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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 [...]

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 [...]

Easy as Apple iPie?

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

What is up with so many iProducts by non-Apple companies? I understand that it’s an easy way to target their niche, but can’t they be more original?
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Steve Jobs might have borrowed the idea from Richard Brautigan, who used it in one of my [...]

iHope: iTunes Gripes and Wishlist (+ Updates)

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

I hope that music players like Songbird or musikCube become more appealing to the public and usable for music lovers. In my limited experience with the two, they definitely exceed iTunes in one way or another. Songbird is great for surfing around for mp3s or for searching online. It lacks somewhat in speed with my [...]