Wow, this is really cool: a new version of iTunes! Besides an RSS feed of the top 10 songs in the iTunes Music Store, there are a ton of new features:
- You can authorize your songs for playback on five machines, not just three
- You can rip CDs using a new lossless codec
- You can see playlists from radio stations, in your area or elsewhere. (Note to Apple and XM: this would be a killer feature for XM Radio, too!)
- a spiffy new “Party Shuffle” mode that improves over the standard shuffle mode by letting you see what songs will be played in what order
Oh yes, one other thing: a converter that can change Windows Media .wma files into Apple’s AAC format. Very, very cool. More details here (and while you’re at it, check out Jim Heid’s newest edition of The Macintosh iLife).
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Introducting the iParty
Thought this was a cool way to find out about new music. What is an iParty? It’s the analog version of file swapping. You can listen to the night’s iDJ’s and you also have the chance to be the iDJ.