Essential Service: Rhapsody
When it comes to modern music services, few are exemplary as Rhapsody. It offers plenty of features, is available on a wide range of devices, and comes at a price that very hard to ignore. Rhapsody’s music streaming element is what originally caught my attention and turned me into a paying customer. However, I’ve decided to stay a paying customer because of its other features, such as Rhapsody Radio, the Music Guide, and the ability to download playlists. Rhapsody Radio allows users to create custom radio channels that will play music based off of either a single artist / band or a group of different artists / bands. Users can also choose to listen to pre-made Radio channels, such as those based on a particular genre or time of years. The Music Guide is where users will find the vast library of Rhapsody’s musical content. This content can be browsed in multiple ways, such as with the search box, by new releases, by top charts, or by genre. My favorite feature that Rhapsody offers is its ability to download playlists. When I use Rhapsody on my Android phone, I’ve gotten used to streaming music from my library. However, doing so depends heavily on my cell phone signal strength. Being able to download playlists removes this road block, since music is then played locally from my cell phone itself. On top of all these awesome features, Rhapsody also has apps available for a wide array of smartphone platforms, which includes Android phones and the iPhone. One more thing….all of this comes at a cost of just $10 per month. Not a bad deal at all.
If you’re an avid music fan, I would strongly suggest you subscribe to the Rhapsody music service.
Find out more here: http://www.rhapsody.com/welcome.html
Do you have an awesome home theater PC or Mac set up, but need a cool, efficient way to control it? While there are plenty of solutions to this common problem, Air Mouse is by far the best, in my opinion. You’ll soon see why it is even worth its $6 price tag in the iTunes App Store. Not only does this app have the common trackpad and keyboard, but it also has accelerometer support that allows it to be used in either portrait or landscape orientation. On top of that, it also recognizes and indicates the active program or window. For example, if you are using a media player, such as Windows Media Player or iTunes, appropriate function keys appear on the bottom half of the iPhone screen. If you are giving a presentation, Air Mouse can even be used a pointer. I have even found it useful as a trackpad for my PC, where it replaces my mouse.
From Avatron Software comes Air Sharing for the iPhone / iPod Touch. If you have not yet discovered this awesome application, you are missing out. Air Sharing is an app that allows you to store and view office files, such as Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, and media. It works like a wireless network flash drive. On your home PC/Mac, you can map the drive over your network by using the IP address supplied by the app itself. Doing so will allow you to access app’s drivespace just like any other drive on your computer. You can drag and drop any type of file there and it will then appear and be viewable on your iPhone/iPod Touch. Once you have files stored in the app, all you need to view, access, or download them on to another computer is a web browser. On the second machine, open up its web browser and enter the app’s IP address into the address bar. Easy as pie right? It really is. You’ll soon realize that Air Sharing is an indispensable app.
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