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Internet Tip of the Week : Music

November 19, 2008

New iTunes 8 Genius

Barbara J. Feldman @ November 19, 2008

The new iTunes 8 comes with a recommendation engine named Genius. If you give it permission to read your music library (which will take a bit of time, depending on how many songs you have), Genius will create playlists for you based on a single song as a seed and recommend songs from the iTunes Music Store. Learn more at Apple and at PC World.

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August 27, 2008

How to Create an Internet Radio Station

Barbara J. Feldman @ August 27, 2008

Using free tools, Tinkernet’s Daniel Davis explains how to create an Internet radio station that all your friends can listen to. The tools needed are Winamp, Shoutcast DSP Plugin, Shoutcast Sever, and a supply of digital tunes to play. Sorry, today’s tip is for Windows users only.

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December 4, 2007

How to Convert an iPod from Windows to Mac

Barbara J. Feldman @ December 4, 2007

There are a variety of ways to convert an iPod from Windows to Mac, depending on how much metadata (such as playlists, album art, ratings, and date added) you want moved, and how your Windows iTunes library is configured. To transfer with CDs or DVDs, use iTunes Backup. To transfer a lot of music quickly (but not the metadata) try this technique from Cnet.com. Or, to use the iPod itself as a transfer hard drive, with these instructions from Apple.

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October 10, 2006

iPod Battery Tips

Barbara J. Feldman @ October 10, 2006

Leaving your iPod in a hot car will quickly eat up its battery charge. It’s best to leave your portable music player in the trunk, where it is likely to be cooler than in the glove compartment or passenger cabin For more tips on preserving iPod battery life, read “iPod Tips: Play On – Get More Battery Power From Your Player” .


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September 19, 2006

Yuma Yuma

Barbara J. Feldman @ September 19, 2006

Gary “Yuma Yuma” Broslma, unintentional star of a homemade lip-sync music video that went viral last year is back with a new video and a new commercial website . If you’ve managed to avoid all the Yuma Yuma or YouTube excitement, this is your chance to catch up.

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August 29, 2006

Audio Formats

Barbara J. Feldman @ August 29, 2006

Although your computer can play both MP3 CDs and audio CDs, most car and home CD players can not play compressed MP3 audio. If you want maximum compatibility, you need to specify “Audio CD” format when you burn your own discs. For more about compression and audio formats, read Ask Leo.

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June 22, 2006

Photo CD Cover

Barbara J. Feldman @ June 22, 2006

Got photos? Got CDs? How about creating a cool CD cover from your own photos? This fun tool from Flagrant Disregard will create a personalized, printable page that integrates your photo and text into a CD or DVD cover that you simply print, cut, and fold. You can upload a photo from your own computer, or use an online photo from Flickr or your own website.

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January 31, 2006

Mashups

Barbara J. Feldman @ January 31, 2006

What started as music trend, is now a popular Internet genre: a mashup is a mix of two (or more) tools to make a new one. For example, JackTracker is a Google Map that tracks the whereabouts of the television character Jack Bauer from the Fox show 24. To keep up with all the newest mashups, check out Mashup Feed.

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January 10, 2006

Copy From iPod to Computer

Barbara J. Feldman @ January 10, 2006

One feature glaringly missing from the iPod is the ability to copy songs from the device to your computer, as iTunes only works in the opposite direction: from computer to iPod. If your computer crashes without a backup of your music files, you will need software such as iPod Access to recover your songs. iPod Access costs $14.95, but offers a two-week free trial.


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December 26, 2005

Google Music

Barbara J. Feldman @ December 26, 2005

Google has added a new feature to its popular search engine called Google Music, which can be accessed by entering a musician’s name into any Google search box, or directly at http://www.google.com/musicsearch . If you start at the standard Google search box and enter a musician or band name that Google knows about, you’ll see a photo at the top of your results with links to “More Results.” The next page will include a list of albums, songs and links to lyrics and online music stores where the album or song can be purchased.

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