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Review of Subsonic

I had been looking for a way to stream my music to my phone or laptop for a while now and was considering signing up for a music locker service. However, a couple of months ago, a friend of mine suggested I look into Subsonic.

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Are Stand-Alone MP3 Players Needed?

Over the past year or two, I have noticed that – at least as far as I can tell – there is absolutely no reason to have a stand-alone music player. As, Alton Brown says about kitchen aids, you shouldn’t buy a one use item.

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Tubeify Review

Tubeify is a new "web 2.0" service that is a combines several music related services into a useful online music experience. It is still missing a couple of features in my opinion, but it appears to still be in Beta as you have to have an invite to join, so I expect more features to be added later.

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Last.fm and Ping

Does anyone actually use Last.fm for more than scrobbling?

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Problems with Amazon’s MP3 Downloads

I want to start off by saying that I do not have problems with the MP3s themselves; MP3s that I have downloaded have always played correctly and have been of high quality. I do however have issues with their service.

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