Legally Share iTunes-bought music by Authorization

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… Continue reading Legally Share iTunes-bought music by Authorization

Upgrade your iPod with Rockbox

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… Continue reading Upgrade your iPod with Rockbox

Easy as Apple iPie?

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? i iMagine iT iS an iNgeniously iNteresting iDea to iMplement iNames. Steve Jobs might have borrowed the idea from Richard Brautigan, who used it in one of my… Continue reading Easy as Apple iPie?

iHope: iTunes Gripes and Wishlist (+ Updates)

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… Continue reading iHope: iTunes Gripes and Wishlist (+ Updates)

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