How Music Got Free


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"Journalist Stephen Witt traces the secret history of digital music piracy, from the German audio engineers who invented the mp3, to a North Carolina compact-disc manufacturing plant where factory worker Dell Glover leaked nearly two thousand albums over the course of a decade, to the high-rises of midtown Manhattan where music executive Doug Morris cornered the global market on rap, and, finally, into the darkest recesses of the Internet."--




I Want My MP3!


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A guide to the digital media technology covers hardware, software, installation, downloading and purchasing music, legal issues, and MP3 Web sites and search engines




How to Do Everything with Musicmatch


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Digitize your music library, rip and burn CDs, tune in Internet radio, share files and purchase songs online, create custom playlists, and much more with help from How to Do Everything with Musicmatch. Find out how to copy songs to portable devices, optimize PC sound quality, work with audio players, select the right speakers, and more. A color spotlight section takes you on a visual stroll through several projects.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3


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MP3 is an Internet music format to compress music for easy download and storage. This work gives a history of how MP3 came to exist and what the technology is. The authors offer pointers and tips for would-be artists who want to run for the music industry.




Popular Music in a Digital Music Economy


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In the late 1990s, the MP3 became the de facto standard for digital audio files and the networked computer began to claim a significant place in the lives of more and more listeners. The dovetailing of these two circumstances is the basis of a new mode of musical production and distribution where new practices emerge. This book is not a definitive statement about what the new music industry is. Rather, it is devoted to what this new industry is becoming by examining these practices as experiments, dedicated to negotiating what is replacing an "object based" industry oriented around the production and exchange of physical recordings. In this new economy, constant attention is paid to the production and licensing of intellectual property and the rise of the "social musician" who has been encouraged to become more entrepreneurial. Finally, every element of the industry now must consider a new type of audience, the "end user", and their productive and distributive capacities around which services and musicians must orient their practices and investments.




How to Do Everything With Your iPAQ(R) Pocket PC


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Do more with your iPAQ than you ever thought possible using this easy-to-use guide. Get step-by-step guidance for using Word, Excel, and Outlook, manage your finances, and secure your iPAQ from theft or loss. Covering wireless connections, troubleshooting, as well as fun things to do with the most popular pocket PC—this book will show you how make the most out of your iPAQ.




Earth Force


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On the first day, a mist descended from the heavens blanketing Earth.On the second day, a cryptic message, 'Infusion commencing', appeared in the corner of everyone's eyes. On the third day, the sick were healed and the crippled walked again. On the fourth day, celebration and joy spread across the globe. And on the fifth day, the warping began...There was no warning. A mist descended from the sky, disabling all technology and causing a weird message to appear at the corner of everyone's eye. The situation grew even worse as animals and people started to warp, transforming into terrible monsters that prey on the livings. Within months, human civilization had crumbled. Unable to fight the seemingly-indestructible beasts, the survivors are reduced to cowering in reinforced shelters. Waiting for the end to come. Helpless. All seemed lost until a few brave souls discovered the secret of their new reality: the Tec and how to use it to level up. Together they represent humanity's last best hope for salvation. But they first must find the answers to the mystery of their new existence. Their journey will require them to quickly adapt to alien technology, operate strange spaceships, and even befriend an extra-terrestrial merchant with an Inferiority Complex.




The Ultimate Digital Music Guide


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Everything You Need to Know about Digital Music! Your hard-core, up-to-the-minute, how-to guide Download, rip, store, organize, play, stream–anything, anywhere Seriously into digital music? Best-selling how-to author, serious audiophile, and eclectic music-lover Michael Miller will help you get all the digital tunes you want, whenever and wherever you want them! Miller guides you through today’s best new options, from iTunes to Spotify…helps you make the most of social music, Internet radio, and cloud music services…even shows how to transform your home into a digital music paradise. This book is packed with practical answers, easy step-by-step instructions, insider tips, great ideas, and new music sources you never knew existed! For everyone who’s passionate about music! • Discover brand-new digital music services, sites, and devices that fit your lifestyle • Find great new music on iTunes, Amazon, and sites you’ve never heard of • Get the truth about piracy, file sharing, and copyright • Find huge amounts of legally free music • Rip, store, and organize: Build your perfect music library • Determine the best audio file format and compression rate for your collection • Create simply amazing playlists • Stream songs anywhere, with Spotify, Pandora, Internet radio, and the cloud • Get great sound from your iPod or iPhone on your home audio system • Build a whole-house digital audio system, the easy way • Choose your best next media player (Apple or otherwise) • Find and share tunes on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and beyond




How to Do Everything with Podcasting


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Extensive coverage of podcasting for business, unlike other books on the market, which focus on hobbyists Authors produce a twice-weekly podcast on public relations and technology news, forimmediaterelease.biz Authors reach 25,000 people each month through their podcast, blogs, and e-newsletters




How To Do Everything with Your Tablet PC


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Get small with your new Tablet PC. Electronics expert Bill Mann provides details on getting the most from the latest advancement in portable computing, plus shows you how to connect with, and use, peripherals such as printers, fax machines, cameras, and scanners.