Dan's presentation

Dan’s Presentation was on Mp3’s and iTunes.

Dan talked about the technical advantages and disadvantages of Mp3 format audio. Mp3s advantage is that most computers can use them with out a need for rendering and small size makes them ideal for the internet. In addition to this he played different audio files so that we could hear the difference in quality between them, this helped to understand the impact of the technical specifications of the audio.

The iTunes web site does not have the majority of the music content, this is found in the iTunes store. In addition to this i-tunes also works as a music player, library, and includes an RSS feed. It also allows you to check the top charts and gives a sample before you buy the mp3. One of the advantages of iTunes is in its versatility and its ability to provide a media player that interacts with the internet and online media in a very user friendly way.
Dan also mentioned legal music downloads, sites like bigpond.com and mp3.com.