Wednesday May 15, 2013
Rather than giving iTunes Store credit in the form of iTunes cards, gift certificates, or setting up allowances, it can sometimes be better to give specific items such as songs and albums. This can be especially true if you want to give a more personalized gifting experience.
For example, you can use the iTunes gifting facility to surprise a friend or family member with a song you know they'll love. Or maybe, the person you know is a big fan of an artist or band and they have just found out that a new album is out -- plus they've already hinted that their birthday, etc., is coming up! Get the hint?
For more on gifting digital music, read our tutorial on how to gift songs and albums on the iTunes Store.
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Friday May 10, 2013
YouTube is a great resource for digital music. But, there are times when you'll want the enjoyment of listening to songs rather than the visuals. MP3jam is a free music search tool for Windows that extracts the audio from a YouTube video which is then streamed directly to your desktop or downloaded as an MP3.
Using MP3jam, you can search for songs, artists, and albums on YouTube and play the tracks directly using the built-in music player. If downloading, the program can be used to download individual tracks or whole albums (using a one-click download button). The app supports multi-threaded downloads and has integrated social media sharing (via Facebook and Twitter) so you can share your discoveries.
For a complete look at this YouTube to MP3 app, read our full review of MP3jam.
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Wednesday May 8, 2013
Do you get annoyed when iTunes automatically syncs songs and other stuff to your iPhone every time it's connected? If so, then you can easily disable this feature in iTunes.
But, why would you want to do this?
There can be many reasons why users stop iTunes from automatically transferring music, apps, videos, etc., to their iPhone. One of main reasons is to have more control over when iTunes syncs to your Apple device. This is especially useful for times when you don't want to update its contents -- such as if you accidentally delete songs from your main iTunes library. The problem in this situation is that if your iPhone is synced, then those accidentally deleted songs will also be removed from your iPhone too.
You may also want manual control when simply charging your iPhone via a computer's USB port.
To find out how to prevent iTunes from auto-syncing, read our iPhone tutorial on Disabling Automatic File Transfers to Your iPhone.
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Friday May 3, 2013
Have you ever been in a bar, restaurant, or even in front of your TV and heard a great song (or piece of music) that you wish you knew the name of? Rhapsody SongMatch is a free tool for your Android phone that could just make your life a whole lot easier when it comes to naming the unnameable.
It works by using the microphone on your Android phone (or other device) to analyze what is playing in the real world. It's free to download and you don't need to already be a Rhapsody music service subscriber to use it. Although, if you are, you'll get extra features that enhance how you can use your Rhapsody account.
For more information on what this music ID app offers and how it faired in our tests, read our full review of Rhapsody SongMatch for Android.
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