Alda is a new programming language that lets you compose music in a text editor

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For years, composers and producers have used complex tools to digitally score music. Developer Dave Yarwood wants to change all that with Alda, a new programming language he created to help people write scores with little to no coding experience. Yarwood found GUI-based scoring and production tools like Sibelius distracting and limiting when it came to actually penning music. Alda strips all that away and presents users with a simple syntax that they can use to compose MIDI scores in a text editor, without the need to learn a new software interface. A basic score with its syntax in Alda…

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Maskbot will keep your dirty online subscriptions private

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It’s 2015: a subscription to practically any online service is a license to get doxxed. But when you’re subscribing to a dirty, salacious online service (perhaps rhyming with “Smashley Shmadison“?) or all of the porn, it’s also a recipe for a maelstrom of online shame and scandal. Email privacy tool Maskbot allows you to create unlimited random aliases that redirect to an email address of your choice, meaning that you can generate as many different accounts as you choose to filter back to one single place. The process is simple: plug in an alias to sign up for something, and field all the…

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Last chance to buy SkyHub Cloud Unlimited Backup and the Mac Power User Bundle

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SkyHub Cloud Unlimited Backup: Lifetime Subscription We all have a growing mountain of data to keep safe, making online backup a good investment. SkyHub differentiates itself by offering unlimited storage space and uploads, along with convenient access to your files. This service is about as uncomplicated as it gets. After minimal setup, SkyHub automatically backs up all your Windows and Mac machines, along with any attached thumb drives and external disks. Uploads are protected by military grade AWS 256-bit encryption, and there is no restriction on the amount of data you can store. Once online, your files can be viewed…

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Report: Uber to begin e-commerce deliveries soon

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Uber is taking another step in fulfilling its aims of becoming a true logistics company, according to report on Re/code released today. The ride-sharing behemoth will unveil a new partnership with big retailers and fashion brands as early as this month. The partnership will reportedly focus on luxury, with Uber sidling up to high-end brands commonly found on New York’s 5th avenue. It has also been in talks with Bigcommerce and Shopify to create easy interfaces for retailers to partner with the company. This wouldn’t be the first time that Uber has flirted with e-commerce delivery — its UberRUSH program partnered with…

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Lara Croft GO takes Tomb Raider in a beautiful new direction

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Lara Croft GO is a fresh take on the classic Tomb Raider franchise. Starring everyone’s favorite archaeologist, Lara Croft, it’s a turn-based puzzle game, similar in style to Hitman GO. Admittedly, I wasn’t crazy about previous Tomb Raider games, but when I heard that Square Enix had taken Lara Croft down the puzzle game route, I just had to try it out and it hasn’t disappointed. A thing of beauty What struck me first were the visuals; a beautiful, whimsical style that isn’t far removed from Monument Valley‘s puzzle layout. The world that Lara Croft is navigating her way through is…

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Airconsole beat Apple to making great multiplayer mobile games

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There are plenty of phone cases that turn your smartphone into a game controller, but how about an app that lets you play games in your computer’s Web browser? Airconsole is a website that syncs your smartphone as a controller for the collection of Web games it offers. All you need to do to turn your phone into a controller for your browser is load the site, type in a code and your phone is paired. It just works! It gets really cool when you start playing multiplayer games — all of the games on Airconsole’s site support multiple phones (up to…

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DocStoc is shuttering its document sharing platform

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Financial software maker Intuit is closing down Docstoc, the document sharing platform it acquired in 2013. According to VentureBeat, the death of Docstoc is a result of Intuit’s decision “to discontinue these products.” The site is urging users to export their files before December 1. However, the team said it plans to continue to support existing customers, but won’t allow new registrations. In its lifetime, Docstoc faced competition from services like Scribd and LinkedIn’s Slideshare. In addition to hosting users’ private files, it also made resources like business plan templates, sample lease agreements and sponsorship proposals available to the public.…

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Mozilla begins testing Firefox for iOS in New Zealand

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Mozilla has begun rolling out the first public preview of its Firefox browser for iOS, starting with users in New Zealand. We first heard about the new browser version last December; in May, Mozilla began accepting requests for its beta program. It’s now ready for people to start trying Firefox and sharing feedback. Firefox for iOS features intelligent search (left) and visual tabs (right) The organization wants to hear from users about three key features: intelligent search, which provides suggested search results; Firefox Accounts, which allows you to sync your browser history, passwords and tabs from your desktop to your…

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Addictive app Byte turns your iPhone into stupid, creative fun

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If there’s anyone at TNW who is really into what the hip kids are looking at, it’s Owen Williams. My Amsterdam-based colleague slipped a URL of an app launching today, Byte, into our Slack channel and left it there for me to find. What I didn’t expect was spending an ungodly long time staring at GIFs, carefully using emoji to create a piece of looping MIDI music, and choosing the right shade of pink to fill my phone screen up with as much garbage as possible. If I were to put it succinctly, Byte is what would happen if Blingee…

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