In article <20040412175138.25189.qmail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Johnny Zoom <zoom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> You are missing out on some good stuff, particularly a few
subscription
> music services I belong to. Since I travel a lot, and might have to
drive
> long
> distances between the air****t, and final destination, I plug a tape
recorder
> into my computer, and use one of these services to make my own
casssettes to
> use in the car.
> These services, becuase they require either RealPlayer or
WindowsMedia,
> only
> work on Windows. These services are worth having Windows or Windows
emulation
> installed on your machine. Then you just plug a tape re****ter into your
> computer
> and make cassette tapes you can play in your car of music you like to
hear.
> You
> cannot use these services, however, if you do not use Windows.
Then I won't use them. I use my computer for real work and it needs to
be able to get things done without being distracted by every virus that
comes along, or hanging, or cra****ng. I don't need Bill's cave-in to
DRM, nor do I rent my music. I'm a collector...when I buy something, I
want to own it, so none of those Windows-based music rental services
interest me in the slightest.
> IN my experience, I have found the best way to carry my music with me
is
> on
> cassette tapes. Nearly every car made since the early 1990s has a
cassette
> player in it. If you have a car made since the early 1990s, you almost
> certainly
> have a cassette player, and you can put it to good use with one of these
> subscription music services.
I'll stick to my iPod. It is infinitely more convenient than lugging
around a bunch of cassette tapes. I don't know what cars you drive, but
none of the ones I drive have cassette players in them. Sometimes i'll
make a compiliation CD (which actually CAN be played in most cars), but
usually the iPod suffices just fine.
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