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Originally Posted by ddouglass
Jim,
How is it less work if you have to use the search typing in name for each and every addition to the playlist, or do you remember the bookid for every song? I would think even Lonman's use of the DiscID would be faster.
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Dale,
A KJ has to type or select something for every song that is loaded into Hoster as well as typing the singers name so there is no difference there. Remember 10,000 BookID's, no way! It takes no more than a second or two to type a song title or a couple of words and hit search. For some songs I just type a few letters. To pull up Bohemian Rapsody I type "boh" in the search field and there it is.
There's nothing wrong with using paper, I did it for years but it does have it's issues. Slips sometimes get blown off the table when a door is opened or an air conditioner kickes in or a fan gets turned on and they get out of order. Slips would fall off of the table or get covered up. Slips also require alot of table space. Another issue with paper is when a singer writes three or four songs on one piece of paper. If multible singers do this, the KJ spends extra time having to keep up with everybodies list plus they have to mark off the songs that have been sung ugggggg
. I only put one song at a time on the playlist for every singer. After they sing a song they walk over and put the next song in. This helps keep the list fair.
Without paper singers have to talk with the KJ to get on the list. This makes the show more personal and helps the KJ remember names and faces. It gives the KJ a chance to give advice and personal "Good Job's" to the singers. Oh, and you can also tell if somebody is too drunk to sing.
Since the advent of computers everything has gone paperless like buying stuff online or paying for fast food and gas with the swipe of a card. If the US government had their way we wouldn't have paper money!
Remember what book keeping was like before computers?
I'm not trying to change anybodies system, just letting you know what works for me.
Jim
P.S. You posted a comment about a lighted flexable keyboard and I bought one. WOW, how cool is that thing!
Thanks for the advice!