iTunes, uTunes, everybody Tunes-Tunes
Hmm. So this is what the 20th century looks like. Interesting. I might just stick around to experience more. :-)
Long story short, I was shopping for a couple of CDs recently, only to realize that I'd be paying $15 for what basically amounted to two or three songs I actually liked & would listen to. Plus, I have so many CDs already that I'm running out of space to store them. Not good. So into my head popped this thought: Don't people--more technologically savvy people than I, I'm sure--download music by the song, thereby avoiding the need to own six millions CDs with only about a dozen songs that they actually listen to? And wasn't my brother, who would be able to explain the process to me, one of them?
Well, boy, howdy. I wasn't sure I could pull it off, but I definitely wanted to learn more about this interesting phenomenon. So I called my brother & he was kind enough to fill me in on the entire concept. It didn't end up being nearly as simple as it sounded, of course, but suffice to say that I am a proud new user of iTunes & have already downloaded my first song. :-D
What song is it, you might ask? "Don't Phunk with my Heart" by the Black-Eyed Peas. (I told you I couldn't get it out of my head. And now it will never leave!)
I really think I'm going to like this. And I have a feeling I'll be downloading a lot more songs in the future. I may even...gasp...think about buying an iPod so I can carry all my favorite songs with me to write to when I travel. I'm not sure I'm there yet, but it's a possibility.
And as for my opening comment about the 2oth century... Yes, I'm aware that we're actually in the 21st century now, but my brother informs me that even once I master the art of downloading music files, I will still be behind the times. So what else is new? :-p
