Take 1: MediaMaster
When I first started blogging, I used to start the titles with “Take (insert number here)”. I did this in hopes of ensuring that I’d take more than one look at certain products - but, it did end up getting on my nerves, and I’m pretty sure some readers might’ve been steamed. I restarted this tradition - but only for products that I know I’m going to take more than one look at. On with the story.
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MediaMaster is a free music-streaming service. Basically, you sign up, upload your music onto their servers (which could take a while), and then can play them anywhere with an Internet connection. It’s not the only music-streaming service out there, but it’s definitely one of the more interesting ones - it’s got album art, unlimited storage, and a bunch of other interesting features that I haven’t gotten around to using yet.
I’ve got a desktop at my house - with the decent speakers - and a laptop that I use. The laptop is much newer, and thus, I use it most often. However, the sound quality on the laptop kills me with its tinniness, so much so that I almost considered buying a second set of speakers. However, I decided to just upload my music to MediaMaster, then play it on my desktop computer. Sure, it’s not environmentally friendly, but it’s a valid solution - and better than wasting my money on a second set of speakers.
I’m not sure that everyone can find an interesting use for MediaMaster like I did, but if you are lacking a personal media player, want to blast some of your favourite tunes at work, or want to play your music on a better set of speakers connected to a different computer, then MediaMaster is for you. Try it out!
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Oh yeah, I did think of disconnecting the speakers from the desktop and connecting it to the laptop - but then every time I switched computers, I’d have to reconnect the speakers again! What kind of life is that? I’m put in the same situation when I have to disconnect my desktop monitor to attach to my laptop for a dual monitor setup which I like, but is way too much of a hassle to do on a daily basis.
Who wants to watch their Favourite Artists’ Live Concerts for free?
I’m not going to lie - I’m a bit behind on this one, because today is the day I finally heard about MSN Music’s In Concert service. However, better late than never, right? This service offers live concerts by artists such as Rihanna, Jay-Z, Maroon 5, and streaming live tonight - Madonna.
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The service isn’t too bad: I watched parts of Maroon 5’s concert in Le Cabaret, and it actually looked better than Youtube! Looks like In Concert is of some use after all. Youtube’s definitely got more variety when it comes to this stuff, but at least In Concert is fully-legal. There are short commercial clips playing in between, and the whole site isn’t as streamlined as it could be (in fact it’s a bit bloated-looking), but it still works nonetheless. And that’s good enough for me!
The Maroon 5 concert, on the other hand, was downright impressive. They could’ve done with a bit more audience pumping and interaction with the crowds - it wasn’t Bon Jovi impressive, but it was still quite something to watch. If you’re looking to try out In Concert (free, no signups) then visit the link below!
Visit:
http://music.msn.com/inconcert (free, no registration needed)
