December 2006 Archives

Friday has rolled around once again, and this week many of you have new digital music players to enjoy. Load 'em on up with this fresh heap of Napster freebies. "Make Love" by Jess KleinEven with six albums under her...... read more

Here's this week's edition of Napster Freebies. To sum up the feedback from the last few weeks, these links seem to work internationally and do not require a Napster account to use. If you find otherwise, let me know by...... read more

Fresh from the press release: Getting a Zune for Xmas? For only $7.99, you can get the real scoop on Zune in "Eight Great Ways to Get The Most Out Of Your Zune" by Erica Sadun in a 70-page PDF...... read more

Zune is now Vista Friendly The 1.2 firmware update now plays nicely in Vista's sandbox. Leo Laporte on Zune Let's just say that he's not a big fan. Zune Games on the way? Microsoft may be considering the Zune as...... read more

I stumbled across this little Windows tech support article on Mercury News. I suppose it wouldn't occur to me to copy the raw files from CDs onto Windows rather than use a program like iTunes or Zune Software to do...... read more

Since last week, more and more international readers have e-mailed me to let me know that they've been able to download tracks from the O'Reilly Friday Napster posts. Because of that, I'm just going to stop saying "US Only", because...... read more

If you've got a Photoshop CS2 license, you will soon be able to download the Mac CS3 beta. Details here. John Nack of Adobe states the beta should be available within the next 24 hours. FAQ is here. Update: Download...... read more

Creative's Xmod audio enhancer delivers virtual 5.1 surround sound to your headphones or speaker pair. It's a great little device. Unfortunately, its default settings on the Mac do not let you experience all the great 5.1 sounds you should...... read more

Until yesterday, I was completely unaware that Amazon even offered free MP3 downloads. I have no idea how often these change or how often they update their site. This is a first and very experimental post. Let me know whether...... read more

Do you live somewhere without an iTunes store? Or even somewhere with an iTunes store but without any freebies? Feeling a little bit left out and ignored as all those marvelous free items pass you by? Want to get in...... read more

In a recent MacDevCenter article, I discussed how to build interactive iPod experiences using the iPod's "museum mode". As a supplement to that article, here are a number of museum podcasts that you might enjoy listening to. SFMOMA ArtcastsAn insider's...... read more

I'm slogging through these terms, trying to figure out what you can and cannot do with your Zune and stumbled across a few What-the-Heck?! moments. Here is one of my favorites: "In using the service, you may not...create a Zunetag...... read more

US only. Napster Freebies Page. "There's a Riot Goin' Off" by Paradise BoysThis San Francisco DJ collective turned electro/punk/disco band has been touted as a mash-up of the Postal Service, Prince, the Sex Pistols, and the Neptunes. That may sound...... read more