Drew McManus
Kudos To Ron!
Tue, Jul 7, 2008
by Drew McManus
I was pleased to see that the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra recently announced that conductor Ron Spigelman has been appointed as their Principal Pops Conductor. Ron, along with Bill Eddins, has done a wonderful job serving as co-author of Sticks and Drones. In the short number of months the blog has been up and running,
Where In The World Is Drew McManus?
Mon, Jul 7, 2008
by Drew McManus
I’ve just finished up day #1 of a month long consulting project and although the project promises to keep me busy it holds an equal amount of exhilaration and fascination. Pending approval of my employer, I’ll be posting more about the project as the month passes but in the meantime, let’s see if everyone can
Sometimes, The Best Things In Life Are Free
Fri, Jul 7, 2008
by Drew McManus
That’s certainly the case with MozBackup, the simply fantastic software utility designed to backup of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird profiles (if you don’t use Firefox, you should – IE7 and Safari don’t compare). According to their website, MozBackup “allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache etc.” However, the unmentioned value
The Adventure Begins
Thu, Jul 7, 2008
by Drew McManus
Starting July 11th, 2008 I will be out of the US for a full month to work on a consulting project. I’ll certainly continue blogging while away although I have not yet discussed the option of writing about the project with the employer and since my strict policy is to never write about work projects
Forget Dress Codes On Stage, What About The Office?
Wed, Jul 7, 2008
by Drew McManus
Sometimes your memory plays tricks on you but sometimes it delivers a misplaced treat. I was the fortunate recipient of the latter this week when an article from NewMusicBox.com c. 2004 (which is ancient history in Internet years) popped into my head. Written by Joseph Dalton shortly after NPAC 2004, the author relates his time
