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Improvements and bug fixes 23 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am
As expected, lots of people have emailed us with their thoughts, problems and suggestions on the rewritten Magnatune web site. We haven't replied to all the email yet, because we wanted to first provi...
New features: volume, repeat, autoplay 23 Aug 2013 | 05:56 am
Since forever, people have been emailing me to ask for these features in the Magnatune audio player: 1) the ability to set the volume level on Magnatune, and have it stick 2) the ability to turn off...
The history behind the blue imp 22 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
The blue imp character on the home page seems be a magnet for strong opinions, which range from "I hate it" and "At first I hated it, but now I've grown to like it", "I don't mind him" to "He's cute" ...
How to remove the blue imp from your Magnatune experience 22 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
If you don't like seeing the blue imp during your Magnatune experience, despite having read the fascinating history behind it, here's how you can hide him. AS A FREE (NONPAYING) USER:click on "hide t...
Magnatune for the blind 22 Aug 2013 | 05:23 am
Thanks to a friendly prod by tech columnist Jared Rimer who pointed out to me various ways in which the rewritten Magnatune site was not accessible to the non-sighted. I've put a few hours of effort ...
Magnatune web site completely rewritten 21 Aug 2013 | 08:46 am
Today you're seeing a completely rewritten-from-scratch new Magnatune.com web site. About a year of effort went into this, so I hope you'll find some things to like about it. A few key new features a...
Keynote Speech at Open Rights Group conference in Manchester, UK 14 Apr 2013 | 11:07 pm
A few days ago, I gave the keynote at a conference in Manchester, UK held by the Open Rights Group. The slides can be viewed and downloaded as a PDF from here. The title is "Britain under the thumb of...
Apple Lossless format now available 9 Feb 2013 | 01:31 am
All albums on Magnatune are now downloadable in Apple Lossless format, which works and sounds great with iPods and iTunes. The great features about this format are: the audio is a perfect copy of the ...
iPhone app for background music for restaurants and businesses 7 Feb 2013 | 01:34 am
Our companion company MoodMixes has just released a gorgeous iPhone app, which is just the ticket for those of you who want background music in your restaurant, store or business. Here is what our bac...
Eileen Hadidian passes away, great Christmas music, 100% Magnatune royalties go to Healing Muses 22 Dec 2012 | 09:03 pm
Last week we lost the wonderfully talented flutist/recorder player Eileen Hadidian. Eileen had given many of the last years of her life helping others heal through music through the nonprofit she foun...
