If you like music, iTunes (shown in Figure 10.1) can serve as your CD player, MP3 ripper, song organizer, jukebox, and CD burner . Amazingly, iTunes is simple enough to use that even if you've never burned a CD, ripped an MP3, or listened to Internet radio, you can be doing all three within five minutes ”tops. Figure 10.1. Here's a glimpse of iTunes.
iTunes is also perfectly suited for handling streaming MP3s. If you've never listened to Internet radio before, you'll appreciate how quickly and easily iTunes enables you to find the type of music you want to hear and start listening. iTunes also interacts with the Internet to look up information about your CDs, such as the artist and song title. You'll learn how to use iTunes in the next chapter. |