Recently as some of you know I've spent a week at BSA summer camp with my Son and his Troop. I was disturbed to find that most kids are still using dangerous programs like Lime Wire and Bear Share to get music.
Bottom Line: IF YOU SHARE MUSIC ONLINE.. _*DON'T*_ it's illegal and you WILL BE CAUGHT! But you can still listen to online music. Recently I've been poking around http://www.last.fm I would suggest checking it out a creating a free account. There are free players for all major OS's (there is one in the Ubuntu repos) and it's has an interesting "social networking" interface. (if anyone out there has any tips on controlling play lists please share) Anyway that's great for when your at your PC, but how to make it portable? GUI: http://thelastripper.com Command Line: http://www.linuxmonitor.net/blog/2007/03/ripping-mp3s-from-lastfm-with-linux.html So you end up with a bunch of mp3 files that are "128 KB/s, 44KHz (joint stereo)" tagged correctly, perfectly cut. (Please be aware that recordings of radio streams, may NOT be legal, I recommend that you investigate local laws, and your moral compass before using) So even if you don't store them for latter use, last.fm music plays at "128 KB/s, 44KHz (joint stereo)" making it the most full and enjoyable "net radio" experience. Also check out the BMPx project ( http://bmpx.backtrace.info/site/BMPx_Homepage ) it not only is a stand alone last.fm player but also a tunes in to all net radio and is a pod catcher. Joe _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) Aug 6 - Zenos Sep 3 - TBD
