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Ortofon Blue Moving Magnet Cartridge For $189

Amazon is now having a sale on the Ortofon Blue moving magnet cartridge for $189, which is a great deal from it’s usual $239. A lot of turntables come with the Ortofon Red and the Blue is a recommended step up and this is a great price! https://amzn.to/3Frfx6j The 2M Blue features an improved engine, … read more ➜

Thinking Of Starting A Vinyl Record Collection? What You Need To Know

Benefits of vinyl records and why someone would want to collect vinyl records. Vinyl records, also known as phonograph records or simply records, are a type of analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. (Please don’t call them “vinyls”.) Although they were once a popular format for … read more ➜

Mid-Century Wood Vintage Turntables For The Design Minded Music Fan

Here are 10 vintage turntables that may be of interest to the music lover who likes Mid-Century design. Thorens TD-124: This turntable, released in the 1950s, is known for its high-quality sound and reliable performance. It features a suspended chassis and a belt-driven motor, which helps to reduce vibrations and improve sound quality. If you … read more ➜

Configure a USB drive for a car radio

This applies to Mazdas (works on my CX-30) but may be useful for other cars as well. I wanted to load up a USB thumb drive with mp3s to have the option to play music just in case I was in an area with poor reception, or just got tired of flipping through stations or … read more ➜

Make Your Own Wireless Console Charger For Your Car

I made this for my 2021 Mazda CX-30 but the general concept could apply to many cars, and newer models. The official Mazda cell phone charger for the CX-30 is in a very inconvenient place. It’s both hard to get to for basic usage and incredibly wasteful of space. It’s in the bottom of the … read more ➜

PledgeMusic Issues Statement About Payments Backlog

PledgeMusic has issued a statement about recent news about payment problems: Update: PledgeMusic co-founder Benji Rogers has announced he will be returning to the company on a short-term basis. The first priority for the company is to sort the back payments issue as every penny that is owed to artists needs to get to them in the … read more ➜

Kwikset Premis smartlock review

Control your Kwikset Premis lock from your Apple device either at home or on the road. Did you remember to lock the door? Who is coming and going from your house? What if I need to let someone in while I’m not there? When did the kids get home? You’ve managed important aspects of life … read more ➜

Pandora Media may be exploring a sale as shares fall

http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-02-11/pandora-sale-talks-reflect-a-botched-business “The Internet radio service surged as much as 14.8 percent Thursday on news of a potential sale before giving up much of the gains after hours in response to disappointing earnings. Even with some expectations of a potential deal now reflected in the stock price, the shares closed roughly 77 percent below their record … read more ➜

Spotify – Discover Weekly playlist and music discovery

There is a recent article written by Ben Popper on The Verge about Spotify’s new Discover Weekly feature. These are my thoughts. I realize my listening tastes and habits are not only unique to me but fall into a very small percentage of listeners who almost obsessively seeks out up-and-coming artists and dives into the … read more ➜

Apple Music, this is the savior?

Today Apple released their new Apple Music application and streaming music service, which includes a redesigned Music app for iOS and iTunes for desktops. It also includes a new live radio called Beats 1.

Apple is supposed to be the epitome of design. Simultaneously making something simple and intuitive yet engaging at the same time. After playing with the new Apple Music app, I’m left doubting that I’ll make the switch to Apple Music from Spotify. Spotify isn’t all that special either but Apple hasn’t capitalized on their strengths to surpass Spotify’s weaknesses.

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iPhone 6 camera lens flare

The iPhone 5 had issues with lens flare. Many photos that had a bright sun in it managed to almost always blow the sun out into a purple mess. Apple’s response? Move the camera. Now that the iPhone 6 is out I was curious how it handled similar shooting situations. Tonight I went for a … read more ➜

ETrade password security, or lack of

Every week we read about different security breaches, like this week’s one where Russian hackers have amassed over a billion passwords. A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection of stolen Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion user name and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses, security researchers say. Thinking that … read more ➜

Thoughts on Apple’s acquisition of Beats

Beats Music is really no different than Pandora, Spotify, Rdio. Sure they all have their own recommendation methods but in the end they are quite similar. None of them has done anything groundbreaking. Pandora has a rather limited library and has been living off of its Genome Project since its inception. Spotify’s apps are interesting … read more ➜