The Old New Thingnot actually a .NET blogAndrs Schiff 2006 lectures on the Beethoven piano sonatas- July 1, 2008 In 2006, pianist András Schiff gave a series of eight lecture-recitals covering the complete cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas. Here are all the lectures on one page. (Beware: The metadata on these mp3 files is all over the map.) As an incompetent student of the Beethoven sonatas, I find these lectures absolutely riveting. Note: Schiff assumes you are familiar with basic musical terminology, terms like exposition, subdominant, Neapolitan, enharmonic and quaver.http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/07/01/8673982.aspx Windows Vista changed the Alt+Tab order slightly- July 1, 2008 For decades, the Alt+Tab order was the same as the Z-order, but that changes in Windows Vista if you use the enhanced Alt+Tab feature known as Flip, which is on by default on most systems. There are three types of interactive task switching in Windows Vista: Classic Alt+Tab: This is the same one that's been around since Windows 95. It shows a grid of icons. Flip (new for Windows Vista): This shows a grid of thumbnails. Flip3D (also new for Windows Vista): This shows a...http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/07/01/8673981.aspx |