach gradually took over Eastman's role as experimenter, the boss turned his energies to advertising and promotion. He wrote all the copy himself. He decided where the ads were placed, and he personally chose and trained all demonstrators who were sent into the field.

When we started out with our scheme of film photography, we expected that everybody who used glass plates would take up films, but we found that the number which did so was relatively small, and in order to make a large business we would have to reach the general public.

At first I wanted to make photography simpler merely for my own convenience but soon I thought of the possibilities of commercial production.

) I want to learn to play Turkish march as soon as possible. I don't want to take 5 years to get my grade 5 and play it. I want to start playing now.

Schedule 141113
- an app to read the midi file
- display a line for my left hand
- follow on korg
- repeat 10 times
- do it for right hand
- do it for both hand
- read line 2

- see the 4 pages. Set the progress.

Total 4 pages only

- it comes to my mind that there is no app to practice ABRSM piano exam. It is a worldwide market. 
- I rather it be free and keep earning ads or subscription than a one time payment. 

In order to make a large business, I have to create useful app for ABRSM and Trinity.

What once had been the province of artists and scientists would become a gigantic business based on the heady proposition that Everyman could become a photographer.

If we can get out improved goods every year nobody will be able to follow us and compete with us.

The irig selling in apple means more people are buying and learning keyboard. It used to be only the rich who can learn music. It costs $10000 and 5 years just to learn to the stage where one can play Turkish march.



I never smile until I was forty. I may have grinned buy I never smiled. Since then I've tried to win back something of the fun that other men had when they were boys.

Monday 11 November 2013

What is business?

YouTube starts a server and serve user generated video. It lets other websites to pull video free of charge. As its' user s reaches millions, google bought it. Then google starts to serve ads on its popular video.

For the first few years, YouTube is losing money heavily. It has no income. Only when it is sold to google, the creator makes money. And when google put ads on the video, google is making money.

Is this the 21 century business? YouTube is very valuable to most people. I used it to learn dance from international artist. I listen to songs. I learn about iPhone korg connection. And my cheque writer gets users from it.

Waze is a horrible app but it claims to have million of users. It is useless in Singapore. Why google buy it? Is it because it is supplying traffic to apple map? In a way, google has huge users. It is losing money on its server until it starts to have ads. 

Principle is
- build a site where largest number if users in 3 years. 
- add ads to generate income. 

Saturday 9 November 2013

My music app

- korg is strong in key feel. iRig is strong in overall with pedal, volume, cable to iPhone, power and weight. IRig is good for development due to light, small and one cable. Korg does not power some time. For development and practice, iRig is a better choice. But for performance, Korg is only possible. 

Market learn to play piano 
- YouTube irig keys Turkish March watchk
- YouTube korg Turkish March k
- YouTube irig keys secret garden
- YouTube Casio sym 40 k

- apple reject on 141213 due to meta
- remember keys k
- Casio no sound and key k 131213
- 3 digit for measure k
- use aura lee as first song 121213 k
- need 88 keys for sym no 40 and Liszt. Market from 37 to 88 keys. K
- submit on 091213. Start thinking on 091113 and doing on 121113.
- Found bug on rewind when test 5th. Resubmit on 101213. K
- need to store last song k
- add 3 simple songs for irig k
- left and right hand color k
- good to pass ABRSM piano grade and trinity keyboard exam k
- remove all sound font files k
- auto change key when plug in k
- 37 keys not right for left sharp key
- load preset song level 1 & 2 k
- 37 keys for a simple song k
- miss first note k
- download and crashes k
- end needs a screen length k
- drop down icon for song and key k
- remove learn button k
- test 4th k
- create app icon k
- add iAds k 141213
- screenshot with rig and korg k
- write up for piano exam k
- tip on download music in song page k
- to rate and feedback, friends k
- iPad use k 141213

- fix scrolling 071213 take 4 days. The auto size is the bug. 

- keyword: korg, irig keys, line 6, yamaha, Casio, piano lesson, usb keyboard, celestial, learn to play piano, midi

- test on 021213 with Jose
- a text is better than eclipse. The edge tells when to hit the note. 
- look nicer in color. 
- so difficult to play with. Find note. Find fingering. And then both hand.i give after 8 beats. 
- app skips a beat. 
- she thinks can scroll up and down. 
- keyboard change note view not showing. 031213
- need to remove instrument not piano. K
- keep turning off when playing. Will it happen to bs? K
- 4 beat line not accurate k
- 331 does not auto fall down k

- put in ABRSM music. Easier for beginners. K
- icon with falling notes. And photo of irig keys. 
- too small. 
- cannot find the keys for users.
- turn off and play. K

- play on virtual keyboard to resume k
- play song that sync with falling notes k
- choose a song by download k 011213
- rewind and forward by scrolling 041213 to ...
- fix duplicate method k
- play full 16 tracks k
- get each file speed k
- daily learning mozart starting 301113
- if change file, reset noteview 011213
- change keys k

Market for professional
- gargeband is creating music
- bismark is playing sample music 
- igrand is playing piano music

Market for public
- Celestial is learning to play piano

- correct duration.. Get the beat per second. 145 beats / 1 min 281113 k
- draw up to 10 sec or 24.1 beat k

- device go dark k
- line for 4 beat k
- a temp button replay k
- buy irig
- "very small"
- check correct keys press k
- tip on beat 291113

- flip up to rewind
- stop at keyboard k 281113
- tap screen to toggle play or learn k

- song with animation 251113
- convert mp3 to midi
- too fast, I want slow. I want the computer to always wait for me. K
- I want a time stop. K
- I want a full sound. 36 to 96. K
- display the notes location to play k
- display track 1 and 2 261113

221113
- bismark can run when the phone shut
- it can receive message from Casio 150

I found a new life developing music app. The excitement that I never felt before. It is way more difficult than bus app but I find my interest level so high. Maybe because it saves my life or I resonate with it. My current app is way below the market average but it is a good time to start with iOS 7.

- Music eases tension from the heart, release thoughts from the mind, and inspire us to greatness. 

Why people buy midi keyboard?

Can I use this to LEARN to play the piano? 
Does this device have speakers, or will it only play aloud through another device?
Does Line 6 Mobile Keys 49 Controller work with "Synthesia" which is a midi software piano program. 

What is music? It is something that calm the mind and expelled thoughts from it. It fills a person up who is empty inside. 
it saves my life. I get to play keyboard without using my eye that are tired with programming and reading.

I am thinking to create one music app. The App Store is limited and cost at Least $10. My app will always be free. I want to play on my korg 61 keyboard and iPhone. I do not want to wait 5 years to get a grade 5. I want to play immediately.

The music sheet is there for me to play. I don't need to spend 6 month to learn to read it. The computer can do it.

Basic
- play a midi korg controller 141113
- play piano sound 121113

1. A piano 61 key layout 251113
2. Detect my korg 201113
3. Read signal from korg 201113
4. Play the sound 251113
5. Get sound bank.. Caf 251113

Add on
- learn midi song

1. Play midi song 161113
2. play midi with keyboard animation k
3. Falling note to keyboard k
4. Stop for user to press k
5. Choose a song to learn k

Market
- youtube performance
- learn any song you want

USB pedal
- create a simple pedal for korg

091113
- there are over 20 free apps for learning piano on iPhone. But there are very little app to connect with midi keyboard. About 3. Garage band, bs16 and yamaha diary.

There are korg, irigs and line 6.

- I feel a new sense of life when I begin my music development on 121113.

- competition for midi app. Bs16, garage band, yamaha diary. Virtually is zero. App to hardware app.

- competition for learn piano. 20+ apps.

- who has an advantage? A physical keyboard over virtual keyboard.

- an app that can link to any midi keyboard. Most keyboard have it. And has all the abrsm song in it. 

281113 manage to stop the falling notes as they reach the keyboard. It auto detects usb midi keyboard.

011213 realize that it is not easy to click a key. Have manage to download file and change song. The keys are made like star. Thinking to call it Falling Stars. Music does take me higher in coding.

Car App

Ask Siri "open traffic app"

It speaks the nearest traffic incident. Can it be useful?

A jam avoidance is powerful. 

An incident happens. What location. What direction. Avoid. As I drive, it informs me a jam ahead. 

Should I take up the challenge on ford traffic? 

A jam can easily lasts an hour. 


A second trip to yishun. As I go home, there is a slow down. As I go pass an accident, I can speed up. It takes about 30 min to go home as I make a wrong turn. And 30 min to return to get my bad. The jam lasts an hour and the ambulance could not reach the accident site as it is fully jammed.

A simple app that speaks what the jam ahead is about.
- reach a slowdown
- press a button on the radio
- via Bluetooth, app search for nearby incident, base on gps and direction
- speak to driver the incident

Jam report.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Reminder

- buy flower lamp... K

- simple traffic news GPS audio 7 days
- nyc subway redesign 7 days
- music app piano, device 7 days
- add midi and learn 7 days

- The idea gradually dawned on me that what I am doing is not merely making bus app, but I am starting out to affect people's life.