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Time for a redesign

By Tanner ⋅ October 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

You might notice things looking a bit strange around here – but don’t worry! It’s all part of (yet another) massive tannerhelland.com redesign.
Why another redesign, you ask?  With the release of my new book Teal, the time was ripe to finally unify the visual appearance of this site, including new backgrounds, header, layout, etc.  [...]

Grrr, broken links

By Tanner ⋅ August 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My apologies to anyone who has hit a 404 (broken link) on this site in the last 72 hours. I recently fixed a problem I’ve been working on for some time (many thanks to my host company’s technical support, who were surprisingly useful!) and this site is now successfully associated with www.tannerhelland.com.  Of course, [...]

Lookin’ good

By Tanner ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

As you can see, the site’s gone through a pretty expansive overhaul this weekend.  Not only has the appearance been heavily remodeled but the backend is also much cleaner, smarter, and better equipped for increased traffic and SEO.  I’m quite proud of the changes!  :D
Like what you see?  Hate what you see?  Lemme know!  This [...]

We got music

By Tanner ⋅ July 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s taken quite some time, but I’ve finally managed to get all of the music from the old site (T.H.I.S. 1.0) onto this server.  Glad to have that done!
As you can see, blog entries have been created for each song and they are also nicely categorized by style/genre in the “Categories” list to your right.  [...]

A momentary lapse in updates…

By Tanner ⋅ July 8, 2008 ⋅ One comment

It never fails – I get 90% of the way through a project then decide to do everything differently.  T.H.I.S. 2.0 is no exception.  :)
For those who know me, this won’t come as much of a surprise, but I am constantly hampered by the fact that there is just not enough time in the day.  [...]

Song: Purgatory’s Mansion

By Tanner ⋅ June 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This piece uses a really simple mix of instruments – four pianos and a drumset – to create a driving yet haunting theme unlike anything you’ve heard before. The simplicity of “Purgatory’s Mansion” is remarkable, and I think that’s why it’s such a dramatic piece despite its lack of orchestration. With the piano being my favorite instrument and the one I’ve studied the most, you’ll notice it shows up in almost every one of my compositions for at least a cameo appearance. “Purgatory” is one of the few pieces that really uses it front-and-center, and I like it…

T.H.I.S. Programming goes live…

By Tanner ⋅ June 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

…and about time, too. After many many years of happy hosting via Tripod.com’s free hosting service, the time has come to give T.H.I.S. Programming a REAL home – here, at theHellands.com. I’ll be slowly migrating over all my classic VB programming examples, as well as posting all the tips and tricks I’ve gathered [...]

T.H.I.S. 2.0

By Tanner ⋅ June 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, it’s official: THIS 2.0 is live! As you can see, it’s quite a bit different than THIS 1.0.
Here’s why.
Kroc Camen – a long-time friend, master programmer, and web designer – built me THIS 1.0 from scratch. This was no small feat; back in the day, custom-built sites that allowed voting and commenting were [...]

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