Hustlin' for MP3's

Since ecozeek just asked me, "how do i get some free music off this internet contraption?" I thought I'd share this information with all my folks who've asked.

first of all, for the seriously uneducated, you need to know how to "right click" your mouse. Right click while holding your cursor over a link until you get a little pop-up sub-menu (if you are a proper player and are using a Mac, you need to hold the control button and click your mouse at the same time). One of the options should be "save link as." Click on it.

try it here for fun:

for fun

you have just downloaded a special surprise! In this case, it is not an mp3 - but a jpg image. Good work. But where the hell is it?

Try it again. When you are offered the chance to save it - designate a new folder which you will use to save all of your treasure! I have one called Blogging, and it is located in my Music Folder on my Hardrive. This comes in handy when i want to transfer a bunch of mp3's to my iTunes player. I can then trash them, or keep them if i want to. When you are downloading mp3's make sure you always put them in this folder.

Finally, you need a way to listen to these bitches. I like iTunes. i don't actually ever BUY shit from the iTunes store, but the iTunes software is a mighty nice way to turn my computer into a big jukebox! (tip: if you use iTunes, make sure you set your preferences to "Import using mp3 encoder" this ensures that your files are mp3s rather than mutated/converted into Apples own proprietary format. This way, you can one day change your player from iTunes, to any other type of player i.e. an open-source one). If you need help figuring this shit out, send me a comment and i'll help you out.

Ready? Steady? Go!