The mass arrival of broadband has caused a revolution on the internet. The major activity online is now the downloading of music and video files. Music download services offer millions of songs for immediate download to users and where music has led, film is about to follow.Nearly all music and film content has now been turned into digital content and is available in some shape or form online. But where can all this be found? Is it safe to download? And what about the legal issues? These are questions which this book answers. Written in straight-forward language this book is a practical guide to: - Setting up a computer to download files over the internet in a safe environment- What programs to use to download and play music and video files- Where to find free and paid-for media files on the net- Which portable MP3 players to buy- How to navigate around all file-sharing networks- How not be fazed by all the jargon like MP3, OGG and DivX- How to understand the legal position when you download filesThe book is not for computer experts, but for people with ordinary home PCs who want to join the entertainment revolution. Your computer has turned into tomorrow's entertainment center - this book shows you how to take simple control of it. Millions of users globally are online, downloading music and video day in, day out. You can either ignore the revolution, or start downloading now!
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Stevenson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has researched and published extensively on international relations in Europe during the period of the First World War.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
digital rights management, online shop, complicated upgrade, bother upgrading, ripped files, vob files, msn music, full system scan, file sharing networks, film files, file sharers, hot chilli peppers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Downloader'i Handbook, Media Player, Gordian Knot, Digital Video, David Stevenson, Music Store, Securing Your Computer, Computer Hardware, West Wing, Program Files, Service Pack, Click Next, Internet Explorer, Security Center, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Groove Armada, Harold Budd, Supreme Court, File Folder, West Witt, The Downloader's Handbook, Digital Muric, Files Currently, Difficulty Very, Digital Mmric Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
digital rights management, online shop, complicated upgrade, bother upgrading, ripped files, vob files, msn music, full system scan, file sharing networks, film files, file sharers, hot chilli peppers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Downloader'i Handbook, Media Player, Gordian Knot, Digital Video, David Stevenson, Music Store, Securing Your Computer, Computer Hardware, West Wing, Program Files, Service Pack, Click Next, Internet Explorer, Security Center, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Groove Armada, Harold Budd, Supreme Court, File Folder, West Witt, The Downloader's Handbook, Digital Muric, Files Currently, Difficulty Very, Digital Mmric Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
