Freebie Download of the Week

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Commercial alternative to free music file sharing.

NAME and DOWNLOAD LINK: iTunes

DESCRIPTION: Apple's digital jukebox software, now available for Windows.

SIZE: 19MB.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Macintosh: Mac OS X v10.1.5 or later Mac OS X v10.2.4 required to share music and burn DVDs 400MHz G3 processor or better QuickTime 6.2 required to encode AAC 128 MB RAM minimum/256 RAM recommended DSL, cable modem, or LAN-based high-speed Internet connection recommended for buying and streaming music

Windows: Windows XP or 2000 500 MHz Pentium class processor or better, QuickTime 6.4 (included) 128 MB RAM minimum/256 RAM recommended Latest Windows service packs recommended Supported CD-RW drive to burn CDs, video display card, soundcard DSL, cable modem, or LAN-based high-speed Internet connection recommended for buying and streaming music

COMMENT: "iTunes offers Windows users the same online music store that Mac users love, with the same music catalog, the same personal-use rights, and the same 99-cents-per-song pricing. With music from all five major music companies and more than 200 independent labels, the iTunes Music Store catalog is growing every day and will offer more than 400,000 songs by the end of October. iTunes for Windows includes all the same great features that made it the best digital jukebox software for the Mac--a free download with no hidden charges for extra features, MP3- and pristine-quality AAC-encoding from audio CDs, smart playlists, more than 250 free Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, burn content to DVDs to back up an entire music collection, and share music via Rendezvous over any network, cross-platform."