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The Soundtrack of Our Era: Broadband, Cell Phones and Our Favorite Music

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:57:43 +0000

Through most of the last century can you imagine what would have happened to some poor guy who speculated that someday we would use the same instrument to call our business colleagues and play our favorite music. Yet, most new cell phones can do just that, especially the mobile phones carried by younger people.

And, of course, in the major portion of the 20th century, nobody would have envisioned the Internet. Furthermore, as late as the early part of the last decade of the twentieth century, our current Internet speed would have seemed more of a distant hope than a short term reality. Yet, today, most of us connect using broadband services. High quality streaming music to our computers has moved well beyond the pipe dream stage long ago–well, I guess, it hasn’t really been all that long.

Napster.com, started as a free trading music set, but it has transformed itself into the holder of the largest music catalog on the entire Internet–over seven million titles and still growing. While it is not free, as it was in the wild days of the early Internet, it is still an amazing bargain. The site provides what is widely regarded as the greatest bargain for music fans with a three month introductory subscription, with renewals at the same low rates. Three months will give you a good sense of what the service has to offer, and I strongly suspect that you’ll decide to renew. A lot of people have maintained a membership for years.

For a remarkably low price, you receive five download credits and special bonus download credits as a subscription bonus. Included in the plan is the reason that most people subscribe in the first place–unlimited (!) streaming music. You can listen to entire albums or even the entire catalog of their various artists of your favorites. They have over a thousand pre-made mix lists, and those are interactive. They even have a streaming radio station.

The music that you select to download as part of your subscription can be played on any MP3 device, including Ipod, Zune and many others. A lot of newer cell phones have built in MP3 players and sufficient memory to hold a number of your favorite selections, as well.

With your three month membership downloads, you receive unrestricted rights, so you can put your music onto various of your players. You can even burn a CD for yourself.

Any musical genre you can think of is well represented. I’m sure you’ll find your favorite on the list, unless you are like me and listen to music from a wide variety of genres. Among those genres are rock, pop, classical, R&B, musical soundtracks, Christian, jazz, comedy, and the list goes on.

All of this is just $15 for the three months of delightful musical saturation at Napster.com. Face it, that’s cheaper than a fast food lunch for three.

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Is That Some Kind of Song I Hear Coming Out of Your Phone?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:47:48 +0000

Who would have believed, even through most of the last century, that the same device we use to contact friends or business associates could also be used to provide us with our favorite music. Yet, most new cell phones can do just that, especially the mobile phones carried by younger people.

And, of course, in the major portion of the 20th century, nobody would have envisioned the Internet. Even into the 1990s, our current Internet speeds with broadband connections would have seemed like a distant dream. Yet, today, most of us connect using broadband services. High quality streaming music to our computers has moved well beyond the pipe dream stage long ago–well, I guess, it hasn’t really been all that long.

The Napster company had something of a rocky start as a place where music enthusiasts could find each other and, using the Napster software, exchange their music collections over the Internet. No money was ever exchanged. It was a bit like selling illegal bootleg CDs except that nobody made any income from it. In fact it was the free part of the model that bothered the recording artists and record labels. Eventually Napster settled with the recording industry, with a huge financial settlement. They learned their lesson well enough to completely change their business model.

Napster.com, the same company that started as just a vehicle for peer-to-peer music exchanges, has transformed itself into the holder of the largest music catalog on the entire Internet–over seven million titles and still growing. It is still a terrific bargain, even though it is no longer free in the days when it was in hot water with the music industry. The site provides what is widely regarded as the greatest bargain for music fans with a three month introductory subscription, with renewals at the same low rates. I suspect you’ll renew, but the three months will give you a good taste of the service.

For the widely recommended three month plan you get five download credits per month plus bonus credits. Included in the plan is the reason that most people subscribe in the first place–unlimited (!) streaming music. You can listen to entire albums or even the entire catalog of their various artists of your favorites. They have over a thousand pre-made mix lists, and those are interactive. There are streaming radio stations, too.

The downloads you choose can be played on any MP3 compatible device, including Ipod, Zune and many others. In fact, if you cell phone has this option, you can even carry the music you’ve downloaded from Napster on that, as well.

You have unrestricted rights to these recordings, so you can move them around to different devices that you own. You can even use your software to create your own CD.

There is a huge list of musical genres. I’m sure you’ll find your favorite on the list, unless you are like me and listen to music from a wide variety of genres. The list is huge, but a few of the genres are jazz, pop, rock, Christian, children, comedy, country and the list goes on….

All of this is just $15 for the three months of delightful musical saturation at Napster.com. Where can you find that much pleasure at that price?

Legal iPod Music Downloads – Where To Find

Ways on How to Download Songs for Your IPod

Sat, 17 May 2008 11:06:14 +0000

by Davion W

To download songs for your IPod is as easy as everyone else could imagine. There are numbers of guidelines, simple steps and available sites catering to these kinds of services, making all your favorite songs in one digital device possible. Nowadays, the idea of an IPod and the luxury of having this kind of gadget is one way of taking pleasure in the very essence of music and fun combined.

The days of your old stereo system, tape player as well as your CD player are over. The new innovation of IPod technology has swept away all these gadgets in a snap. The pleasures of listening to music and fighting boredom are just some to name a few of the advantages of having an IPod.

However, as the demand for this digital audio increase, problems also arise. Some of the frequently asked questions sending confusions to vast numbers of users are exactly how to download songs for your IPod. This has become a common puzzlement among IPod aficionados.

No more worries. This has also caused a lot of troubles for users. But if you try to pursue on deciphering the basics of downloading music to your IPod, you will find that it’s not as difficult as you have thought.

An easy and simple guide on how to download songs for your IPod would probably be greatly welcomed by many users. So the first step is to have music on your computer. The songs should come in the form of mp3 files; it can be acquired through either downloading from particular subscriber’s site or converting your Cd to Mp3 format by means of a conversion program.

To search and to download songs for your IPod can be done through visiting your subscriber’s site. When you found the song of your choice then you’re now ready to feed your IPod with a whole new wave of music. You can use the USB cord to make connection between your IPod and your PC. Now it’s time for you to go to iTunes application and click on, add file to library. Surf you’re previously downloaded songs and press Open. There you will find the edit option, press the button, preferences. You will then have to press the IPod tab, next is songs and then the button, automatically update all songs. To complete the whole process click Ok.

To download songs for your IPod is very simple. You just have to follow simple steps to make the most of your IPod and you’re good to go.

All of these call for easy and fun to do steps. So give it a try and visit my blog for more information on how to download songs for your IPod.

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