

This dismal state of affairs isn't improving, to judge from two recent examples: MusicMatch Jukebox 8, an update to the widely used music program, and, a new service advertised as an answer to Apple's iTunes Music Store. (Lest a quality MP3 program and music service seem like too much to ask for, both are available on the Mac.) Yes, you can try several legitimate download services - but all impose bizarre restrictions on your purchases, and most demand monthly subscription fees. Yes, you can download most of the songs you want from the Internet - but you'll be taking music without paying for it and incurring security risks.

Yes, other developers provide free MP3 jukebox programs - but they'll spam your desktop with ads, defy your comprehension with illogical interfaces, or both. Yes, Microsoft provides free music software - but its Windows Media Player can't save your CDs as MP3 files. The program has an interface that can be customized by means of skins, as well as a function that allows us to minimize the player's size so that it is accessible, without being annoying, while we perform other tasks.After years of chances for developers to get this stuff right, digital music on the PC remains a "yes, but" proposition. The application not only allows us to listen to and order music, but it will also allow us to rip audio CDs to WAV or MP3 or burn compilations on a CD with our favorite songs from the program's window.

Now we can enjoy something very similar on our computer, especially if we have an application like MusicMatch Jukebox, that can play almost any current digital audio file format, selecting the tracks from its library, allowing us to maintain our record collection in order. One of the most practical applications to manage and play your music In some countries, these machines are still popular in pubs and bars, but the classic vinyl has been changed for MP3 files. The Jukebox was one of the most popular machines of the '50s and '60s because it allowed clients of many cafeterias, snack bars and pubs to play songs from a selection of vinyl singles, that were usually ordered by genre.
