mp3tunes is not so so accessible unfortunatly. if you find an accessible service with about 500 GB storage service for audio files, I'm interested.
On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:23:49 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks! That's what I was looking for. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norma A. >Boge-Conyers >Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 4:06 PM >To: PC audio discussion list. >Subject: Re: Online storage of music > >Hi Clifford, here is the article which was posted to this list a while >back. >HTH Norma > >Review: Oboe Locker protects music files By ALEX VEIGA AP Business >Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Having your entire music collection at your >fingertips is simple enough if you own an iPod or other portable digital >player with multiple gigabytes of storage - until you drop it. Or the PC >that you use to synch your player has a meltdown. Then what? >One option is turning to MP3tunes' Oboe Locker, a Web-based service >launched by the founder of the original MP3.com, one of the first online >sites to offer music downloads in the late 1990s. >Oboe provides an affordable way to protect against a catastrophic loss >of music files with an added perk: Users can listen to their own music >on virtually any computer. >In testing the service, I found it simple to use, although I wasn't able >to try my hand at dialing up my music collection on a mobile phone, PDA >or other portable devices with Internet access. Those enticing features >won't be available until later this year. >The Oboe Locker's biggest benefit might be that it can serve as an >unlimited online storage backup for your music files. The no-limit >bandwidth will cost you >$39.95 >a year. >A free version of the service lets users save music files found online >directly into the locker and listen to them from any computer, but it >doesn't allow users to make backup copies of their own music files. >I tested a premium version of the service. >To get started, Oboe requires users to download an application that >scans the computer for music files and playlists and handles the job of >uploading them to the company's servers. >Oboe works with Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh computers and PCs >running either Microsoft Corp.'s Windows or the Linux operating systems. >It also supports most song file formats, including MP3s and >copy-protected tracks purchased through iTunes and other online >retailers. >Copy-protected tracks retain their playback restrictions. >The service limits the size of individual files to 20 megabytes. >However, it puts no limit on how much music users can upload. >Don't even think about using Oboe to backup your music without a >broadband Internet connection. >When I tested Oboe, I had about 1,800 digital tracks stored on my >Windows-based computer, but it would have taken more than 24 hours to >transfer everything over a DSL connection. >So I ended up uploading 344 tracks, or about 1.4 gigabytes, over several >hours. >Uploaded files that are missing data on the artist, track name or other >details are set aside until you can fill in the blanks. Users must edit >the information to be able to access the tracks. >Once the music is loaded, just call up and sign into the Oboe Locker >site at MP3Tunes.com. >Oboe has a built-in player that lists tracks by album, artist or song. >Or you can search a playlist. Tracks are streamed at a bit rate of 192 >kilobits per second. >The company also provides a plug-in that enables the locker features to >function within Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes software. >I used a friend's iBook and a Dell desktop at the office to access my >Oboe music locker. Both computers have a broadband Internet connection. >My music files popped up in the browser and I was able to listen to a >stereo stream of my music. >It takes a few seconds to load up the track listing, but the sound was >not discernibly different than the quality of songs played directly from >the hard drive in my home computer. >The Oboe file-synching software can automatically make an online copy of >any new music added to a computer after the initial installation. >But users can't be logged onto their Oboe account or synch files between >their music locker and a computer on more than two PCs at a time. The >company says it tracks whether an account has too many simultaneous >users and will shut those down. >Still, nothing prevents a premium Oboe account holder from copying >tracks from his virtual locker to any number of computers. >Oboe also allows users to load up their music locker with free tracks - >typically MP3s - available for download online. One can enter the Web >link to a song file into Oboe it will be copied into the virtual hold. >The company has plug-ins for Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers that >streamlines the process to one click of the mouse. >As someone sometimes disappointed with music selections at parties, I >like the prospect of virtually taking my entire catalog of music across >town or across the country. >And knowing my personal trove of music is safely backed up in >cyberspace, sparing me the unsettling prospect of having to rip scores >of CDs back into my PC should it fail, makes using the Oboe Locker a >no-brainer. >--- >On the Net: >Oboe Locker: >http://www.mp3tunes.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >http://www.pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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