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johnfowles · 03-03-2004, 03:16 PM

quote:Originally posted by Minstrel Man:
John:

Are you able to download the song? According to the itunes website, you may only download the songs in the United States. Are you using itunes?
Yes well thereby hangs a tale
As Matthew said I am now in New Jersey
the reason my web site has an English (.uk)domain name is that at the time I started it johnfowles.com was held by some imposter, as was my second choice johnfowles.co.uk. I visited http://www.ukreg.com after I saw their advert in a UK Internet Magazine I read in our local Barnes and Noble (a splendid store who do not mind you spending all day using their magazine racks as a reference library). From that site I discovered that it was significantly cheaper to register a .uk domain than the plain version. Hence my .org.uk site
Ah yes Well all Right
now about getting this m4p file itself
Interim Report
=============================================
Doug (plumguru2)
on the Newsgroup made it seem deceptively simple
"You can download the iTunes App here:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/"

as earlier so had Jenney on corfid:-
"What is the web address to download them?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview.html
You have to register with a credit card then do a search for Gordon Lightfoot, then look for Harmony." "

Here is a running commentary on my efforts to get somewhere with itunes and the harmony preview tracks if only to hear the free 30-second clips!!
WARNING this procedure is most definitely
not for the faint hearted:-
I started as per Jenney's reply at:- http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview
And found that first I had to find and click on an almost hidden hyperlink:-
itunes
I then had to register free then download the software. But I did observe about this time that "you must have Windows 2000 or XP"
I registered with my ISP e-mail address and thought "I'll tag along" even though "I'd rather press on":-

the file downloading is:-
iTunesSetup.exe a mere 19MB only 5 1/2 hours on a 56K dial-up
I then clicked on the most obvious tab "store" which conveniently has a search box so I entered GL first result not impressive only one item was listed under "software"
"Batman Justice Unbalanced Ages 7 - 10
$24.95
With Gotham City and the life of
Commissioner Gordon (Gordon who geddit) at stake, will Batman solve the mystery in time?"
which was hardly what I was looking for!!
I tried again clicking "ipod + itunes" tab
took ages to load the page which duly trumpetted claims for 100 million free songs on the 1 in 3 Pepsi-cola bottle cap scheme
there is a link to the top 100 songs but no search box. But had I been so inclined I could have downloaded Britney Spears with no further ado. I then spotted that right under the "ipod and itunes" tab is a sub-menu which includes "music Store"
"could this be it" I mused
Not quite! There is then a further again almost hidden link to "shop for tunes" which is what I had thought I had been doing for the last 10 minutes!!
so it's not too a-mused-ing after all
next page invites you to "Buy Music for a song"
Tee Tee hee hee chortle chortle snigger!!!
A very nice screenshot:-

]
showing a page headed "itunes" with enticing links arrowed to
"preview any song" and at long last a promising looking search box
But it looks like I will get nowhere until itunes completes downloading 55 % so far and only another 2 1/2 hours to go.
After which presumably all I have to do is sit back and install my single copy of Windows XP,setup an account and download the m4p file again (another 2 hours or so)
Blimey as silverheels/Bruna said earlier it will be quicker to do nothing and twiddle my thumbs until May 11th!!!
Later file downloaded in 3 1/2 hours such patience has to be seen to be believed
Right trying to install itunes abruptly comes to a halt to remind you rather late in the day that it must have Windows 2000 or XP
Now to fight XP. Luckily I have a spare desktop here to experiment with!!!
wartch this space!!!

------------------
My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited March 03, 2004).]

03-03-2004, 03:16 PM	#36
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	quote:Originally posted by Minstrel Man: John: Are you able to download the song? According to the itunes website, you may only download the songs in the United States. Are you using itunes? Yes well thereby hangs a tale As Matthew said I am now in New Jersey the reason my web site has an English (.uk)domain name is that at the time I started it johnfowles.com was held by some imposter, as was my second choice johnfowles.co.uk. I visited http://www.ukreg.com after I saw their advert in a UK Internet Magazine I read in our local Barnes and Noble (a splendid store who do not mind you spending all day using their magazine racks as a reference library). From that site I discovered that it was significantly cheaper to register a .uk domain than the plain version. Hence my .org.uk site Ah yes Well all Right now about getting this m4p file itself Interim Report ============================================= Doug (plumguru2) on the Newsgroup made it seem deceptively simple "You can download the iTunes App here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/" as earlier so had Jenney on corfid:- "What is the web address to download them? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview.html You have to register with a credit card then do a search for Gordon Lightfoot, then look for Harmony." " Here is a running commentary on my efforts to get somewhere with itunes and the harmony preview tracks if only to hear the free 30-second clips!! WARNING this procedure is most definitely not for the faint hearted:- I started as per Jenney's reply at:- http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview And found that first I had to find and click on an almost hidden hyperlink:- itunes I then had to register free then download the software. But I did observe about this time that "you must have Windows 2000 or XP" I registered with my ISP e-mail address and thought "I'll tag along" even though "I'd rather press on":- the file downloading is:- iTunesSetup.exe a mere 19MB only 5 1/2 hours on a 56K dial-up I then clicked on the most obvious tab "store" which conveniently has a search box so I entered GL first result not impressive only one item was listed under "software" "Batman Justice Unbalanced Ages 7 - 10 $24.95 With Gotham City and the life of Commissioner Gordon (Gordon who geddit) at stake, will Batman solve the mystery in time?" which was hardly what I was looking for!! I tried again clicking "ipod + itunes" tab took ages to load the page which duly trumpetted claims for 100 million free songs on the 1 in 3 Pepsi-cola bottle cap scheme there is a link to the top 100 songs but no search box. But had I been so inclined I could have downloaded Britney Spears with no further ado. I then spotted that right under the "ipod and itunes" tab is a sub-menu which includes "music Store" "could this be it" I mused Not quite! There is then a further again almost hidden link to "shop for tunes" which is what I had thought I had been doing for the last 10 minutes!! so it's not too a-mused-ing after all next page invites you to "Buy Music for a song" Tee Tee hee hee chortle chortle snigger!!! A very nice screenshot:- ] showing a page headed "itunes" with enticing links arrowed to "preview any song" and at long last a promising looking search box But it looks like I will get nowhere until itunes completes downloading 55 % so far and only another 2 1/2 hours to go. After which presumably all I have to do is sit back and install my single copy of Windows XP,setup an account and download the m4p file again (another 2 hours or so) Blimey as silverheels/Bruna said earlier it will be quicker to do nothing and twiddle my thumbs until May 11th!!! Later file downloaded in 3 1/2 hours such patience has to be seen to be believed Right trying to install itunes abruptly comes to a halt to remind you rather late in the day that it must have Windows 2000 or XP Now to fight XP. Luckily I have a spare desktop here to experiment with!!! wartch this space!!! ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited March 03, 2004).]