User's Guide

I just thought I'd throw up some quick notes about how to use the media in this blog. There are two ways you can hear the songs.

(1) Download. Click the song link and you will be taken to my box.net account. Click "download" to download the song to your computer. Then open the file using the media player of your choice. The files I provide should be in either mp3 or m4a format. iTunes will play both of these; I'm not certain if Windows Media Player will play m4a.

If you choose to download songs, remember that most of the songs offered should be deleted after 24 hours. However, some artists choose to allow certain songs or albums to be downloaded for free with no legal restriction. I've helpfully marked these with the tag [freebie].

(2) Stream. Click the song link and you will be taken to my box.net account. Click "play" to stream the song in a mini-player. If you have a slower connection, you may want to let the song completely load before playing it. The progress of loading is shown in the box that displays the file name: a pale orange-ish bar will "fill up" the window as the song loads.

I think that should cover all the business of "using" this blog. If you have any questions, leave me a comment!