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Legally Share iTunes-bought music by Authorization

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

This might seem like a no-brainer, but Apple allows 5 computers to have access to your paid-for library. So this can apply to your home desktop, laptop, your old clunker you left at your parents, office PC, and maybe a computer or 2 you use when you are at a friend’s house.
That last bit is [...]

Nice Nusic Selections by Podcast

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

KEXP delivers for all a wonderful podcast for the Song of the Day with links to all the previous days in case you missed the download. These are normal mp3s that can be automatically setup for itunes or viewed in Firefox for manual saving. A few days ago I found this and was pleasantly relieved [...]

WFMU and pre-war music

Monday, September 24th, 2007

I’m a sucker for old music. It can be folk. It can be blues. It can be gospel. I’m not too picky, although I can get tired of Billy Murry, acoustic era skits, and unoriginal popular oldies.
WFMU is a diverse radio station that also delivers free podcasts through the internet. Mp3s are available for [...]

iTunes Custom Sorting for Power Users

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Forgive my use of the words “power users.” I don’t write exclusively for the advanced. I tend to write simplistically even when the task is a bit in-depth. This one is actually pretty easy (but explaining the default sorting abilities is a nightmare). I’m using 7.0.2 I believe, so if you are the type who [...]

Uncheck All Items in iTunes Library

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Someone recently contacted me with this question and I figured I’d share it with everyone. They found me from a search from organizing checked items for iTunes.
What I am about to show you how to do isn’t very new, but it is a trick that might come in handy in cases that require desperate measures. [...]

Fixed and Smart Playlist Ideas

Friday, July 20th, 2007

As described at the end of my guide to online music, here’s are some playlists that will give you the power tools to organize your music better like a power user.
Smart Playlists
Top 100 Played
Limit to 100 items selected by most often played
I listen to post rock and instrumental stuff while sleeping sometimes, so I exclude [...]

How to Manage Your Digital Music Library

Monday, July 16th, 2007

(If you have a short attention span and don’t care much for commentary, skip this paragraph and go straight to the five steps for the online music lover)
Years ago, it was harder to find out more detailed information about songs and their writers without searching catalogs, or finding related articles or interviews, or talking with [...]

Upgrade your iPod with Rockbox

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

ROCKbox is open source firmware that can be dual-booted (at least with my 5th generation iPod) with the original iPod system so you don’t have to erase all your music by overwriting and re-transferring all your things. And it works on many mp3 players, not just Apple. Rockbox for the 5G iPod does not manage [...]

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