tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796404669121174072024-03-14T03:08:18.420-05:00Sheet Exchange - Official BlogThe Official blog of SheetExchange.com : The Sheet Music Exchange ProjectHoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-18559894284344207022011-09-12T23:46:00.000-05:002011-09-11T22:29:09.293-05:00Upload Files!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Update (September 12, 2011): We are now hosting uploaded files on our own servers. Users who have uploaded the sheet, not SheetExchange.com, are responsible for the ownership of uploaded material.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">It's finally here</span>! You can now upload file directly to SheetExchange.<br />
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<strike>What's more is that instead of just storing your files on our servers, your files will be uploaded to <a href="http://www.scribd.com/">Scribd</a>: a cool site to share your documents online. Scribd allows people to view your sheet online, print it, share it, download it in different formats, view it on their mobile phones and even more...</strike><br />
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Of course, since the purpose of SheetExchange is "exchanging" sheets, you do not <i>have</i> to upload files. Say you want to privately exchange copyrighted scores. And if you want, you can still share links to online documents and use our <a href="http://blog.sheetexchange.com/2010/06/share-links-easier-with-our-bookmarklet.html">bookmarklet</a> to do it faster too.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-24017533869896774792010-12-20T21:49:00.002-05:002010-12-20T21:50:19.362-05:00We are on Chrome Web StoreYou can now install <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ffadaeifcdlknoalmomnafkoffgihgjo">SheetExchange.com Web App</a> in Google Chrome to access the site faster.<div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-77923684190515548672010-10-13T11:18:00.002-05:002010-10-13T11:26:21.451-05:00Find music sheets on the goWe are proud to say <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a> is now mobile friendly! <div><br /></div><div>When you access <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">SheetExchange.com</a> via your mobile device (currently tested on Android and iPhone) your will see the mobile-friendly version of the site automatically. In order to have the best mobile experience, the menus are a little different. However, you can access all existing features of the site using your smart phone.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-77160585741670583812010-10-05T16:51:00.002-05:002010-10-05T16:58:11.885-05:00Rate sheets and more...In order to provide better access to useful music sheets we have enabled rating. <div><br /></div><div>Currently you need to be registered and logged in to see ratings and rate. Once a good number of sheets are rated, we will enable more features such as sorting sheets by rating, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have also made a number of significant improvements to search and other behind-the-scene features of the site. You will not see more search results the before.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since we've made many changes, there is a chance something might go wrong. If you notice any issues please let us know.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-57139559528273119062010-08-05T14:44:00.003-05:002010-08-05T14:52:54.029-05:00Sign in with OpenID!We have enabled a feature to let your sign in with any OpenID. This means you can use your Google, Facebook, Twitter or Yahoo! ID, as well as any OpenID url to sign in to <a href="http://sheetexchange.com">Sheet Exchange</a>.<div><br /></div><div>To sign in with your OpenID, click on "<b>Sign in with OpenID</b>" below the sign in field. A box will open up to let your select a provider and sign in.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once you sign in, if your OpenID is not already linked to your account, you have two options:</div><div><ul><li>Sign in to <a href="http://sheetexchange.com/">Sheet Exchange</a> with your existing username and we will link the accounts for the next time your log in.</li><li>Sign up for a new <a href="http://sheetexchange.com/">Sheet Exchange</a> account. If you use the same email address provided by your OpenID provider you will be approved instantly. Otherwise, an activation email will be sent. In either case you do not need to select a password, unless you wish to.</li></ul><div>You can use multiple OpenIDs with your <a href="http://sheetexchange.com/">Sheet Exchange</a> account and, if you wish to, your can easily delete/unlink your linked OpenIDs by visiting your Profile page.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a brand new feature so we'd like to hear yours issues and/or comments.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-53617865491202497162010-07-16T13:38:00.006-05:002010-07-16T14:37:32.904-05:00Check out our newly redesigned site!If you have logged in to <a href="http://sheetexchange.com/">SheetExchange</a> in the past few days, you might have noticed a complete redesign of the site. <div><br /></div><div>The new design load significantly faster, makes search and other menus more accessible to you and makes much better use of your screen space. Additionally, it brings a large number of small improvements that will make your experience with the site more pleasant. </div><div><br /></div><div>Last but not least, we think the new design looks better! Hope you feel the same too. And we're almost out of Beta. Although your feedback is always appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div>But that's not all. Remember we recently allowed file uploads? Most users - in fact, everyone who added a sheet since we launched file uploads - upload their sheet online. So we changed pages such as the search page to show sheets that have a download link first. The only exception is "Latest Sheets" which shows all sheets in the order they were uploaded (most recent first).</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoy the new design and all the smaller improvements!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-22112328201235153212010-06-03T16:51:00.004-05:002010-06-03T16:58:01.239-05:00Share links easier with our bookmarklet!We've made it easier to share your online music sheets with our bookmarklet!<br /><br />All you have to do is drag this bookmarklet into your browser:<br /><br /><a style='background-color:#dddddd;border:2px groove black;padding:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:2px;color:black;font-family:sans-serif; text-decoration:none; font-size:10pt;margin-top:5px' href='javascript:(function(){window.open("http://www.sheetexchange.com/index.php?m=add&url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href))})();'>Share Music Sheet</a><br /><br />Now, whenever you want to share a sheet (that is available online) just go the sheet in your browser and click the bookmarklet. It will open a new tab or page to add the sheet information with link (URL) already filled in for you.<br /><br />You can use this bookmarklet to easily share music sheets that you have stored on online file storage services such as <a href="http://docs.google.com">Google docs</a>, <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTExNDg0Mjk">dropbox</a> or <a href="http://box.net">box.net</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-67851925147246685132009-12-05T17:11:00.003-05:002009-12-05T17:19:53.608-05:00Improving the interface!We have made a number of improvements to the interface that let you find the content on <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/">Sheet Exchange</a> faster & access them easier than before. We have also improved the interaction with the site, making it easier to add your music sheets or contact other members.<br /><br />We would like to hear from you.<br />What do you think about the new interface? Do you see any problems or issues? Do you have any suggestions?<br />Leave a comment here or <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/index.php?m=contact">contact us</a> via <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/">Sheet Exchange</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-34859861714784463622009-11-22T13:05:00.003-05:002009-12-05T17:19:44.369-05:00Easier search, easier navigation!<span style="font-size:100%;">It's been a while since we last updated the web site, but they wait has been worth it. Here's why:<br /><br /></span>First, you can now search title, composor, etc. at once. So you will get results faster.<br /><br />You will also notice a number of improvements when navigating the site. It is now easier to download or request sheets, contact users or manage your messages.<br /><br />We are also working to implement implement a service to allow you to upload your sheets directly instead using a url.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-81077155995395674482008-02-13T10:59:00.001-05:002009-12-05T17:20:25.975-05:00Mark multiple messages as "read"Since you get a copy of all Sheet Exchange messages sent to your email address as well, you may want to mark multiple messages on the web site as read.<br />A simple yet extremely useful and requested feature which is now enabled.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-12356501752058978572007-10-29T10:26:00.000-05:002008-02-13T11:00:37.414-05:00Add Download URL to your sheet information!We decided to roll-out one of the most requested features: Download URL!<br />You can now add a web address to your new or existing sheet information.<br />You can now use file sharing services to share actual files.<br />Remember, the more sheets you make available to others, more sheets will be available to yourself!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-15788611165824664402007-04-27T09:03:00.001-05:002009-12-05T17:20:40.140-05:00SheetExchange has a face lift!As you can see the design and logo of the site have changed. We improved the images etc. to make the design load almost twice as fast.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-22241750943514004082007-04-08T10:02:00.000-05:002008-02-13T11:00:37.415-05:00Add a list of requested sheets!This is perhaps the most requested feature added to the site since the beta was launched: You can now add requested sheets to your profile!<br /><br />This changes the sheet request process:<br />Once you use the "Request Sheet" button, you will see that user's requested sheets (if there are any). Then you can select a sheet that you have to offer and the message subject will automatically change to include the sheet that you want from the user and the one that you can offer for it.<br /><br />It's that simple so <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/?m=add_request">start adding your requested sheets</a> today!<br /><br />Of course by <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/?m=add">adding more sheets</a> to your account you increase your chances of finding someone who can offer you the sheet you want in exchange for one of your sheets.<br /><br />Since this is a major upgrade to the site there is a chance of errors and problems. If you notice any please let us know.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-34815654343762672912007-02-17T18:57:00.000-05:002007-02-17T19:08:20.384-05:00Tell your friends!Hello to new visitors, we recently added a link to this blog from <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/">Sheet Exchange</a>'s main page.<br /><br />We have added a little page to <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/index.php?m=tell_friends">Tell your friends</a> about this community and help us expand the number of sheets.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Update:</span> Now you can also email a specific sheet.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-11101886392791968642007-02-11T16:42:00.000-05:002007-02-11T16:50:52.346-05:00Keep track of your favorite users and requests!Today two cool new features have been added that will help you "keep track"!<br /><br />When you visit a user's profile (if you're logged in to the site), you will see an option to add the user to your favorites right next to the username. When you click the user will be added to your favorites. There is a new "Favorite Users" item in the user menu which shows you the list of your favorites. On that page you can visit an individual user's page when you click on the username, delete favorites and best of all, see the sheets from all of your favorites in a single page.<br /><br />Another little new feature is "Sent Messages". This behaves slightly differently from a usual "Sent Mail" folder: If a message is in bold, it means the recipient hasn't read it yet (that is not quite true since they might have read the email notification which includes your message and not the actual message on the site -- but nevertheless it's better that nothing as there's no way to tell if they have read the email or not). Also if they delete the message, it will also be deleted from your sent folder.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-61977115519623111082007-02-08T12:18:00.000-05:002007-02-08T12:26:01.578-05:00Say goodbye to Leechers...You are now required to add sheets to the site before you can contact users and request sheets.<br /><br />This is a feature to reduce <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech_%28computing%29">Leechers</a> who only ask for sheets and don't contribute anything to the community.<br /><br />We do not require a 1 on 1 exchange. Of course you may not necessarily need any of the sheets that the user who asks for one of your sheets has added to the site, however, this new feature simply helps reduce those unwanted emails from people asking you for a sheet and provide nothing in return.<br /><br />P.S. The user profile page is also slightly changed to show user's sheets by default.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-83078646609532488072007-02-03T19:07:00.000-05:002007-02-03T19:17:29.577-05:00The better way to find new sheets!Sheet Exchange's <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com/feed.php">Latest Sheets Live Feed</a> (if you haven't used it yet) lets you find out about the latest additions to the site faster.<br /><br />Today this feed was upgraded to a brand new system. You can now have the live feed in the language of the site. Just make sure the site in the language of your choice before you click on the little feed icon (it's the little orange icon at the bottom left corner).<br /><br />For those who have no idea what this is, a live feed (or a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed">Web Feed</a>) is a format that lets you add content to a feed reader. <br /><br />As fancy as this may sound, a feed reader is simply something like My Yahoo!, Google's Personalized Home Page, etc. that lets you add news, etc. from different sources.<br /><br />My own favorite feed reader is <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/">Google Reader</a>. Blog readers will find is extremely cool. <br /><br />If like me <a href="http://www.getfirefox.com">Firefox</a> is your favorite browser, when you click on the little orange feed button it will ask you to pick your favorite reader. Both Google home page and Google Reader are there. <br /><br />* Firefox itself has a feature called live bookmarks which lets you add feeds as bookmarks, but I don't like it much myself.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779640466912117407.post-28785281724057613272007-02-03T18:37:00.000-05:002007-02-03T18:46:55.261-05:00Welcome!As you may know <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Exchange</a> is a community site for sharing sheet music. For now it is available in English and Persian and I have only advertised it in the Iranian community for two reasons:<br /><br />1. That's what I play myself :-)<br />2. It is in beta and don't want too much attention yet<br /><br />Like the web site itself this blog will have a informal and friendly theme. Don't expect two many updates, so you might want to add it to your new reader.<br /><br />While my main intention is to post updates to the site and to the engine, there is not restriction and I will anything that site members will find useful (hopefully even some sheet music)!<br /><br />Stay tuned!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br /> <br />Exchange your sheet music at <a href="http://www.sheetexchange.com">Sheet Music Exchange</a>!</div>Hoomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905335856723509821noreply@blogger.com