firblitz.com— Tired of having iTunes not let your authorize your computer because you've used up all five slots? iTude lets you keep your computer authorized. OS X only.
Dec 10, 2006View in Crawl 4
You are smart for figuring this out....but not smart for posting this. All this does is widen the aching argument of pro DRM companies. Think about it, Apple has a hard enough time with persuading companies to release their content, you're just making it worse. Five computers is already a lot. The "user" is already in detention, let's not get expelled.
First, I don't own anything with "tape" technology except for a camcorder that I will replace with an HDD model soon enough. Don't get me started on records.Most scratched CD's can be resurfaced and made playable again.Most big box electronic stores these days are selling CD's for around the $12-$14 mark. New releases are often cheaper then the album on iTMS. I don't buy a CD unless I hear a couple of tracks I like on the radio, or I know the band/artist and they have earned my trust over the years to offer great music on every release.I have no problem with DRM either, just that the price of Online music is crazy compared to the value you can get when you OWN a physical CD. When iTune's albums are costing more in a virtual format compared to the same CD in a physical format, I will always buy the CD. Many artists these days are getting creative with their packaging and giving added value for buying the CD. When iTunes starts competing on price and starts offering more exclusive tracks, then it will be an attractive alternative. For now, all the iTunes music I have was obtained either from getting bonus music card's when buying stuff at a big box store, or given as gifts.
"gay people use this s**t. DRM is here for a reason, and its not so u can f**king circumvent it."With this kind of attitude we never would have invested the light bulb. Keep living in the dark.
"Here are some things I find more annoying than DRM'd music:- A scratched CD that no longer plays- A cassette tape that gets eaten by a tape player- A dusty, worn-out record that no longer sounds good- Driving to the record store and dropping 20 bucks on a CD that ends having only one good song"here's what you do1. take care of your cd's, don't leave them on your cars floor.2. cassettes are obsolete and always have been s**t for quality.3. clean your records and get some proper turntable gear.4. don't buy music that sucks.
Anything that improves fair use is good in my book .If only someone would fix how broken itunes videos are you cannot even stream them to other computers.Until I have the same level of freedom I have with itunes music I'll never use their video service.
@mindsnareYou are wrong. After multiple formats and re-installs of windows I had used up all my 5 slots. I couldn't authorize my computer without doing the "reset" that Apple offers once a year. I'll try to be more careful this time, but de-authorizing my computer is not usually at the top of my mind when I'm planning a format. Luckily I only have like 15 songs I've bought off of iTunes.
time2goDec 11, 2006
You are smart for figuring this out....but not smart for posting this. All this does is widen the aching argument of pro DRM companies. Think about it, Apple has a hard enough time with persuading companies to release their content, you're just making it worse. Five computers is already a lot. The "user" is already in detention, let's not get expelled.
kilaprilDec 11, 2006
thanks~
zjbirdDec 11, 2006
Thank you whoever A. Nonymous is on this page, seams to work with windows too :-)
topher06Dec 11, 2006
First, I don't own anything with "tape" technology except for a camcorder that I will replace with an HDD model soon enough. Don't get me started on records.Most scratched CD's can be resurfaced and made playable again.Most big box electronic stores these days are selling CD's for around the $12-$14 mark. New releases are often cheaper then the album on iTMS. I don't buy a CD unless I hear a couple of tracks I like on the radio, or I know the band/artist and they have earned my trust over the years to offer great music on every release.I have no problem with DRM either, just that the price of Online music is crazy compared to the value you can get when you OWN a physical CD. When iTune's albums are costing more in a virtual format compared to the same CD in a physical format, I will always buy the CD. Many artists these days are getting creative with their packaging and giving added value for buying the CD. When iTunes starts competing on price and starts offering more exclusive tracks, then it will be an attractive alternative. For now, all the iTunes music I have was obtained either from getting bonus music card's when buying stuff at a big box store, or given as gifts.
robotsongsDec 11, 2006
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owdenbowdenDec 11, 2006
"gay people use this s**t. DRM is here for a reason, and its not so u can f**king circumvent it."With this kind of attitude we never would have invested the light bulb. Keep living in the dark.
spliffyDec 11, 2006
"Here are some things I find more annoying than DRM'd music:- A scratched CD that no longer plays- A cassette tape that gets eaten by a tape player- A dusty, worn-out record that no longer sounds good- Driving to the record store and dropping 20 bucks on a CD that ends having only one good song"here's what you do1. take care of your cd's, don't leave them on your cars floor.2. cassettes are obsolete and always have been s**t for quality.3. clean your records and get some proper turntable gear.4. don't buy music that sucks.
Closed AccountDec 11, 2006
Anything that improves fair use is good in my book .If only someone would fix how broken itunes videos are you cannot even stream them to other computers.Until I have the same level of freedom I have with itunes music I'll never use their video service.
dhalgrenDec 11, 2006
@mindsnareYou are wrong. After multiple formats and re-installs of windows I had used up all my 5 slots. I couldn't authorize my computer without doing the "reset" that Apple offers once a year. I'll try to be more careful this time, but de-authorizing my computer is not usually at the top of my mind when I'm planning a format. Luckily I only have like 15 songs I've bought off of iTunes.
mutatronDec 11, 2006
Screw DRM. There's a lot of good non-DRMed music out there. For me, if it isn't free, it doesn't exist.