BBEdit 16

I use BBEdit as my default text editor. I'm using about .00001% what it's capable of, but it's still great for the simple stuff. Glad to see it's getting these new Shortcuts actions. BBEdit 16 offers speed boosts and Shortcuts and Emoji upgrades – Six Colors: The latest version of Bare Bones Software’s venerable text editor, BBEdit, arrived on Thursday.

http://musicedtechtalk.com/2026/06/07/bbedit-16/

Two New Apps: Indigo and Gnome

A couple of recent app discoveries I am enjoying... Indigo is a new cross-platform client that handles both Mastodon and Bluesky in one place. With most of my "social scrolling" split across the two, having a single client that speaks both protocols natively is a no brainer. It is so well implemented that I barely notice I am using two networks at once.

http://musicedtechtalk.com/2026/05/21/two-new-apps-indigo-and-gnome/

iReal Pro Comes to Windows

iReal Pro is now available on Windows via the Microsoft Store. This will surely fill a need for lots of students and teachers. I don't use Windows much these days, but I do use iReal Pro almost every day. It is indispensable.

http://musicedtechtalk.com/2026/05/20/ireal-pro-comes-to-windows/

Music Ed Tech Talk Episode 95 – Dr. Evan Tobias

Robby chats with Evan Tobias (Associate Professor of Music Education at Arizona State University) about imagining new possibilities for music teaching in a rapidly shifting digital landscape--from rethinking what curriculum even means, to the everyday tools that power his research, writing, and thinking. Subscribe to the Blog... RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in... Apple Podcasts | Overcast…

http://musicedtechtalk.com/2026/05/07/music-ed-tech-talk-episode-95-dr-evan-tobias/

Introducing the Assessment Library in the MusicFirst Classroom — Dr. James Frankel

This is such a great idea and addresses one of the huge pain points of using learning management software. I'm happy to see MusicFirst doing this. Introducing the Assessment Library in the MusicFirst Classroom — Dr. James Frankel: Today I am thrilled to announce that we launched one of the most all-time requested features in the MusicFirst Classroom last week - the Assessment Library.

http://musicedtechtalk.com/2026/04/01/introducing-the-assessment-library-in-the-musicfirst-classroom-dr-james-frankel/

Vision Pros podcast appearance

I am happy to join my buddy Tim Chaten on his podcast Vision Pros to talk about my experiences with the visionOS platform since purchasing one. Listen here.

http://musicedtechtalk.com/2026/03/03/vision-pros-podcast-appearance/