As Google was announcing their new Google Music service, I was already signing up for an invite. A couple weeks later I got my invite and have been working with it nonstop. The idea behind Google Music is to be able to upload your music collection (or 20,000 songs worth) from a central location and stream it to any computer or android device you own. It uses your Google account, just like any other Google service, to link everything together. On computers you can just navigate to the http://music.google.com/ website and log in with your google account. For Android devices, you’ll just need the Google Music app. The following is my first impressions of the new service.
The Good:
- Uploader is fairly easy to use
- Playing and switching music is surprisingly quick considering it’s online
- Almost positive that it pulls album art automatically upon uploading.
- Can be played on multiple computers and android devices
The Bad:
- Only one folder can be selected to grab music from.
- Difficult to delete songs you no longer want/need
- Once a mass upload is started it’s seemingly impossible to cancel it
- No visualizations or equalizers
After trying again and again with other screen cleaners to clean my monitors and laptop screens; I’ve finally found one that works. A coworker turned me to a screen cleaner he had just purchased and was trying out called Ultra Screen Cleaner Gel. I was however a bit baffled at first glance. The liquid inside the spray bottle seemed more syrupy and thicker than the other cleaners I had witnessed. I was also told that this liquid was supposed to be sprayed directly on the monitor. Usually with any other cleaner that is a big no-no. Being an IT person who deals with dirty screens on a daily basis, I had to give this a try.
