"OK I don't buy from itunes. I prefer the CD route. the tactile pleasure of buying the CD, sticking it in your HIFI and chilling out is the way to go. "
I couldn't agree more with this statement. I've just heard rumors that physical media is going away fairly soon, so am trying to prepare myself a little bit at a time. Naturally, as long as CDs exist, I'll buy them, especially for artists I already own CDs for, but for less important stuff, I don't mind just having it digitally. Thanks for the suggestions on how to back stuff up, though. They're all extremely appreciated. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. L. Alexander Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:23 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD? hi john, that's right on the CD settings. regarding backing up an itunes purchase or an entire library, I'd advise having a pen drive large enough or a small usb 2.5" hard drive as your backup for itunes. My own library is about 80GB in full audio quality and it's worth backing up. OK I don't buy from itunes. I prefer the CD route. the tactile pleasure of buying the CD, sticking it in your HIFI and chilling out is the way to go. Lew. Free Macs For The Blind On 28 Nov 2011, at 16:11, John Panarese wrote: > Backing up your iTunes purchases is a matter of choice. In the > beginning, it's easier, but as you buy more tracks, it becomes more and more intensive. Ideally, it is advised to use a blank CD for backing up your purchases. I don't know if this has changed where you can use an external HD. If you are using Time Machine or some other method of backing up your Mac, though, I don't see a reason to have to go throughout the trouble of backing up your purchases. > > In regards to burning the album for your mother, just create a playlist > with that album and there should be an option to burn the playlist to disk. I have made several albums this way. > > Take Care > > John Panarese > jpanar...@gmail.com > > > > On Nov 28, 2011, at 9:56 AM, Missy Hoppe wrote: > >> Hello, all. I've recently learned how to buy music from Itunes, and >> now, it's way too easy. When I complete a purchase, it always advises >> me to back it up, but I'm wondering how I would go about doing this. >> Also, 1 of the albums I purchased was meant to be a present for my >> mom, but since she doesn't have any kind of I device, I need to figure out >> how to burn the songs to a CD. I have looked through the itunes menus, and unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible, I can't find an option for burning to CD. If anyone could explain methods for backing up itunes purchases, I would really appreciate it. >> I'm still old fashioned and prefer physical media when possible, but >> on the other hand, I'm starting to see where downloading things can be >> convenient too. Thanks in advance for your help, and I hope that everyone is having a great day! >> Missy >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.