Connect To Your iTunes From Anywhere

GeekSugar — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:00:30 PDT

Sharing music online and getting access to my music collections from various computers has always presented a legal and logistical mess.

That is until YumSugar turned me on to Simplify Media, a site that lets you listen to your home iTunes library over the internet and browse and play your friend's music. It's a free service and works on both PCs and macs.

I love the fact that unlike some of the other sites I've used, you don't have to upload your music and it's legal because your files are streamed only within your private group.

Your group can be made up entirely of your own computers, for example home and office. You can also invite friends to join. Friends cannot burn remote songs to CDs, transfer them to an iPod or mp3 player, or access them when you are logged off.

11 Ways to Simplify Your Life Using Tech

Kristy Korcz — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:26:51 PDT

Between work, play, and home, your life can get a little cluttered. Though some are in the camp that gadgets cause us more stress than we need, tech can actually help simplify and streamline our lives, even - dare we say it - make it a little more fun. Check out these 11 tips on how tech can help you breathe a little easier every day.

Set up autopay for your bills - Writing checks seems so outdated these days, especially when a majority of creditors and even landlords have an autopay option. By setting up your bills to automatically withdraw from your checking account, you save cash on stamps and envelopes and could even save a few trees in the process. Plus, you'll never be late on a credit card payment again!
Stop getting paper bills - In addition to setting up autopay, you should cancel your paper bills in favor of an electronic version if possible. This will cut down on mail clutter, and you'll have a digital copy of your monthly statement whenever you need it.
Use a social media aggregator - I like to use Hootsuite for my Twitter and Facebook needs, but you can also sync Hootsuite to see your LinkedIn, Wordpress, Foursquare, Ping, and Mixi accounts all in one place. No more jumping around to different social media accounts!
Try Spotify premium - Seriously, who has time to sync, drag, and drop files anymore in this day of fast moving tech? By paying just $10 a month, music fanatics can listen to all the music they want (whether they own it or not) on their computers, mobile devices (via an app), or even offline when they're out of reach. It's one of our favorite things.
Use an RSS reader - There are plenty of good reasons to use an RSS reader (like Google Reader), but the main one is that it saves you time. By subscribing to the RSS feeds of your favorite websites, you no longer have to jump around from site to site to get the latest news. The news comes to you! Plus, you can get access from the web at home or on your smartphone to catch up while you're waiting for the bus or sweating it on the bike at the gym.

See the rest of our tips after the break.