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11/02/2020 7:12 pm

Use One App to Listen to Spotify, SoundCloud, & YouTube Music on Your iPhone

There are a lot of music apps on my iPhone's home screen, and the reason I have so many is because I can't get all of the songs I want from just one service. I use Spotify to listen to new releases, SoundCloud for remixes and unreleased tracks, and YouTube for just about anything else that isn't ava ...more

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12/17/2019 8:54 pm

Cardio Is Dreadful, Here Are 5 Ways to Make It Better with Help from Your Phone

Let's be honest, nobody enjoys doing cardio — they tolerate it. That dreadful, loathsome feeling you experience when you're doing cardio workouts isn't unique to you, it's almost universal. Sure, it gets easier the more you do it, but there are some ways to make it better now. The thing is, you alre ...more

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09/10/2019 9:45 pm

How to Put Music on Your iPhone Without Using iTunes

There are quite a few flaws with Apple's mobile products, and one that drives me crazy is their reliance upon iTunes for all your music syncing needs. If you want a song on your iPhone, you pretty much have to use iTunes to get it on there. Either that or buy it directly from the iTunes app on your ...more

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01/12/2016 6:00 pm

How to Recover Deleted Spotify Playlists

Playlists are more than just a list of songs that you enjoy listening to while in traffic or hosting a party—they're stories that illustrate who you are or your frame of mind at a certain point in your life. While some of my Spotify playlists are relatively short and expendable, there are others tha ...more

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12/31/2015 1:38 am

Take Your Party to a New Level with These Chromecast Apps

Google's Chromecast is quite literally one of my favorite inventions of the past five years, allowing me to kick back, relax, and enjoy the various forms of streaming entertainment it has up for grabs. Don't Miss: How to Use Your Chromecast Without Wi-FiBut as awesome as it is for a tranquil night i ...more

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12/19/2015 12:59 am

How to Turn Pandora Likes into a Spotify Playlist

Although I am a loyal premium Spotify subscriber, I still regularly use Pandora in hopes of stumbling across new artists and songs. If I'm fortunate enough to come across something I enjoy, it's easy to use the Like feature in Pandora to locate the song later. But I like to have all of my music in o ...more

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07/17/2015 11:19 pm

24 Things You Need to Know About Apple Music

There is much to be learned about Apple Music and the revamped Music application introduced in iOS 8.4. Throwing their hat into an already competitive field with other companies like Spotify, Tidal, or Rdio, this is a bold move on Apple's part. So, before you consider signing up for the new streamin ...more

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06/23/2015 7:39 pm

The Easiest Way to Discover New Music on Your Phone

Resources for finding new music are at our disposal in all corners of the internet; the only problem is deciding which one is the best for you. Spotify, Pandora, and Rdio all have options to discover new music on your smartphone, but they tend to expose mostly established artists, making the process ...more

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06/18/2015 10:05 pm

8 Menu Bar Apps Every Mac Power User Needs

The menu bar is a great place to perform quick searches, track battery life, and switch Wi-Fi networks on your Mac, but it can do way more than that if you let it. I've rounded up some menu apps below that not only have features that will boost your productivity, but are lightweight enough to run en ...more

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03/15/2015 6:40 pm

How to Share Music Directly from Your iPhone's Keyboard

Apple's iOS 8 ushered in a new way of typing with the addition of third-party keyboard compatibility. We've seen everything from keyboards with swipe gestures, customizable themes, different sizes, and even embedded GIFs. Now we've got one for all of you music lovers called AudioShot, which allows f ...more

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02/27/2015 9:50 pm

Automatically Add Your Shazam Songs to a Rdio or Spotify Playlist

We recently showed you how to recover your Shazam history from Siri, which is a lot less intuitive than finding the songs you've tagged directly in the Shazam app. But with a subscription to Rdio or Spotify, there's no need to even locate your history. You can Shazam songs and have them automaticall ...more

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02/13/2015 7:03 pm

Control Music & Videos Using Hand Gestures on Your Mac

Looking back at my childhood in the '90s, I can't help but feel like I was deceived. Movies that took place in the "future," like in the year 2015, would showcase awesome technology. You know, self-driving or flying cars, hoverboards, and virtual displays controlled with hand gestures—so where are t ...more

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01/27/2015 7:38 pm

Control Music Playing on Your Mac Using a Quick-Access Widget on Your iPhone

Using shortcuts to control the playback of your music on your computer makes life just a little bit easier. Instead of needing to open up an app, we've shown you how to use keyboard shortcuts, a Notification Center widget, and even Siri to control music on your Mac. Now we're going to show you how t ...more

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01/26/2015 5:03 pm

How to Make a Mini Accordion Fold Scrapbook

An accordian fold scrapbook is a great way to make use of minimal space. If you've got a bunch of pictures you'd like to organize all in one album, expand your spatial possibilities by creating accordian fold pages rather than regular turnable pages. This accordion fold style is very gorgeous way to ...more

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12/28/2014 6:39 pm

Control Web-Based Music from Pandora, Spotify, & More with Your Mac's Keyboard

Apple's keyboard has a set of media controls to navigate the music playing on iTunes, allowing you to play, pause, skip, and replay songs and videos. Unfortunately, these controls are exclusive to iTunes; if you're playing music from Spotify, Pandora, or the myriad of other online web-based services ...more

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12/27/2014 4:38 pm

Control Spotify Music from an Easy-Access Notification Center Widget on Your Mac

After utilizing Spotify's My Year in Music tool, I came to realize that I listened to over 30,000 minutes of music in 2014. Most of that was played while working from my Mac using the desktop version of the service. Although listening to music on Spotify while working helps stimulate my mind and mak ...more

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12/03/2014 11:49 pm

Get New Playback Controls for iTunes, Spotify, & More on Your Mac

I just about always have iTunes running in the background when using my Mac, but switching in and out of the app to change songs and albums can make focusing on my main task difficult. To help keep my mind on track, I have a few extensions enabled to take control of my music playback. iPlay Playbar, ...more

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11/11/2014 8:36 pm

Access Your Calendar & Full Schedule Faster Using Your Mac's Menu Bar

While it's much quicker in Yosemite, the Calendar app for Mac has never been as fast as I'd like. If my schedule is really full, it can sometimes hang when first opening the Calendar. A faster way to check an upcoming appointment time or meeting is to view it via the Calendar dashboard widget. An ev ...more

Album cover for "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People displayed on a music player interface.
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11/11/2014 8:25 pm

Control iTunes, Rdio, & Spotify from Your Mac's Menu Bar

I consider myself a lover of music from all genres, but sometimes a song comes on and I just have to press next. That could be a tedious task, since I often in another app that I'm highly engaged in. Other times, my MacBook is across the room from me without easy access to keyboard shortcuts. Instea ...more

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08/22/2014 5:27 pm

Share Songs from Any Music Service on Your iPhone to Anyone Using Craaave for iOS

When I stumble upon a new song that I'm really into, I don't just listen to it repeatedly—I share it with family and friends that I think might enjoy it just as much as I do. Now, thanks to a new iOS app called Craaave, sharing those tunes are a cinch, no matter if I'm using Spotify, SoundCloud, or ...more

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05/07/2014 12:08 am

How to Stream Music from the Official Spotify App to Chromcast

Up until now, the closest thing we've had to Spotify casting is Projectify, which streams music videos from YouTube and other video sites to Chromecast using music from your Spotify playlists. Although this was not the most convenient way to cast music, since it seemed that Spotify wasn't making Chr ...more

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03/31/2014 5:41 pm

Crackle & Rdio Apps Updated for Chromecast Support

Adding to the growing list of Chromecast capable apps, today two entertainment streamers for both Android and iOS join the list; Crackle for videos, and Rdio for music. Crackle for ChromecastCrackle is the Sony app that broadcasts free content to your smartphone or tablet, available in the US. Grab ...more

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03/06/2014 12:04 am

How to Stream Rdio & Spotify to Chromecast as Music Videos

While both Rdio and Beats Music look to be developing support for Chromecast, Spotify has kept their distance from the Google dongle, focusing instead on "several prevailing priorities." As an avid Spotify user, I (like many others) was disappointed to hear the news, as casting music from my smartph ...more

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02/21/2013 12:02 am

How to Do Cardio for Weight Loss

Cardio can help you lose weight, but you have to pick the right cardio activity. That is the one you enjoy doing and will keep up! ...more

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06/22/2011 11:21 pm

The Rdio App for Mac: A Desktop Alternative to iTunes

A few weeks ago, I wrote about why I think streaming music services like Rdio.com are better than Apple's iTunes Music Store. This week, I follow up with a how-to about Rdio for Mac, a desktop music player that streams music from your Rdio.com account. Even though Apple is introducing new iTunes fea ...more

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06/13/2011 7:55 pm

Apple's iCloud: What You Should Know

As I was listening to Apple's WWDC conference today, what ran through my mind the most is if there were ever a time to switch to the world of Apple computing now is it. Today's WWDC keynote presentation was chock-full of new and updated iOS mobile software—too much to cover in this one article. But ...more

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06/08/2011 7:35 pm

How iTunes Works in the Cloud—Beta Version

This week, Apple announced the beta version of its new wireless, cloud-based service, iCloud. I wrote a summary of it here. The iCloud service includes some new features in the latest version of the iTunes Store, which allows you to access all your iTunes songs, mobile apps, and eBooks purchase ...more

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06/04/2011 1:10 am

Why Rdio.com Is Better than the iTunes Music Store

When Apple's iTunes was introduced back in 2001, it rekindled my interest and purchasing of music. I was so excited by the program that I immediately started converting all my rather large collection of CDs into MP3 tracks. I then sold off my CDs and remaining vinyl albums, and used the money for ad ...more

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05/20/2011 8:53 pm

How to Get By with the Cheaper 16GB Option for iPhone or iPad

There are a few different types of Apple iPhone and iPad users: general household users who largely consume media—e.g. surfing the web, watching movies, listening to music. Other iPhone and iPad owners use their device(s) to produce stuff—written documents, edited movies, blog posts, music tracks, a ...more

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10/15/2010 11:19 pm

How to Tell whether a patient with cardiomyopathy requires a heart transplant

Interested to know more about myopathy and heart transplantation? This medical-minded video tutorial from the folks at ICYou will help you understand the procedure and give you a sense of what to expect. For all of the details, and to get started learning about cardiomyopathy and heart surgery yours ...more

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10/13/2010 9:17 pm

How to Perform a basic cardiovascular examination

Any medical student should be able to perform a basic cardiovascular exam. This medical how-to video tutorial outlines the guidelines to perform a basic cardiovascular exam. Always begin by by observing the patient from head to toe. Inspect the face for signs of cyanosis. Note visible scars or pulsa ...more

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10/11/2010 8:52 pm

How to Lose weight quickly with a cardio and strength routine

When it comes to losing weight, cardio is your BFF. When you combine cardio with strength training you achieve what is known as solid gold fitness: The perfect combination of sweating (and fat loss) and muscle building so the fat slides off and your toned muscles come out. So if you're looking for a ...more

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09/27/2010 8:29 pm

How to Set properties with the Silverlight Accordion toolkit control

In this clip, you'll learn how to use the Accordion toolkit to set parameters programatically in a Silverlight application. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular web application framework or a seasoned web developer merely looking to improve your chops, you're sure to find benefit in this free M ...more

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09/02/2010 4:24 pm

How to Play the Tetris theme song on the accordion

In this video, we learn how to play the Tetris theme song on the accordion. D major 7 is the first chord, going to A, B flat, C, B flat, A, G, B flat, D, C, B flat, A, B flat, C, D, B flat, G, and G. Play these separately, then practice doing all of these chords in order one after the other to do th ...more

Young woman demonstrating a fitness exercise in a studio.
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07/29/2010 8:46 pm

How to Do intense cardio intervals to burn fat faster

In a sense, cardio intervals are God's gift to lazy exercisers everywhere. Why? Well, rather than commiting yourself to an excrutiatingly long exercise routine every day, you can actually cut down the time you exercise in half if you add cardio intervals. There is one snatch, though: Cardio interval ...more

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07/23/2010 5:24 am

How to Do interval cardio training

In this tutorial, we learn how to do interval cardio training. Start off on the treadmill going at a pace that is easy for you. Increase the intensity of the treadmill every two minutes. After two more minutes go back to normal. Continue doing this raising your intensity each time you start a new tw ...more

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07/12/2010 7:51 pm

How to Make an accordion on your website with jQuery

jQuery is a very powerful and easy-to-use Javascript library that you can use to make websites. If you're here, you probably already know that and want some help doing so. This video will show you how to create a simple accordion in jQuery. An accordion is the part of a website, usually along the si ...more

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07/07/2010 6:44 pm

How to Do stair exercises for cardio and building leg muscle

Whether you're just embarking on a new exercise regimen or are a seasoned weight-lifting chunkhead who needs a little extra cardio to get that last amount of fat off, training using stairs is effective for everyone. Watch this fitness video to learn how to use one of the most commonly available piec ...more

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07/02/2010 1:18 am

How to Do a short cardio kickboxing routine

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do cardio kickboxing routine. Users should begin by warming up before performing any kickboxing moves. Keep the punches really tight and kicks nice and easy to not pull any muscles. Start with a right-left jabs. Then add a right and left hook with the jab ...more

Woman demonstrating a Pilates exercise on a reformer machine.
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07/01/2010 10:45 pm

How to Perform a cardio-infused Pilates Reformer routine

Get your heart pumping with the cardio-infused Pilates Reformer machine workout demonstrated in this video guide. With Pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. ...more

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06/09/2010 8:16 pm

How to Do calorie burning cardio intervals without equipment

By performing cardio intervals, you're able to speed up your metabolism, burn fat, and store carbohydrates differently. Composed of short spurts of different heart-pumping moves, you must give your all in order to gain the benefits. The cardio intervals are punctuated with active resting periods for ...more

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06/08/2010 11:57 pm

How to Play "Rhineland" by Beirut on the accordion

Interested in playing Beirut's "Rhineland" on your accordion? See how it's done with this free video accordion lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the accordion, accordionists of all skill level should ...more

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06/08/2010 11:54 pm

How to Play "Mount Wroclai" by Beirut on the accordion

Interested in playing Beirut's "Mount Wroclai" on your accordion? See how it's done with this free video accordion lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the accordion, accordionists of all skill level sh ...more

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06/08/2010 11:48 pm

How to Play "The Chicken Dance" on the accordion

Interested in playing "The Chicken Dance" on your accordion? See how it's done with this free video accordion lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the accordion, accordionists of all skill level should ...more

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06/08/2010 11:47 pm

How to Play the bass part to "Falling Slowly" on accordion

Interested in playing the legato bass part to Once's "Falling Slowly" on your accordion? See how it's done with this free video accordion lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the accordion, accordionist ...more

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06/08/2010 11:42 pm

How to Play "Falling Slowly" from Once on the accordion

Interested in playing "Falling Slowly" from the 2007 musical Once on your accordion? See how it's done with this free video accordion lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the accordion, accordionists of ...more

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06/08/2010 11:42 pm

How to Play "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago on the accordion

Interested in playing "Lara's Theme" from the 1965 film Dr Zhivago on your accordion? See how it's done with this free video accordion lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the accordion, accordionists o ...more

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06/08/2010 5:41 pm

How to Create dynamic forms with accordions in ColdFusion 9

Need some help figuring out how to create accordions for form design when working in ColdFusion 9? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular rapid Internet application development platform or simply wish to become better acquainted with the program, you're sure to ...more

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05/20/2010 5:55 pm

How to Get in shape with CardioTrainer on Android

Need to get in shape? Your Android device may just be your best friend. One of the salient advantages of a Google Android smartphone over, say, an Apple iPhone, is the inherent extendibility of the open-source Android mobile OS. There are a seemingly infinite number of settings to tweak and advanced ...more

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05/17/2010 4:01 pm

How to Use the Cardio Trainer app on an Android cell phone

Staying in tune with the digital age doesn't mean you have to sacrifice personal health. In fact, new technology only makes it easier to workout and keep track of your progress. On any Android mobile phone, there's an application called Cardio Trainer that could help you out significantly. But ho ...more

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05/03/2010 11:27 pm

How to Play "Prenzlauerberg" by Beirut on the accordion

In this video you are shown how to play Prenzlauerberg on accordion. You will use the right hand for the melody. Both hands will be used. Your tutor divides the song into three playable components, after you develop skill in playing them you can piece them together. The song starts on G, the chords ...more

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05/03/2010 8:42 pm

How to Do the half beat bass technique on the accordion

This how to video shows you how to perform a half beat bass technique on an accordion. You will skip every other beat to do this. In this example, a Beatles song will be played to show you how to do this. First, you will how it is normally played. Next, you will hear it using the half beat bass ...more

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05/01/2010 7:39 pm

How to Do the legato bass technique on the accordion

Moshezuchter demonstrates how to do a legato bass technique on an accordion which will add drama to your playing. Legato means tying it together. When playing staccato, you touch the keys like they are hot with short strokes to get the punctuated effect. Try playing an alternate base pattern using A ...more