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From the #NYTimes: Facebook and Google Expected to Offer Music

From The New York Times:

Facebook and Google Expected to Offer Music

Google’s service will allow users to sample music after they search for information. Facebook is adding songs through its gift shop.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/technology/internet/22google.html

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Top 6 Sites to Find and Print Free Sheet Music

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October 18, 2009 12:00 PM
by Mahendra Palsule

Top 6 Sites to Find and Print Free Sheet Music

For beginner and amateur musicians, there are many online websites offering free sheet music. But once you begin to visit these sites, you will find that many of them are thinly disguised search portals with broken links or front-ends to lure you into purchasing something related to music. We here at MakeUseOf are always happy to show you the truly free sites that you can make use of, so without further ado, here are the best sites where you can find free sheet music to print.

IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library

Listed by PC Magazine as one of the Top 100 Websites of 2009, this site is a treasure trove of free public domain sheet music, as well as a thriving community of music lovers. There are over 39,000 scores for 18,000+ works and thousands are being added every month. You will find multiple versions of sheets for popular works, all available for download as PDF files. While some PDFs are typeset using software and are clearer, some are scanned versions.

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The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) or Petrucci Music Library has its own forum where you can participate in general music discussion, send score requests, etc. You can also follow the IMSLP on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Suffice it to say that if the sheet music of the classical work you’re looking for is not available here, you’re probably a professional musician who should not be looking for free websites to download sheet music!

The Choral Wiki (CPDL)

The Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL), specializes in choral music and has over 10,000 different works. Apart from scores, you can find lyrics, translations, and information about composers. Most scores are available as downloadable PDF files, some are also accompanied by MIDI files, while others are linked to clearly marked external websites.

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CPDL supports advanced search so that you can search scores by title, composer, period, genre, voicing, and even lyrics. You can also browse in different ways such as alphabetically, by category, by composer, etc. CPDL is a community driven website, with over 500 contributors, so you can add your own scores and contribute to it.

Mutopia

Mutopia offers free sheet music to print for over 1600 classical works. You will find all the popular composers like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart and works for all types of instruments like Piano, Violin, Guitar, Cello and Organ. You can browse by Instrument, Composer, or Style. The Advanced Search is very impressive, allowing you to search using various filters.

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Again, this is a volunteer-driven project, using the LilyPond software to create beautiful A4 or Legal sized sheets. For each work, you get PDF or PostScript files as well as MIDI files, along with a preview image and basic information about the musical work.

Free Sheet Music.Net

This site is a combination of free sheet music hosted within the site and a searchable directory of links to other websites for sheet music. I suggest you browse the sheet music downloads within that site here, rather than experimenting with the search or clicking the advertisements.

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The number of sheet music downloads is quite limited. The reason this website was worth including in this list is because of the free articles available here. This assorted collection of articles ranges from beginner guides for different instruments to information about sheet music, instruments, etc.

Free Scores

Free Scores has almost 15,000 free sheet music scores available for download as PDF files. Their search is quite impressive, as you can search in many different ways: by instruments, composers, etc. For example, within works for Piano, you can search by style (genre), and instrumentation (piano solo, or with specific other instruments). Many music sheets have accompanying MIDI or MP3 files.

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If you are a composer or musician, you can register for free on the site to distribute your own music. While most of the sheet music on the site is classical and in public domain, some contemporary composers have added their own music to this site for sharing.

ABC Music.Net

This is a rare website that offers free piano sheet music downloads for popular modern tunes. You will find 270+ tunes from the Beatles to Celine Dion and Justin Timberlake. You can browse alphabetically, or by search by artist or song name. The sheets are clear PDF files, downloaded as .ZIP archives. You can register to become a member and upload your contributions.

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ABC Music has their own Twitter account and Facebook fan page as well, but unfortunately there don’t seem to be any updates to the site or these accounts since May ‘09. If you are interested in getting sheets for modern songs, grab it from here while it lasts.

Did we miss any quality site for free sheet music that is your favorite? Did you get the sheets for the works you were looking for? Do tell us in the comments!

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@Evernote- good resources I've discovered as well as ways I've found the program to be useful

I'm just becoming reacquainted with Evernote. I had downloaded the desktop version back in July but hadn't done much with it. As with most people, it wasn't until I found and installed the iPhone app that this app really become a seriously good program for me. Note: You don't need an iPhone to use Evernote. There are versions for Mac, Windows, Blackberry, Palm Pre as well as plug-ins for various webbrowers such as Safari and Firefox. It also integrates with Twitter if you want it to.

Here are a number of links to the better Evernote tips, tricks and suggestions that I've come across:

http://evernote.tumblr.com/
http://www.kenclarksblog.com/2009/09/evernote-or-yojimbo-finding-the-right-bu...
http://www.drewvogel.com/2008/08/26/how-i-use-evernote-its-delicious-for-my-l...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/technology/personaltech/28basics.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/business/30ping.html?_r=1
http://www.inquisitr.com/2179/evernote-why-it-will-make-it-20-awesome-ways-to...
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/7-ways-to-use-evernote.html
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/14-practical-ways-...
http://www.the20life.com/2009/05/04/8-great-capture-tools-online-and-off/
http://www.the20life.com/2009/04/23/9-ways-i-use-evernote/
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-ways-to-make-use-of-evernote/
http://www.gearfire.net/evernote-school/
http://blog.evernote.com/2009/09/01/3-ways-to-get-started-organizing-with-eve...
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2009/07/06/seven-ways-i-use-evernote-to-improv...

Finally, here are some ways that I've incorporated Evernote into my life to track things.

*Take a picture of your vehicle's tire info. This is usually a sticker found on the inside of the driver's side door. Very handy to have.

*I've taken pictures of the serial/model nameplates of most of the major (ie, expensive) items in my house and categorized them accordingly (including stove, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, etc). In addition to having the serial numbers, etc, it can also help to serve as proof of ownership should something happen to the item. Just be sure to also scan or take a picture of the receipt that goes with the item if at all possible.

*Make an entry for your vehicle's air/oil/cabin filter. I'm always forgetting the model # I need for a specific vehicle.

*Take a picture of your boiler/furnace's serial/model nameplate. Not a likely every day need, but when you need it, you won't have to go crawling in the basement again.

*Take a picture of the "About" screen on all of your computers, laptops, etc. This way, you have easy access to most of the pertinent details if you're ever out and about and need it.

*I use it to take a picture of the checked out book slip when I go to the library. I then put a due date tag on the photo and also put a reminder (with the tag) in Google Calendar. For those of us who check out a lot of books and also sometimes forget when it's time to return them, this can be a big help. I have Google Calendar email me several days before hand. I can then quickly search for the date tag in Evernote and voila, I have a picture of the book slip (which I've likely misplaced anyway).

*I usually get asked by various healthcare people what vitamins I'm taking. So I lined them all up one day and snapped a picture. I also took a separate picture of my multi-vitamin in case I need a comprehensive list. I also added some text to the note with the various dosages for each of the products. Now it's all in one place. Also handy when it comes time for reordering.

*Take a picture of your computer printer and add in the specific ink cartridges you need for it as well. Now when you're shopping for something unrelated and happen to pass by what appears to be a good sale, you will have that info with you.

If you discover additional resources, feel free to drop me a line.

From Ken Clark's blog. Evernote or Yojimbo? Finding the Right Bucket For My Stuff

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September 21, 2009 6:22 PM
by Ken Clar

Evernote or Yojimbo? Finding the Right Bucket For My Stuff

Pick the Right BucketI sure felt like I was reading a lot about information organizers or “anything / everything bucket” software over the last week.  First, Bare Bones Software released Yojimbo 2.0.  Shortly thereafter I read about a new version of Notational Velocity and a press release that Chronos was updating SOHO Notes with iPhone support.  Before I knew it, I was googling for every article on how these apps compared to Evernote — the king of the hill as far as I was concerned.

These apps are not new — most in the category have been around for a couple years and their proponents and critics are abound.  Evernote has been installed on my Mac for some time, but unfortunately had been reasonably dormant for the last few months.  I decided to re-look how to better use Evernote as well as take a fresh look at Yojimbo.

If my only consideration was using a Mac desktop client app, I probably would have picked Yojimbo.  I find the user interface cleaner than Evernote’s, and I really like Yojimbo’s Drop Dock and quick entry panel.  I also much prefer how it exports files over Evernote (Yojimbo allows you to export all documents directly to their native formats while Evernote supports HTML and a custom XML export).

However, at the end of the day Evernote won out for me.  The desktop client is close enough to matching what I like in Yojimbo yet it wins the day with its platform neutrality and one kick-ass iPhone app.  It really does transform your iPhone into the ultimate capture tool, and it is Evernote’s killer feature.  Case in point:  I was in Costco this weekend and saw a book I thought I might want to read.  I took a picture of the book in Evernote and it instantly uploaded to my Evernote library so I have it for reference the next time I am looking for something to read.  Very cool.

During the process of testing out both of these apps, it sparked a number of ideas I thought would be good to share here, so you can expect a couple posts on my experiences in the upcoming weeks.  If you’ve never used either Evernote or Yojimbo you should definitely give them a try.

P.S.:  Here’s Evernote Tip #1: Use its note editor to capture ideas for blog posts -  this post started as a one line note in Evernote.  I went back to it and it turned into a blog post.  That’s the first time I’ve used Evernote in that way.

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