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Solution? Buy an MP3 jukebox. Not those little MP3 players that store maybe 10 songs at a time, but the new sandwich-size devices that have enough hard-disk storage for 120 hours of music and are flexible enough to plug into your home stereo, car stereo...
That's the theory, anyway. In practice, it's not quite so easy. There are now three MP3 jukeboxes on the market. Each has a hefty price tag (between $400 and $600) and lousy battery life (about four hours), and each is a first-generation device--which means imperfections are rife. The 6-GB Nomad Jukebox from Creative Labs takes ages to boot up. The 6-GB Personal Jukebox 100 from Remote Solutions only takes CD rips (which means you can't transfer any Napster files you might have stored on your PC). And the 9-GB Neo 25 from...
...wait a year or so for second-generation devices--and why should you?--I recommend the Nomad Jukebox. For one thing, it's upgradeable--meaning when the wrinkles are ironed out of its operating system (which in its current version forgets those songs you've lined up the instant it powers down), you'll be able to download the improved version for free...
...free. David Bowie apparently agrees. He's offering an unreleased live version of the song Ziggy Stardust gratis to anyone who buys his latest album, Bowie at the Beeb. How will he know that you bought the CD? When you play it in your computer with MusicMatch Jukebox 6.0, you're automatically asked if you'd like to download the free track. See, Bowie's looking...
...Queens, Clinton stopped at the Jackson Hole diner for its renowned Burger Deluxe (peppers, onions and mushrooms with a side of fries), signed a T shirt for a waitress's daughter and posed with everyone from grill man to busboy to fellow patrons. He dropped three quarters in the jukebox, selecting Elvis' Don't Be Cruel, Aretha Franklin's Respect and The House of the Rising Sun. He didn't forget...