I’m getting sick of DRM. I’m switching to Emusic. I mean, I love Apple’s stuff, but I want some freedom of choice in my life.
iTunes Killer Plays the Web on Windows Mac and Linux
by Jim on 29. Sep, 2006 in Fun, Music, Open Source, Software, Tech
Here’s a screencast from our friends over at puddlegum.net demonstrating some of the features of the cross-platform media player Songbird. Songbird is built on the XUL framework (like Firefox) and works on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.
Trying Emusic Again
by Jim on 21. Jul, 2006 in Music
Today, I decided to try the emusic service again. I’ve tried the service a couple of times before (apparently, I tried it for the first time in August 1999 according to my account information). In the past, I never found the service worth paying for, but all that has changed now.
With a quick [...]
iTunes Music Store Support
by Jim on 20. Jun, 2006 in Apple, Music
I was happy to see that the new Underoath album was released today in the iTunes Music Store. Unfortunately, when I downloaded the songs, there was horrible skipping in at least one track (haven’t listened to it all yet). This is the 3rd time (in 3 years) I’ve had this problem with the iTMS when [...]
Ice drift on April, 25th. St. Petersburg, 2006.
by Jim on 06. Jun, 2006 in Music
Ice drift on April, 25th. St. Petersburg, 2006.
Originally uploaded by vetkaa.
Beautiful picture!
Blindsided
by Jim on 26. Jul, 2004 in Music
A few weeks ago, my brother brought me a stack of CDs when he visited me here in Europe. I was happy with some of them and disappointed by others. One of those CDs, however, has just blown me away. Blindside’s new CD “About a Burning Fire” is one of the best [...]
Favorite Songs
by Jim on 22. Jul, 2004 in Music
It’s official (again): “Island in the Sun” by Weezer is one of my favorite songs of all time. I’ve loved this song since the first time I heard it (in 2001). I used it a few years ago in class and heard it about 20 times in one day … and I still [...]

