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["Brian Hartgen" <brian.hartgen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I have used Napster before, and I think their interface is incredibly easy
to use with a screen-reader,. It is very easy to download individual tracks
and entire albums if you want to.   

If you want to play music on a computer, there is no problem about using
Napster.  If however you want to transfer it to an accessible portable
player, you have a real problem as the files are protected in the DRM
format.  I have not as yet seen a player which is usable by visually
impaired people, including those which use Rockbox, and is Napster capable.


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-----Original Message-----
From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner
Sent: 08 March 2006 06:52
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindipod] Re: Downloading Music

HI Janet,

I eMusic.  The files have no DRM protection, so they're easy to play in
anything.

The RealPlayer music store is accessible.  Unfortunately, if I transfer
music from RealPlayer to an iPod Shuffle, the playing order of the Shuffle
is totally scrambled, so this is not a viable option for me.

By contrast, the iTunes music store isn't very accessible, but once the
content is on my computer, it's easy to transfer to my Shuffle.  So I have
to choose between accessible purchase and the ability to use the content as
I wish once I have bought it.  So I generally ask my sighted husband to help
me purchase from iTunes if I want content not available at eMusic.

I know some people are using Napster, but I've never tried it since their
files don't work with iPods.

Cheers,
Anna

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