April 2014 – Page 3 – Adaptistration

Is This A Low Cost Solution For Simulcasts?

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 by Drew McManus

There’s an intriguing article by Karissa Bell in the 4/7/2014 edition of Mashable.com that reports on a new service from Livestream.com that provides dedicated simulcasting capability for Google Glass. Granted, we’re not talking Met HD simulcast quality here, not even close, but Glass’ apparent audio quality limitations could be overcome by paring the device with Neumann, the product name for a popular binaural recording device that comes in the shape of a …

Mastering The Black Art Of Reading 990s

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 by Drew McManus

The Iron Tongue of Midnight’s Lisa Hirsh is not the least bit pleased with the slipshod state of extracting data from IRS Form 990s (the form used by nonprofits to file annual financial returns). The most recent transgression that raised her hackles came from an article in the 4/12/14 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune that listed executive compensation figures for 22 opera organizations. In the original version of the Union-Tribune …

The First Rule Of Survival Is Surviving

Monday, April 14th, 2014 by Drew McManus

Violinist Holly Mulcahy published an intriguing article at Inside The Arts on 4/13/2014 that focuses on how musicians can improve their own survivability by learning how to eat better while simultaneously saving money and wasting less. And even though she approaches the process from the perspective of helping her fellow musicians, everything she covers is equally well suited for arts managers; especially since many of them in early career positions scrape …

The Heartbleed Bug: Check Your SSL Certificates

Friday, April 11th, 2014 by Drew McManus

News of the Heartbleed bug has made the rounds throughout mainstream media and if would appear that the internet is coming to an end; fortunately, it’s not that bad. But Heartbleed is an insidious bug albeit focused only on a certain aspect of your website and here’s what you need to know to make sure your site’s encrypted transactions are safe. Do you have an SSL certificate at your site? If …

“People, this will get you laid”

Sunday, February 16th, 2020Thursday, April 10th, 2014 by Drew McManus

Today’s title is a quote from singer-songwriter Ben Folds who was describing a live orchestra event. Originally published in the 4/9/2014 edition of the Riverfront Times, the article’s author, Allison Babka, interviewed Folds about an upcoming St. Louis Symphony Orchestra appearance. “It’s the best place to take anyone on a date. It’s perfect,” Folds insists. “It’s not loud as shit, you’re not talking over each other, you’re seated and you can make …