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• January 16, 2013
Add MP3s to Your CDs and Records
Amazon is giving you MP3s for every CD you've purchased since 1998
If you’re like us, some of your music is in the cloud, some is trapped on a hard drive, and the rest? (Cut to stack of CDs that you never got around to ripping.)
But before you start importing Natalie Imruglia’s seminal Left of the Middle again, say hello to AutoRip, a just-added component to Amazon’s already-impressive cloud music service.
Here’s how it works: Amazon is giving you music. More specifically, it is giving you MP3 versions of every CD you purchased from Amazon since 1998. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t bought a CD since the Clinton administration; if the album is ready on AutoRip (and they’re adding more every day), then it will automatically appear in your digital account.
And the same deal goes for any physical CD you purchase from this day forward: Get the disc, the tunes show up in your Amazon Cloud Player – available for listening on your Kindle, iPhone, or Android.
Your songs will go from ripped to “Torn” in no time.
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• December 27, 2010
Become a Master Bartender and Rule the Bar Scene
Booze it up for the new year (and recover the next morning) with Mixologist
It’s almost New Year’s Eve, the one holiday where boozy indulgence is tolerated, if not encouraged.
To take advantage of these glorious circumstances, consider Mixologist, a $.99 iPhone app that allows you to search for specific drinks or conveniently find what cocktails you can make with what you have in your liquor cabinet and fridge.
If you’re going to be brave and attempt to venture out into the masses of partygoers, the app can also locate nearby liquor stores and bars.
If you’re an Android user, we recommend 10001 Cocktails. The app is free and is loaded with enough cocktail recipes to make Don Draper weak in the knees. You can also add your own recipes or save your favorites for easy access.
Remember to use this newfound technology for the power of good, not evil, and a very happy and healthy New Year to you from all of us at Netted!
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• December 22, 2010
Naughty Or Nice
Send Your Friends And Family A Free Personalized Phone Call From Santa Claus
For years, Santa has been used as a tool to coerce children into behaving well, sell untold millions of gallons of Coke and provide a bright spot in Billy Bob Thornton’s film career. You might say that harnessing the power of St. Nick is the key to inspiring holiday bliss.
Thanks to Google Voice, you can easily do this by Sending A Personalized Call From Santa to your friends and family for free.
Setting up the call takes less than 5 minutes and allows you to pick from a very long list of variables (if you’ve been waiting all year to tell your friend how good of a dragon slayer they’ve been, congratulations! Now is the opportunity to do it in a very creative way.)
Since your phone number will appear on their caller ID when the call goes through, your recipient will have no idea of their surprise until they’re greeted by a bellowing, yet jolly voice saying their name.
It’s a very cute way to make a friend or family member’s day (even if you don’t celebrate Christmas), not to mention the easiest way to get any young ones in your life to absolutely freak out with joy.
We would use it to call each and everyone one of you, but we are seriously behind on our shopping. Happy holidays to you and your family from all of us at Netted!
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• December 17, 2010
Buy Everything You've Been Loving Online with Free Shipping
Shop Free Shipping Day for your online holiday purchases
The downside to the convenience of e-commerce has always been the shipping costs.
To lighten your holiday burden, take advantage of Free Shipping Day, a one-day event where more than a thousand merchants are offering free shipping (with delivery by Christmas Eve), taking place today.
The event runs through the rest of today (Friday, December 17) and ends at 12 a.m. EST tonight.
Some 1,100 merchants participate, including Barnes & Noble, Apple and L.L. Bean, which means you should be able to find something for everyone on your list.
And the guaranteed delivery before Christmas means you can rest assured that your gifts will arrive in time to make it under the tree.
Use it as an excuse to stay home and perfect your spiked egg nog recipe.
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