Sound: #25: Am I a music pirate? It's hard to know...

I burned a CD at home it was not that that difficult but the instructions were helpful. Yes, I still use CD's. I don't like the sound quality of listening to my music from an IPod. I like the big speakers hooked up to my turntable with subwoofers and all. I think its OK to burn a CD of a legal download. Copyright protection is beneficial to muscians but the online downloads are the future. It would not bother me one bit if the record industry was hurt monetarily by free music sharing. They have too much power and I don't like all of the so called music they promote. That is why there is such a strong indie movement in the music industry right now.

Sound # 24 The sound of music!

I checked out the different music sites to download from. I like the idea of one price and unlimited downloads such as Napster. I ended up using itunes (99 cents per song) to download a song to my home computer. I had my son show me how to load it on his IPod since I don't have one. He was not happy. It was a Dr. John song Sweet Home New Orleans from his new CD or as I prefer, album, Sippiana Hericane. I believe some of the funds from this album will help Hurricane Katrina victims. I found out one of my favorite stations(KKRW 93.7 The Arrow) is available online. I will have to try this at work. I will keep you posted. (Get it? HA!)

Week 10 # 23

My favorite discovery on this journey was creating an avatar. I especially enjoyed Meez. An unexpected outcome was how everyone joined together in these discoveries and helped one another. I think additional training programs like these would be a great addition to HCPL.

Week 9 # 22

I visited HCPL's digital site. There is an enormous amount of information available. Additional training on the eBranch might be helpful. I noticed some ebooks of interest in the Cooking and Food section. 365 Easy One Dish Meals by Natalie Haugton looked promising as did Stephanie Allen's 100 Assemble and Freeze Meals. I'm always looking for easier soulutions for dinner.

Week 9 # 21

I found an interesting podcast on Yahoo podcasts. It is What a Wonderful World by an award winning shadow puppet, Raymond Crowe, with music by Louis Armstrong. These were the 7th Annual Helpman Awards. I didn't know such an event exsisted.

Week 9 # 21

Week 9 # 20

I found a video of my son's band on You Tube. He was on tour with his band in California. It was nice to see him and know he was OK at least four hours ago.