Posts Tagged ‘ iTunes ’

Odds and ends in technology this week

Sep 11th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Technology

Apple has it big media conference this week. This conference highlights the innovations in Apple’s music business which is focused on the combination of iTunes and the iPod lines. The Nano line of iPods were updated with a new look, sleeker & thinner with a larger screen for showing video.



Listening to the radio via iTunes

Jul 18th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Mac Life, Technology

I am a big fan of iTunes and this was even way before I switched over to the Mac. It was perhaps three years ago that I made the iTunes my standard player for home and then later for work. Its blend of user interface aesthetic, the interface to the iTunes store and the ease [...]



One reason to switch to Blu-Ray

Jun 3rd, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Music

While I still not have the leap to go to High Definition for video even though my television is quite capable of handling it, there may be other reasons to consider Blu-Ray.
One reason to switch to Blu-Ray is its ability to handle high definition music. It is no secret that MP3′a, iTunes downloads even many [...]



I Crave free music

May 20th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Music

When Salon.com dropped its daily download feature last year, I was really bummed out by it. It was an incredibly good source of new music and from it I learned about such acts like New Pornographers, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party and so on. The tracks they offered were not throwaways either but solid pieces that [...]