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Convert .FLV to .MP3 in VLC Media Player

contributed by Chris Luongo on October 6, 2011 under Music

Not only is VLC Media Player a great free open-source tool, but you can also use it to convert a .flv file to .mp3 very easily. Learn how in this detailed article and screencast.

Spotify: Prevent Facebook Posts About Songs You Listen To

contributed by Rob Rogers on September 26, 2011 under Internet, Music

All of the changes that are going on with Facebook have some people concerned about what is getting posted to their wall. Spotify’s integration with Facebook will allow it to post all songs you listen to your wall so your friends can check out your music choices. If you don’t want people to know what you are listening to, you can disable this and they’ll never know.

Create a playlist with Spotify

contributed by Chris Luongo on July 24, 2011 under Music

Luckily for us Americans creating a playlist in Spotify is just as simple and nostalgic as creating a Playlist in any other media player. Learn how to create a custom playlist in Spotify’s desktop program.

How to Enable Automatic Downloads of Music, Apps, and/or Books

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 19, 2011 under Apple iPhone, Music

If you make purchases on different iOS devices, you can set your iPhone or iPad to automatically download Music, Apps, and/or Books that were purchased from a different device. (Requires iOS 4.3.3 or iOS 5 beta)

iTunes: How to View and Download Previously Purchased Music, Apps, and Books

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 14, 2011 under Music

With the introduction of iTunes in the Cloud, you can easily download previously purchased music, apps, and/or books to your computer. This is especially great when you want to listen to a previously purchased album on your computer that you bought on your iOS device.

iTunes 10.3: How to Enable Automatic Downloads

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 13, 2011 under Apple Mac, Music, Windows

iTunes allows you to automatically download purchases of Apps, Books, and/or Music to your computer(s) when you purchase them from our iOS device. This feature isn’t enabled by default.

Google Music: How to Change the Album Art

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 8, 2011 under Google, Music

Nothing makes your music collection look more boring than to have missing or poor quality album art. Like most music players, Google Music allows you to easily change the album art for your songs.

Google Music Beta: Modify Bandwidth and Upload Speed

contributed by Jimmy Selix on June 6, 2011 under Google, Music

Google Music Beta is a new cloud music streaming service that Google is offering in beta. Upon installing the Music Manager on your PC or Mac, it will need to upload your library into Google Music cloud. Lets take a look at how to change the amount of bandwidth thats used to do this upload.