

All you have to do is download the application (it takes up a tiny amount of hard disk space), and it open up an iTunes-like window where you can search for and play almost any music. This app (available at ), lets you stream music through an interface that looks like a competent music player. STEP 3(a): There is yet another option for netbook users: Spotify.

But if you don’t have it, simply plug the speaker output from your netbook into the mic socket of your music system. STEP 2(c): Also, if you own the Apple AirPort Express (a small device that connects to your music system and enables you to play the music stored on your netbook through Wi-Fi on the player’s speakers), the IScrobber plug-in lets you stream music from the site directly to your system.Īs of now, AirPort Express works only with iTunes. This plug-in sends your playlist information to last.fm, helping the site predict your song choices better, while displaying the relevant album art on iTunes. STEP 2(b): If you have already downloaded iTunes (get it free from ), and you have some music stored on your netbook, you can play music on last.fm directly from it by downloading the IScrobber plug-in (again available legally and free from ). As you choose more artists or bands, the site is able to predict more accurately what you would want to listen to. The site thus generates play-lists according to your tastes as well as other user patterns. It asks you to fill in the name of the artist you’re looking for, and while it streams the music, it looks for song choices made by people who listened to the same track. STEP 2(a): Don’t be taken in by the number of sites.
