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Tools of the Trade

Posted on October 14, 2009, 9:10 AM, by Mark A. Richman, under General, Tools, guitar, postgresql, rails, ruby.

Many of my colleagues in the Ruby on Rails community have been posting a “tools of the trade” blog post, covering their hardware and software preferences. Now that I am nearly Microsoft-free, I figured I’d update my list.
Hardware

Apple Mac Pro 8-core Xeon, 10GB RAM, 320GB + 500GB 7200rpm SATA drives. This is my main box [...]

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Dream Theater on PBS

Posted on August 30, 2007, 12:52 PM, by Mark A. Richman, under guitar, music.

DREAM THEATER were recently the
subjects of PBS TV's Fast Focus documentary series, and they've been
kind enough to post the episode on Youtube for all those who missed the
TV broadcast.

 

 

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My Music Gear

Posted on August 6, 2007, 4:44 PM, by Mark A. Richman, under guitar.

ESP M-207 Grey Satin finish (lots of great reviews over at Harmony Central)

Kramer AeroStar ZX30 modified with Seymour Duncan HotRails pickups and custom FleckStone paint

Nylon string classical guitar that fell off the back of a
truck in Brooklyn

D’Addario EXL-120
Super Light 7String set .009-.054

Dunlop Jazz
III Picks

ADA MP-1
MIDI Tube Preamp

Mesa/Boogie
20/20 Stereo Tube Power Amp

Mesa/Boogie
2×12 Rectifier Horizontal Speaker Cabinet [...]

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