June 17, 2013
by Neil T
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It was back in 2005 that I first heard about the Songbird music player. It worked in the same way as iTunes, but used XUL, the user interface markup language used by Firefox and other Mozilla products. It wasn’t a … Continue reading
April 3, 2013
by Neil T
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I have some ideas for blog posts in my head, but the prospect of transferring them from my brain into WordPress is not looking so appealing right now. Because my Mac is, as yet, unable to mind-read, I’m instead going … Continue reading
February 13, 2013
by Neil T
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This week I’m reviewing Scrobbler, one of last.fm‘s official iOS apps. Scrobbler is a replacement for the Music app that comes with iOS devices, which enables your music plays to be ‘scrobbled’ to last.fm. Scrobbling the music you play allows … Continue reading
January 28, 2013
by Neil T
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Last week, the BBC invited its news website readers to submit their memories of the first records that they bought, and yesterday my friend Phil shared his. So it’s probably about time I did. First album The first full album … Continue reading
January 15, 2013
by Neil T
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Last night, it was announced that HMV was to appoint administrators to run the business as it was no longer viable on its own, putting the jobs of over 4000 people who work there at risk. HMV is the last … Continue reading
December 17, 2012
by Neil T
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iTunes 11 has been out for a couple of weeks now. It’s been a controversial update; on the one hand it simplifies what was becoming a bloated and over-complicated app, but some features have also been removed and things moved … Continue reading
November 23, 2012
by Neil T
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Last week Macworld marked the first birthday of iTunes Match with a review of how it is has fared. It’s worth a read because, whilst the service has a number of strengths, there are several areas that it falls down … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
by Neil T
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Earlier this year I subscribed to iTunes Match, when it became available here in the UK. For less than £2 per month, I can have all of my music backed up to the cloud (in addition to being backed up … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
by Neil T
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Winamp is due to celebrate its 15th anniversary this year. Some may be surprised to hear that it’s still around – I for one don’t know anyone who still uses it. But rewind a few years, and it was one … Continue reading
October 25, 2011
by Neil T
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Whilst some like to get lost in whole albums, I generally prefer to listen to music on shuffle mode – a bit like listening to the radio when you don’t necessarily know what’ll come next. iTunes is good for this, … Continue reading