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March 20, 2005
Napster & Creative Zen Micro
I've been using the Napster 2.0 service for a couple of months now. So far so good.
I used the plug-in that runs inside Windows Media however it seems slow so I've changed my preference to using the standalone Napster applicaion.
After some wrestling with the concept of never owning any music, I've made my peace with it.
The success of the whole thing is contingent on how you use it. If you're still listening to the same music you did in your teens, frankly it's not for you. But if you are one who likes exploring new artists and listening to entire albums rather than cherry-picking the radio singles, it has merit. The other thing to consider is that because you can use it on up to three PC's, it can serve the interests of others in your house hold as well.
Enter ZenMan
Creative Zen Micro
Tonight I went out and bought the Creative Zen Micro so I can run the Napster To Go.
I didn't get this right away, but downloading the newest driver (at the time of this writing, still in beta) to be compatible with the Microsoft Plays For Sure standard made this painfully simple.
I have a desktop computer that I did the full software install on before I realized that I just had to do the Play For Sure drivers. When acquainting it with my laptop, I was able to skip that step.
Voila!!!
I did the upgrade to Napster to Go, paid my extra 5 dollars, and away I go.
I actually have to redownload a bunch of songs I have gotten into the habit of streaming live so I could sync them to the player. But so far so good.
The player is still new to me so I like it so far. It feels like a quality piece of gear and so far this whole apparatus is functioning just like I had hoped.
Posted by Derek Leverington at March 20, 2005 12:50 AM