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“Hot Sweet Wings” and other wonders composed with the help of Songify

Cliff introduced me to the wonder of the Songify app. Here are some tips to making the best of it:

  1. Longer text makes for better songs.
  2. Repetition makes for better songs, don’t be ashamed of repeating yourself.
  3. Speak in a monotone voice, let the app handle the tune.
  4. Speak nonsense. No sense in trying to make sense, it doesn’t make for a better song.
  5. If you insist on trying to make sense, then just pick a single sentence and repeat it several times with slight variations.
  6. Rules are meant to be broken and this app if for silliness, why are you reading this far?

Here are some example songs demonstrating the above:

 

Web Search Re-Imagined: Searchme iPhone App

Re-imagined a bit, anyway. Why browse a vertical list of results when you can flip through them like pages in a book (or album covers in iTunes). Searchme on the iPhone and iPod touch does just that. As you type your search term, icons representing rough categories appear, allowing you to target your search and […] » about 300 words