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last.fm music listening habits data graphs

http://www.leebyron.com/what/lastfm/

This site presents some very interesting graphic charts for displaying music listening habits using last.fm.

iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition

The following is from, Slashdot: Apple

iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition mallumax writes “The truth is, iTunes is an average music player. Though the UI is simple and good like most Apple products, it has lagged in features compared to music players available on Linux and Windows. A feature as basic [...]

favtape.com (& opentape.fm)

favtape.com is a muxtape-like website. The difference is that it doesn’t host the music files. It has a lot more features though. “Top Songs by Year”, genre, decade, etc.

Or you can host your own muxtape-like playlist on your own site with opentape.fm

iTunes 8, using the Genius playlist option to do what you want

iTunes 8 features a new playlist creation tool called Genius. To create a playlist with it, you find a song you like and select it in your iTunes library, then you click on the ‘Genius’ button at the bottom right of your iTunes window. iTunes then gives you a few, albeit overly simplified, options. One, [...]

Stream your music collection to your iPhone

http://www.simplifymedia.com/

Simplify Media software connects you directly to your music with your iPhone.

Enjoy songs that are on your home computer while at work or from any WiFi location. Explore friends’ music while they are online.

Hoping to spur a strong early reaction, Simplify Media is offering the iPhone edition of its utility for free [...]

How to install and setup Jinzora (streaming media server) in OS X

simplehelp.net has instructions

Per Jinzora: “Jinzora is the ultimate web based media streaming and management system. Streaming your media with Jinzora gives you quick and easy access to your online music and video collection from any device with a web browser. Enjoy your media from your PC, notebook, PDA, Smart Phone, Xbox, PS3 or Wii.”

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another mp3 music search site (mixturtle)

http://www.mixturtle.com/

PandoraJam, a must have app for Pandora.com fans

“PandoraJam enables fans of the fantastic Pandora.com music service to easily listen, record and stream tunes to an Airport Express. With support for scrobbling tracks to Last.fm and Twitter, PandoraJam is essential software for net music lovers everywhere.”

Features include: Stream music wirelessly to a sound system (requires Airport Express) Record music for iPod [...]

musicovery.com

musicovery.com/

another music discovery tool

banshee-project.org

http://banshee-project.org/

“Import, organize, play, and share your music and videos using Banshee’s simple but powerful interface.

Rip CDs, play and sync your iPod, create playlists, and burn audio and MP3 CDs. Most portable media devices are supported (iPods, MTP, and Mass Storage) – including video and album art support!

Stream or download your podcasts and [...]

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