Blast from the Past 2
Trumpeter Brian McCune posted this recording from 1988 with me, him, Scott Sawyer, and the late David Via. He found it on a cassette tape. and here’s another one – Dolphin Dance Round Midnight
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Upgrading the SSD in Your Chromebook and Installing Linux
I recently updated the solid state drive in my Acer C720 Chromebook to this 128 GB drive following these directions. It was easy – nothing to fear, here! Now we no longer have to live in the cloud and this very inexpensive but powerful little laptop becomes a ful-fledged computer. Next install chrx paying careful attention to
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Using OneNote web clipper with Privacy Badger in Chrome
I was having trouble getting the OneNote web clipper to work in Chrome and after searching the web found that the Privacy Badger app was blocking onenote.com. Solution – go to a webpage you want to clip, click Privacy Badger to see what it is blocking, move the slider to GREEN for onenote.com. You should
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Bike MS Donation Letter 2016
I’m back! In 2012 I wrote that that would be my last Bike MS Ride to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. I mostly was tired of asking my friends for money when I know how much we are all bombarded with requests for help from various good doing organizations. Many of you
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The Power in the Music
I almost always cry when attending concerts. Usually at some moment there is something so beautiful or just so intense that it makes me cry. Or sometimes the music makes me think of something or someone that carries a lot of emotional weight. I’m thankful for dark concert halls and try to be dry eyed
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Poof! Instant metronome
Need an instant metronome? Just type “metronome” into any Google search box on your computer or on your phone and you’ll get a simple metronome adjustable from 40 to 208 bpm.
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Add a Custom Temperament in Cleartune
See Update Below I seemed to have lost the ability to add a custom temperament in the Cleartune tuner app on my Galaxy S6 Android phone. This app is probably the most popular tuner app for early music performers and is available on both Apple and Android platforms. The ability to add custom temperaments to
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Musical Instrument Insurance
If you use your musical instruments professionally they typically will not be covered under your regular home owners or renters insurance as those types of policies only cover personal property but not business property. To be sure that you are covered for theft or damage while on the road or on the gig you need
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