as if Gates needs the money
when it comes to computers I’m fairly ignorant…but this blog is about a computer dilemma of sorts…somewhere, on the hard drive of a CPU I no longer own is MY iTunes library…this library is also in my iPod–I think, it needs to be charged up…I’ve let it die before and charged it up; didn’t lose anything as far as I can tell…The iTunes library on this computer is mostly the “roomie’s” but I think I can suck the music out of my iPod and add it to HER library, and then re-load my iPod…here’s the rub…the roomie borrowed a Beatles CD of mine and uploaded a song or two or three into her library, just like I uploaded a bunch (from CDs) into MY library…on this computer, iTunes is the default player (I think)…Yesterday I went to listen to a Beatles tune, and my request was denied, as if iTunes said “Wait a minute, you didn’t PAY US for PAPERBACK WRITER…” I suspect I might lose nearly three dozen songs when/if I merge my library with hers or even if/when I build a new one to call my own…I suspect the computer can recognize an mp3 I uploaded from one I buy from Bill Gates, if there is a difference…but the idea that I might theoretically have to pay to own a copy of something I long ago got for free kinda sucks…I KNOW there are people out there with REAL problems, but this kinda bugs me nonetheless…not to mention that because the cassette player in my car is kaputski, I can’t listen to my iPod safely while traveling–and that really sucks; how often do the Shaggs get played on ANY kinda of radio (commercial or satellite) right ?
but otherwise, other than technologically and financially, Life is Good…for which I am grateful…