Hey Guys.. I've seen this asked numerous times and thought I'd chime in with my rather successful efforts to organize my SHN discs.
Like Brian suggested, standing up - card catalog style: I take my SHN discs, bag them using 5"x7" 'polybags' from Anchor Box here in Houston (http://www.anchorbox.com/polybags.htm ) - I got 1000 for 8 bucks and have not run out in months.. ;) - these bags are the perfect size for CDs side to side, with an inch or 2 to fold over at the top. I've used these for a while in shipping trades, B&Ps, etc.. a very usable alternative to the much pricier Caselogic sleeves. I usually slide 2 or 3 discs to a sleeve for filing, but they can easily be used 1 to a sleeve for the 'scratch' paranoid in mail shipping. I then use a rubberband to hold the extra foldover down, then slip the printed text file in for quick reference. The printed info file is folded once, then twice to a quarter page size and works perfect. To organize all these shows, I have an MS Publisher file that has 2 'filer cards' each a tad over 5"x6" with the artist name or specific tour printed across the top, just enough to clear the CDs, and fit into the cabinet, not to mention organizing and re-organizing as needed. The cabinet I use comes from The Container Store. It's a Bisley heavy duty metal media cabinet (http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?PRODID=60143&CATID=2 25), and has awesome CD-wide size dividers that make it perfect. The price is a tad steep at $240, plus the extra metal dividers, and the optional roller wheel base. But I promise you, I have 400+ shows (1-3 discs each show)archived in this and still room for more. The bagged SHN discs take up way less room than any CD jewels would and the ability to slide these in and out and back n forth is KEY! Previously - I'd done 3-ring binders with Fellowes 3-ring CD Binder Sheets (http://www.fellowes.com/store/index.cfm?selectProductCategory=162,1,160 &pCat=162&tsr=8) - I had a dozen or so large notebooks, but this system just got to be too many , thus the Cabinet-style upgrade.. I hope this has given some of you with growing SHN collections some ideas .. I don't work for any of the aforementioned companies, they just happen to have fit my needs at a time when I find I'm burning more SHN archives than actual music CDs.. ;) - Enron was kind enough to lay me off in December, and I've had waaaay too much free time to pursue my music and computer hobbies.. I'm a SHN freak... need a show? dave. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of BACR Shaft Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [etree] SHN storage I do it the same way as Adam right now, but I always wonder if there is a way to store them card catalog style, in sleeves, labeled, standing up. They would take up so much less space that way. Anyone know of a system where I could buy something along these lines? Peace, Brian >From: adam meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [etree] SHN storage >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 19:00:15 -0800 (PST) > >hey all, > >I have all of my shns archived on cd-r. I keep them >in big caselogic 204 dics wallets. I am just >wondering what you all think the best way to archive >cd-r's is. Also how effective is it to store shns on >hard drives? Any and all comments are much >appreciated. thanks > >peace >Adam >Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games >http://sports.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ >etree.org etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree > >Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _______________________________________________ etree.org etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ etree.org etree mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etree Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
