Advantageous Links Amazon MP3 to iTunes Tracks
(Mac OS 10.5 only) Find music in the iTunes music store and easily buy the tracks from Amazon MP3; effectively using the best of both services. I doubt Apple will be happy about this script. [via Lifehacker]
Why I’ve been re-buying music
Now that I have better headphones, speakers, more hard drive space, and hate DRM; the low quality (128 kbps) DRM protected songs that I had bought on iTunes years ago, now just aren’t cutting it.
At least you have the option to upgrade to the tracks they do have on “iTunes Plus” for a small fee. However most of iTunes’ catalogue is still only available as low quality DRM’ed tracks… Yuck!
I had already gotten rid of the DRM but audio quality is noticeably lacking after listening to 256 kbps tracks from Amazon MP3. I’ve read 256 kbps isn’t distinguishable from CD quality to the human ear.
So now I’m “upgrading” my favorite albums by re-purchasing them on Amazon MP3 and buying CDs (trying to stick to used) to rip at 256 kbps.
This is an example of why, (in a perfect world) you should be able to buy the personal use rights to the media and be able to download the song whenever you wanted in whatever format you wanted for free.
I can’t get the iPod Touch 2.1 update to download. I get this error every time I click the update button.
Update: The download suddenly started working.
A drawing I did on my iPod Touch with the coolest iPhone app I’ve ever seen or used; NetSketch. Besides the app being totally awesome, their website allows you to upload and share your drawings with a free profile. Here’s my profile. On top of that; when you view drawings on the site the drawing process is animated from start to finish!
