About Digital Music: Are Your CDs Good Enough for Burning at Top-speed?

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Digital Music Digital Music Basics Software & Services Tips & Tutorials From Mark Harris, your Guide to Digital Music In this week's edition of the Digital Music newsletter: Creating Audio CDs: Are Your Discs Good Enough for Burning at Top-speed? Smart Uses of Playlists in Windows Media Player. Top Backup Solutions for Your Digital Media Files. Got an Apple Device That Doesn't Want to Sync With iTunes? Are Your Discs Good Enough for Burning at Top-speed? The compact disc may be getting long in the tooth now, but many computer users still use optical media as an inexpensive backup solution for digital music. For ease-of-use, burning a collection of songs to an audio CD can also be an easier way to enjoy a compilation on a wide variety of consumer electronics that sport a built-in DVD/CD drive. However, creating audio CDs doesn't always go to plan. You may have... Read more See More About:  digital music news  music blog  online music services Smart Uses of Playlists in Windows Media Player Creating and saving playlists for your digital music library is essential if you want to enjoy listening to your collection time after time without having to repeatedly select individual songs to play. However, to get the most out of Windows Media Player (WMP), you can leverage playlists for other tasks too. For ways to work smart in Windows Media Player, be sure to read our guide on utilizing WMP playlists. Read more See More About:  digital music news  music blog  online music services Top Backup Solutions for Your Digital Media Files If you currently store all of your digital media (music, videos, photos, etc.) on your computer or portable, and haven't backed it up yet on to some kind of external storage device, then you're running the risk of losing it. A large collection of digital music can be expensive to replace and so correctly backing it up is essential. Read our article on backup solutions for some inexpensive ideas. Read more See More About:  external backup  mp3 tutorials  disaster recovery Got an Apple Device That Doesn't Want to Sync With iTunes? There can be may reasons why you can't sync your iPod, iPhone, or iPad with iTunes on Windows 7. Usually it is something simple that can be easily fixed. If you're experiencing problems trying to transfer your digital music, then working through this troubleshooting guide could just solve your sync problems in a flash! Read more See More About:  itunes sync problems  iphone tutorials  ipod problems Digital Music Ads Free Music MP3 Music CDS Aerobics Music CDS Windows Media Player Featured Articles Digital Music, Sites, and Services Hardware Devices and Accessories Digital Music Formats 101 Free and Legal Downloads Organizing Your Music Library File Sharing   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Mark Harris Digital Music Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Digital Music newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Digital Music Gift Ideas Free and Legal P2P Sites Top Streaming Music Sites Budget MP3 Players Top 6 Music Services Advertisement

About Rap / Hip-Hop: The 10 Greatest Hip-Hop Battles (and the Winners)

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Rap / Hip-Hop Rap / Hip-Hop Hip-Hop 101 Names to Know Best of Rap From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop Battle rapping is an intrinsic part of hip-hop. It dates back to the days of Kool Moe Dee and BDP. Here, I list the 10 greatest hip-hop battles and their respective winners. Agree? Disagree? See you in the comment section. The 10 Greatest Hip-Hop Battles (and the Winners) It's only in the testosterone-driven world of hip-hop that you earn accolades by verbally attacking your peers. In honor of the latest battle between Common and Drake, here's a shortlist... Read more Shots Fired: Common vs. Drake The battle between Drake and Common took another interesting turn today with the Chicago rapper throwing jabs at Drizzy on a new song, "Stay Schemin' Remix." ... Read more Syd the Kyd Says Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott Should Come out Already Syd the Kyd, one half of the Odd Future subgroup The Internet, is calling on lesbian rappers to "come out already." Syd, who's a lesbian, made the bold remark in... Read more Lists & Top Picks CD Recommendations from your rap/hip-hop Guide. Rap / Hip-Hop Ads Hip Hop Rap Music Songs Rap All Rap Artist Freestyle Rap Battle Featured Articles Hip-Hop Charts Music Awards Hip-Hop Events Hip-Hop Basics Genres & Styles Artists A - L   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Henry Adaso Rap / Hip-Hop Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Rap / Hip-Hop newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads 100 Ways to Save Hip-Hop 100 Best Rap Albums of the 2000s Top 10 Rap Albums of 2011 The Roots - 'undun' Review Top 10 Eminem Songs Advertisement

About Rap / Hip-Hop: The Best of 2011 Digest

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Rap / Hip-Hop Rap / Hip-Hop Hip-Hop 101 Names to Know Best of Rap From Henry Adaso, your Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop So 2011 is now in our rear-view mirror. As I do every year, I spent a good deal of time rounding up the year's best rap performances. If you missed any of it, consult this Best of 2011 digest pronto. If you're on Spotify, be sure to check out the playlists I created to accompany the lists (Rizoh's Top Rap Albums of 2011 and Top 50 Rap Songs of 2011). Enjoy. The 50 Best Rap Songs of 2011 Hip-hop was bursting at the seams with quality music in 2011. Here's the Top 50...Read more See More About:  best of 2011  The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2011 What a year for hip-hop. In 2011: We went to Camp, read the Book of David, and Watched the Throne. Here they are, ranked from 10 to 1, the best rap albums of 2011 and what they really sound like...Read more See More About:  best albums 2011  best rap albums  shabazz palaces The 10 Best Mixtapes/Free Albums of 2011 And by mixtapes I mean free albums, mixtape mixtapes, and anything else that wasn't a commercial release like, say, Watch the Throne. Got it? Good. Peep game... Read more See More About:  best albums 2011  best mixtapes 2011  100 Ways to Save Hip-Hop Every year, critics get together and hold a premature funeral for hip-hop. Then, people like me are forced to write articles on why hip-hop is grossly misunderstood by mainstream America. Well, guess what? I'm tired of defending hip-hop.... Read more See More About:  hip hop culture  rap music  Rap / Hip-Hop Ads Hip Hop Rap Music Songs Rap All Rap Artist New Rap Videos Featured Articles   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Henry Adaso Rap / Hip-Hop Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Rap / Hip-Hop newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads 100 Ways to Save Hip-Hop 100 Best Rap Albums of the 2000s Top 10 Rap Albums of 2011 The Roots - 'undun' Review Top 10 Eminem Songs Advertisement