Where is my content? For decades content became available on many mediums. The phonograph, record, the reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette, mini disc, DAT, mp3, radio, TV, etc. The list is long and seemingly without end. Some mediums have come at the blessing of the recording industries (vinyl) and some with them fighting tooth and nail (hello mp3). But inevitably digital content took over and now there is a relatively new breed of content becoming more desired; Streaming. Now some audio and video purists cry foul at the thought of “renting” content. The thought of not owning content drives a...

So Apple has had one of it’s worst kept secrets unveiled about iCloud and iTunes Match. For those not in the know, Apple is essentially doing a Dropbox-like service of 5GB free data, and if you want for $25/yr have the ability to sync your iTunes library (legit and otherwise) to the iCloud and have access to your music at 256kbps sample rates (for many this is an upgrade in bitrate). All this for a $150M advance to the record labels. Some ask why would the record deals settle for what seems to be a pittance, but they don’t realize that there are millions of customers out there who have...

Preface For some time now I wanted to get a head unit that would be able to not only connect up my iPod, or any other external device, but I was in search for the elusive head unit that could control an iPod at the head unit itself. This search literally began years ago and there were only a couple units out there that could achieve this feat and for those that did they required an additional module to control an iPod. Now that the demand for this feature is constantly increasing, many manufacturers were finally getting into the game developing head units that have a direct USB connection to their head...

Over at Ars Technica a thread in the Battlefront has brought the argument of downloads, iTunes, p2p, and other mediums back into the sunlight. I used to be a DJ (radio, clubs) and own a lot of CDs. I have since ripped my entire collection. However I have not bought a phyical CD for myself since the summer of 1999 when Kozmo (the now defunct Blockbuster competitor) where I bought 4 new CDs for a $7.99 special.Personally I have purchased 20 songs off of iTunes. These songs were either remixes or hard to find songs. I found that the ease of use and instant access was paramount in purchasing these songs. I...

I’ve been spending a large part of my free time re-ripping my personal CD collection into iTunes, naturally rating the tunes. So far I have ran into only one CD that literally every song (except the :35 intro) i not only rated, but was rated 3+ stars (out of 5). That CD is Lauryn Hill’s: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Of course I love this CD, but after relistning to this CD 6 years after its release, it’s still a timeless classic, up there with Michael Jackson’s Thriller. I’ll even one up that, this CD is simply the best CD ever produced given that 15 of it’s 16...