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Easy Listening Is Easier Than Ever

October 28, 2009
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Now, I can simply purchase a song whenever I want! I just open my iTunes music store, pay the fee, and download the song. I can even find similar artists and songs using tools like Pandora and Last.fm. Has easy access to music ruined my enjoyment of it?How has the digitization of music affected your listening experience? Though issues of legality dominate the discussion about digitized music, I think that we can all learn something from thinking about the experience of listening to the music itself.

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PC Queasy, Mac Heart Attack

October 26, 2009
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My general frustration with my Dell, coupled with the emergence of Apple’s brilliant marketing campaign (circa 2007), inspired a general hatred for Windows. In retrospect, I realize that my laptop problems had nothing to do with the Windows operating system, but I was convinced that Mac would save me.

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