One of the reasons I love using Apple products is because they're incredibly simple and easy to use. I don't need to worry about what's going on under the hood - I just click and it works. Of course the downside to Apple products is that when they don't work you're left scratching your head. My latest issue is with albums bought via iTunes. For some really odd reason … [Read more...] about iTunes Weirdness
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Home Network Storage Problem Solved (Hopefully!)
Over the weekend I discovered what was eating up most of my hard drive space and a few people made some suggestions via the comments here and also on Facebook. I didn't realise that a lot of network storage devices supported iTunes (and similar), so I hadn't done much research into my options. Based on what people were saying I went off and found that Iomega had several … [Read more...] about Home Network Storage Problem Solved (Hopefully!)
Roberts Stream 83i – Quick Review
I am a fan of gadgets. I guess it comes with the territory. For the last few years I've been using a pretty awful alarm clock radio. Sure it works - most of the time, but the audio quality is pretty dire and it lacked a few features that I wanted - like the ability to have alarms only on working days. If you forget to turn off your alarm on a Friday night being rudely … [Read more...] about Roberts Stream 83i – Quick Review
Play With Last.fm
Last.fm's team have made available a couple of web applications that they put together in their spare time. The "Playground" currently has three applications which take advantage of the huge amount of music data that last.fm aggregates. You probably won't improve your life much with any of these little apps, but they are fun to play with. Checking the typos of artists names can … [Read more...] about Play With Last.fm
Home Audio Pricing – Feeling Ripped Off?
I'm more than a little peeved by the price difference between the US and Ireland / UK.Can someone please explain how the Onkyo DX-C390 (a 6 disc cd changer) is listed on the Onkyo USA site with a RRP of $219 while pricing for it in Ireland seems to be more than double that at EUR350! … [Read more...] about Home Audio Pricing – Feeling Ripped Off?