Introduction |
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2 | (1) |
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Conventions Used in This Book |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Part I Becoming Buddies with Spotify |
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5 | (1) |
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Part II Managing Your Spotify Experience |
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5 | (1) |
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Part III Getting By with a Little Help from Your Friends |
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5 | (1) |
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Part IV Enjoying the Enhanced Features of Spotify |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Part I Becoming Buddies With Spotify |
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Chapter 1 Introducing Spotify |
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Peeking at Some Snazzy Spotify Features |
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10 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Listening on other devices |
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11 | (1) |
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Sharing new music discoveries |
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12 | (1) |
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Branching out with third-party resources |
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12 | (1) |
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Deciding to Go for Spotify |
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12 | (4) |
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13 | (1) |
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Sound quality and efficiency |
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14 | (1) |
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Music sharing by using links |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Examining the Business of Spotify |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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Tasting the Many Flavors of Spotify |
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19 | (2) |
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Spotify Free: A gourmet sample |
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Spotify Unlimited: A hearty main course |
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20 | (1) |
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Spotify Premium: A four-course meal |
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20 | (1) |
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Figuring out Terms of Use |
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21 | (3) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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Advertising and use of computational resources |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Knowing Me, Knowing Spotify |
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24 | (3) |
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Making sure artists get paid |
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25 | (1) |
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Keeping the service afloat |
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25 | (1) |
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Helping you discover new music |
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25 | (1) |
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Conducting market analysis |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Getting Set Up with Spotify |
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27 | (20) |
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Understanding How Spotify Works |
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27 | (2) |
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Keeping your music in a cache |
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28 | (1) |
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Considering Spotify's data usage |
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29 | (1) |
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Running Spotify on Your Computer |
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29 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Sounding Out Digital Audio on Spotify |
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32 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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Getting Started with Spotify |
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34 | (9) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (4) |
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41 | (2) |
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Finding Music to Play on Spotify |
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43 | (2) |
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Updating the Spotify Software |
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45 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Understanding the Spotify Window |
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47 | (22) |
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Navigating the Spotify Window |
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47 | (1) |
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Understanding Spotify's Main Features |
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48 | (8) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Viewing Your Account Details |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (4) |
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Playing, skipping, and pausing |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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Randomizing the experience |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Fine-Tuning Your Setup in Preferences |
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61 | (8) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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Part II Managing Your Spotify Experience |
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69 | (80) |
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Chapter 4 Experiencing the Music |
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71 | (14) |
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Knowing Who's Available on Spotify (and Who Isn't) |
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71 | (4) |
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Notable missing artists and albums |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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Understanding the Play Queue and History |
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75 | (3) |
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Letting Spotify do the work |
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76 | (1) |
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Manually adding tracks to the Queue |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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Searching through Spotify's Offerings |
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78 | (7) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Finding New Tunes |
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85 | (16) |
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85 | (1) |
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Checking Out Artist Biographies |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (1) |
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Listening to Spotify Radio |
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90 | (3) |
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Getting Started with Last.fm |
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93 | (8) |
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94 | (2) |
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Discovering Last.fm recommendations |
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96 | (1) |
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More ways to find new music |
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97 | (2) |
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Adjusting Last.fm privacy |
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99 | (1) |
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Deleting tracks from the Library |
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99 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Creating Playlists: The Mixtape Lives On |
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101 | (16) |
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Knowing How Playlists Work |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (4) |
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104 | (2) |
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Making an album into a playlist |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (6) |
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Creating playlist folders |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Reordering playlist folders |
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109 | (1) |
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Reordering and moving playlists |
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110 | (1) |
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Rearranging playlist tracks |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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Deleting playlists and playlist folders |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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Examining a Playlist's Anatomy |
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115 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Mastering the Library at Your Fingertips |
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117 | (22) |
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Importing Your Local Files in an Instant |
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117 | (8) |
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Dealing with pesky Windows Media Player files |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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Gracing your Library with Gracenote |
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122 | (3) |
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Recognizing Some Spotify Icons |
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125 | (1) |
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Making Life Easier with Shortcuts |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (11) |
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128 | (1) |
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Managing the music in your Library |
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128 | (1) |
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Managing Spotify and iTunes playlists |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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Viewing album cover art (or loving Ctrl+G) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Creating shortcuts to access the music |
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135 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Downloading Tracks from Spotify |
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139 | (10) |
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Introducing Spotify Downloads |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Using Your Bundle before It Expires |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Buying Tracks from Spotify |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (2) |
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Privileges with Purchased Tracks |
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147 | (2) |
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Part III Getting By With a Little Help from Your Friends |
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149 | (68) |
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Chapter 9 Getting Started with Spotify Social |
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151 | (20) |
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Understanding Spotify Social |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (5) |
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Viewing the Music dashboard |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (2) |
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Signing up for Spotify from Facebook |
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157 | (1) |
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Controlling Privacy on Facebook |
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158 | (6) |
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159 | (1) |
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Editing Facebook's Spotify privacy settings |
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160 | (2) |
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Hiding individual stories from your Timeline |
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162 | (1) |
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Stopping Spotify from posting to your Timeline |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (4) |
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165 | (1) |
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Sharing your Spotify username |
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166 | (1) |
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Dealing with connection issues |
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166 | (2) |
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Editing Your Profile Privacy |
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168 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Sharing and Collaborating on Music |
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171 | (20) |
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Using Spotify Links to Share Music |
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172 | (8) |
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173 | (3) |
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Linking to just about anything |
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176 | (2) |
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Knowing which links to use |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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181 | (1) |
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Seeing who's subscribed to a playlist |
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181 | (1) |
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Collaborating on Playlists |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (3) |
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Sending tracks, playlists, and more |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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Marking and starring Inbox tracks |
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186 | (1) |
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Blocking unwanted messages |
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187 | (1) |
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Checking Out the Top Lists |
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187 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 Embracing the Spotify Community |
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191 | (26) |
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Playing with Special Spotify Toys |
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192 | (9) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Discovering the Music with ShareMyPlaylists.com |
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201 | (5) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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Submitting a playlist to SMP |
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203 | (1) |
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App downloads, Twitter, and more |
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204 | (2) |
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Using Spotibot to Uncover Music |
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206 | (1) |
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Following Spotify Music Blogs |
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207 | (4) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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Getting More Help with Spotify |
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211 | (6) |
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How Get Satisfaction works |
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211 | (1) |
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Submitting a Get Satisfaction query |
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211 | (2) |
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Adding an image to your query |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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Contacting Spotify Support |
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214 | (1) |
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Consulting Spotify's official website |
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214 | (3) |
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Part III Enjoying the Enhanced Features of Spotify |
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217 | (96) |
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Chapter 12 Understanding Spotify Paid-For Services |
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219 | (22) |
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Moving on to Bigger and Better Spotify Access |
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220 | (6) |
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Spotify Free: A tantalizing experience |
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221 | (2) |
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Spotify Unlimited: What it says on the tin |
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223 | (1) |
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Spotify Premium: Music wherever you are |
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223 | (3) |
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Comparing Products at a Glance |
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226 | (1) |
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Exploring Payment Options |
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227 | (4) |
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Payment methods and charges |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (2) |
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Creating a Premium or Unlimited account from scratch |
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231 | (1) |
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Giving the Gift of Spotify |
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231 | (4) |
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Using Spotify Invitations and Promotional Offers |
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235 | (3) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (2) |
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Contacting Customer Service |
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238 | (1) |
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Viewing Your Account Details |
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239 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Downloading Spotify for Mobile Devices |
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241 | (14) |
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Experiencing the Ultimate Freedom with Premium |
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242 | (1) |
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Using the Spotify Mobile Service with a Non-Premium Account |
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243 | (1) |
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Uncovering Spotify Mobile's Features |
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244 | (3) |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Investigating Compatible Handsets |
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247 | (4) |
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Downloading the app to your phone |
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249 | (1) |
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Manually entering a handset |
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250 | (1) |
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Downloading Spotify Mobile Using a Computer |
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251 | (2) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Using Spotify Mobile for the First Time |
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253 | (2) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Using Spotify on Your Mobile Device |
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255 | (30) |
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Using Spotify on Your Mobile |
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255 | (11) |
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Connecting to Spotify Mobile |
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256 | (1) |
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Searching for Spotify tracks |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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Finding more track information |
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264 | (2) |
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Sharing Tracks and Playlists |
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266 | (3) |
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Sharing tracks on the iPhone |
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266 | (2) |
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Sharing tracks on Android |
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268 | (1) |
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Performing Key Actions, Quickly |
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269 | (2) |
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269 | (1) |
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Pressing matters with Android |
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270 | (1) |
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Organizing Your Music Library |
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271 | (4) |
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271 | (2) |
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Creating and editing playlists |
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273 | (1) |
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Filtering within playlists |
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274 | (1) |
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Syncing Local Tracks over Wi-Fi |
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275 | (1) |
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Wi-Fi-ing a Stairway to Heaven |
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276 | (4) |
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Step 1 Connect your phone to Wi-Fi |
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277 | (1) |
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Step 2 Make playlists available offline |
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278 | (1) |
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Step 3 Your tracks start syncing |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (3) |
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280 | (3) |
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Streaming and syncing settings |
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283 | (1) |
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Expanding Your Spotify Capabilities |
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283 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 Listening to Spotify Music on Other Devices |
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285 | (14) |
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Marrying Your Music Device with Spotify |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (5) |
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Syncing music to your iPod |
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287 | (3) |
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290 | (2) |
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Streaming with Spotify's Hi-Fi Partners |
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292 | (4) |
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Setting a device password |
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292 | (1) |
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Logitech Squeezebox Touch (and Radio) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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Wireless Streaming without Premium |
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296 | (1) |
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Using Your Mobile Device as a Remote |
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297 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Using Offline Mode with Spotify Premium |
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299 | (14) |
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Playing Tracks in Spotify without a Web Connection |
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300 | (1) |
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Using Offline Mode on Your Computer |
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300 | (3) |
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Going Offline with Spotify Mobile |
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303 | (6) |
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Syncing offline playlists from your computer with Wi-Fi |
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303 | (2) |
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Syncing offline playlists directly from your mobile device |
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305 | (3) |
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Forcing the mobile app offline |
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308 | (1) |
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Dealing with Syncing Problems |
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309 | (4) |
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309 | (1) |
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Freeing up space for Android, phones |
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310 | (1) |
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Dealing with iPhone storage limits |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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Dealing with missing tracks |
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311 | (1) |
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Reaching mobile-device limits |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (34) |
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Chapter 17 Ten Answers to Common Spotify Problems |
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315 | (12) |
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Forgetting Your Device Username or Password |
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316 | (1) |
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Fixing Constant Offline-Mode Problems |
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317 | (2) |
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Finding a Particular Album, Artist, or Track |
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319 | (1) |
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Wondering Where Your Playlists Will Go |
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319 | (1) |
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Decoding Error Messages and Codes |
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320 | (1) |
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Dealing with Payment Problems |
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321 | (1) |
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Pausing for Thought: Why Has the Music Stopped? |
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322 | (1) |
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Figuring Out Why a Track Won't Play |
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323 | (1) |
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Dealing with Sound-Card Issues |
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323 | (1) |
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Fixing Frustrations Once and for All |
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324 | (3) |
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Chapter 18 Ten Innovative Spotify Tools |
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327 | (8) |
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329 | (1) |
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Cleanify Clipboard Filter |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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Spotify Search for Firefox |
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333 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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Playlistify Anything Bookmarklet |
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333 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Ten Great Ways to Use Spotify |
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335 | (12) |
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Getting Your Unsigned Band onto Spotify |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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Burning a CD from Downloaded Songs |
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338 | (1) |
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Finding Hidden Audio Gems on Spotify |
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339 | (2) |
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Listening to Music from around the World |
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341 | (1) |
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Starting Up Your Own Spotify Blog |
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341 | (1) |
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Developing a Spotify Service or App |
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342 | (2) |
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Entering a Spotify Competition: Win Stuff! |
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344 | (1) |
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Tidying Up Spotify's Catalogue |
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344 | (3) |
Index |
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