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Thank you Amazon.com for selling DRM-free mp3 Music Downloads! May 15, 2008

Posted by Major in : MP3 music downloads , add a comment

In the past I have bought songs from musicmatch jukebox, yahoo, walmart, and iTunes. All of these songs had restrictions on which computers I could play them on or what I could do with the music. This was because of the Digital Rights Management or “DRM” which is the software that is designed to control or limit how a file can be played, copied, downloaded, shared, or accessed.

Now AmazonMP3 is offering DRM-free music. DRM-free means that the MP3 files you purchase from Amazon.com do not contain any software that will restrict your use of the file. I love the fact that I can save a copy of my music to a backup cd or dvd and not worry about having to back up the license that gives me the right to listen to the songs. In a few years when I buy a new laptop, I can just copy the songs to the new computer and they will play without any problems. No worries about having to transfer the license. These amazon MP3 files can be played in iTunes or windows media player. They are also compatible with all the portable mp3 players on the market.

Bravo Amazon for making music user friendly again.

The above player will play a sample of some of the songs that I have downloaded from Amazon.com.

I was rearended today! May 10, 2008

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As I was driving down cleary road today, I slowed to a stop behind the rural mail carrier as they were stopped putting mail into a box. I was stopped for about 15 seconds waiting for the oncoming traffic to clear so I could go on around the mail carrier, when I heard the sound of screeching tires and then felt a thud from behind. Everything that I had on my dashboard was all of a sudden on my floorboard. The damage to my truck was minimal, but the car that hit me received major damage. I’m sure it was totaled. She was quite shaken up but stated that she was alright. She refused transport to the hospital by ambulance. I hope her husband took her on to the ER though because her left arm was beginning to swell in a couple of places. She was in her vehicle alone as was I, but her husband showed up on the scene quickly. She told me that he was a member of the Richland police department.

I took the following pictures with my Iphone.  They have been reduced in size by 50% for posting on the web.