Hi neighbors, partners, and peers, On a quest to deepen my bench of dances, my collection has much outgrown the handy little recipe box i store them in. Shopping around i find that the majority of boxes for 3x5 cards only hold 250-350. I'm wondering what sorts of nifty 3x5 storage solutions - durable, portable, and at least a little bit classy - other callers have come up with... and where you might have found 'em. thanks for sharing the weight! tavi merrill _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

Here's a case designed to hold up to about twelve hundred 4" x 6" photos or index cards:

For the benefit of anyone reading this message in the archive after the link goes stale, here's the description: 12-Case Photo Storage Carrier Organize your 4" x 6" photos or recipe cards with our 12-Case Photo Storage Carrier. It includes twelve inner cases that are easily transportable, fitting easily inside a purse or briefcase. Each acid-free inner case can accommodate approximately 100 photos and has a hinged lid that can be labeled by category or event for easy identification. * Made of clear polypropylene plastic * Outer case is stackable * Additional individual inner cases are available (sold separately, listed below) There's a photo of the case and thumbnails of some alternative views. The alternative views also show a smaller version that holds just six inner cases and has no handle. Alas, my modest attempts at searching just now haven't turned up something similar designed for 3" x 5" cards or photos. --Jim On Oct 10, 2012, at 4:56 PM, tavi merrill wrote: > Hi neighbors, partners, and peers, > > On a quest to deepen my bench of dances, my collection has much outgrown > the handy little recipe box i store them in. Shopping around i find that > the majority of boxes for 3x5 cards only hold 250-350. I'm wondering

> sorts of nifty 3x5 storage solutions - durable, portable, and at least a > little bit classy - other callers have come up with... and where you

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A tangentially related question: how do you folks back up your dance collections, if at all? I'm in the uncomfortable situation of having lost my dance deck, and am sort of up a creek now. I mean, I had many of the dances saved on my computer, and can re-make a deck from that, but I accumulate new dances pretty regularly, and don't want to have to write up 50 new index cards twice a year. How do you all deal with the very real risk of losing a stack of index cards? -Maia On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Susan Moffett <smoffett(a)insightbb.com>wrote;wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

I use caller's companion which is software available from Will Loving. All my dances are recorded on my iPad And I call from that. it's very handy amd streamlined. I recommend both the program and the iPad if your finances allow. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 11, 2012, at 2:18 AM, James Saxe <jim.saxe(a)gmail.com> wrote: http://www.containerstore.com/shop/collections/photoStorage?productId=10025… what might _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

I do keep my dance files in my computer, where I enter new dances that I pick up. I also have a website and routinely upload my dance files to that space. I keep them as pdfs and use iBooks on my iPad. --