rssRight and left, before and behind, the fen lay shrouded. The snow that had fallen all day gave back a glimmering greyness to a sky like lead. - D.L. Sayers
2006, April 09
April Showers
April showers bring new growth on the California Coast Live Oak.
2006, March 31
Ten years on the Web
JSBChorales.net 10 years old today.
A Brombaugh Organ in Eugene Oregon
Ten years ago today I uploaded the first version of JSBChorales.net with sets of midi files of the 4-part chorales to download.
To celebrate the anniversary, here are some more favorites from James Pressler and QuickTime files from JSBChorales.net.
From James Pressler (click on the headphone icon):
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, the first Schübler Chorale, BWV 645
Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721
Herzlich thut mich verlangen, BWV 727
From JSBChorales.net:
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650
Here are many more organ links and articles.
2006, March 22
Library Thing
LibraryThing - addictive
Go to LibraryThing.com and start cataloging. It is fun, an interesting way to compare collections, and a way to meet (virtually) other owners of favorite books.
Tim Spalding has put together a very attractive site, with a database that works with only occasional glitches, and a fairly intuitive interface. One thing that would be better would be a way to make the back-up option less hidden. In case the server crashes, which I take it did happen once, you should download your library as a text file, and keep it on your computer.
Then, to reconstitute the library online, you can just upload the books.csv file. To make the books.csv file, you go to the Extras tab at the top of the page, then Export Data. Click the "Export all data as text" link, and you will have a comma separated text file. It did not work for me in Excel as he suggests, but did load easily into FileMaker.
So far I have cataloged 300 books and am now taking a break to make graphics of covers not available, and perhaps to do some reviews. Tim says he is preparing to add a CD database; that will be at least as addictive.
2006, March 21
Bach's Birthday 2006
For J.S. Bach's birthday, 321 years, some favorites.
Gottfried Silbermann biography
From James Pressler (click on the headphone icon):
Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 769
