Many of us work with Microsoft Office applications every day. When a new suite is released, we don't need training on the full programs. Often we only need a review of what is new, different, exciting, and how we can apply these new tools to our work. This course does just that; it reviews the changes in the Office 2013 applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. It also reviews changes appearing across all applications that are not unique to one product.
The Coincidentalist is Howe Gelb's first solo album since 2011's Alegrias, and his debut for New West Records. In 2012, his ever-evolving Giant Sand issued the sprawling "country rock opera" Tucson, which marked his return to the desert after spending most of the previous decade in Denmark. Self-produced, The Coincidentalist is a mostly low-key affair with a stellar mix by John Parish. As has been his M.O. for most of the last three decades, Gelb enlists a fine cast of co-conspirators: longtime bassist Thoger Tetens Lund, former Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, M. Ward on lead guitar, and the Silver Thread Trio (Gabrielle Pietrangelo, Laura Kepner-Adney, and Caroline Isaacs) on chorus vocals.