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How to Make an Awesome Playlist on Pandora

PSafe Newsroom — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:17:51 +0000

Pandora is an excellent way to access a variety of music. With the platform, you can tailor stations to your liking. In fact, Pandora allows you to make a perfect radio station that suits your interests. Plus, you can allow Pandora to play other bands you might like that are similar to your interests. Here are a few ways you can get the optimal experience from Pandora.

Variety is the Spice of Life
Stations can become awfully monotonous if you only have one genre of music rotating. This repetitiveness is going to make you get bored of the station very quickly. Thus, adding different genres will allow the Pandora station to diversify the style of your music. If you do not want Pandora to mix up your music genres, then you can uncheck the “add variety” button in settings.

Be Selective with the Songs You Like
When you upvote every single song you like, then Pandora will play songs that are related to those genres. This can get out of hand, as the range of genres will become so broad that your station won’t be unique anymore. While it is important to diversify your playlist, making it too heterogeneous is just as bad. Finding a happy medium is imperative to having a solid station.

Skip Responsibly
You are only allowed six skips per hour. Don’t abuse this privilege, or you will be stuck listening to awful songs. Allocate these skips throughout the hour so you can skip the songs you absolutely can’t stand. Only allowing yourself one skip per ten minutes will allow you to efficiently use your skips.

I’m Tired of This Track
There’s always that one song that radio stations play over and over again, all day. Pandora has a feature called “I’m Tired of This Track” that allows you to temporarily remove a song from the station. To access this feature, hold your mouse over the album cover presented on the station. There should be an up arrow that appears. Next, there should be an option called “I’m Tired of This Track.” Clicking this will tell Pandora to hold off on playing the song for a while.

Get Apple Music for Your Android Device Today

PSafe Newsroom — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:49:17 +0000

It seems as if there is a large divide within the natural duopoly between the iPhone and the Android. Both companies are constantly innovating so they can stay on top of the game. However, it seems as if Apple has bridged the competitive gap between the two businesses.

Apple decided to team up with Android and allow their users to access Apple Music. Here are some things you should know about this new development.

You can only sign up for an individual plan.
There is no family plan yet. As of now, you can only receive an individual monthly subscription, which is priced at $9.99 per month. You do receive a free month trial; however, you are automatically charged once that free month has expired.

You receive all the benefits that iPhone users receive with Apple Music.
Curated playlists, musical recommendations, radio — it’s all there. Don’t feel like you’re getting the short end of the stick just because you’re using an Apple app on an Android. Beats One is also included within the Apple Music package, so you can constantly listen to radio hits tailored to your interests 24/7.

You need an Apple Account to have access to Apple Music.
You might have an Apple ID without even knowing it. If you have ever purchased anything from iTunes, whether it be a song, album, TV show, etc., you have an Apple ID. If you have never used iTunes, then you will need to create an Apple ID. This can be done through the Apple Music application.

No voice control.
Sadly, our good friend Siri isn’t programmed within Android phones. Thus, you have no means to utilize voice control to play a song. On the iPhone, you can simply tell Siri to “play The Beatles” and she will immediately pull up the Apple Music app for you.

Android’s version of Apple Music is still in its beta stage.
As a result, the program is still being developed, and likely has significant errors that need to be accounted for prior to launching the product. So, if you decide to download Apple Music early, be patient if you experience technical difficulties with the app.

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Why You Should Download Amazon Prime Today

PSafe Newsroom — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:12:21 +0000

You have multiple items saved on your wish list, you browse Amazon every chance you get, and packages marked “Amazon” frequently land on your doorstep. You already love using online shopping giant Amazon.com, so why haven’t you taken the next step and committed to Amazon Prime?

If you’ve been on the fence about Amazon Prime, a paid service ($99 per year, plus a free 30-day trial or $10.99 per month at the time of this writing), you should know that the benefits are many. Here are a few great reasons why you should consider shelling out for an Amazon Prime account.

Free Shipping

Nobody, absolutely nobody, cheers for paying for shipping. Save some serious dough by opting for Amazon Prime. Participants gain access to free two day shipping on thousands of items. Then, whenever you are shopping on Amazon, you can look for items that offer free shipping and pay less.

Free TV Series and Movie Access

That’s right, when you pony up for Amazon Prime, you receive access to films and TV shows that you would have otherwise had to have rent. There’s even Amazon exclusives, so there’s always something new to discover. If you are an avid movie watcher and TV fan, you will easily see a quick return on this one.

Borrow Books from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library

No bookworm can’t resist a few more good books to fall back on. Fortunately, Amazon Prime has you covered. When you browse through Amazon’s vast variety of Kindle books for sale, you will see plenty that offer free eBooks for Amazon Prime members to borrow.

Free Music

Even though there aren’t as many tracks available as you would find on music streaming platform Spotify, it’s still a nice perk. There are still more than a million songs available for those Amazon Prime members in the US and Puerto Rico.

Free Photo Storage

Are you backing up your images? One great way to make sure you never lose your images is to take advantage of the free unlimited cloud storage that is offered to Amazon Prime members. You also receive 5GB of storage for videos and documents in Amazon Drive.

Amazon Prime: A Bevy of Benefits!

Savvy online shoppers are already taking advantage of the benefits of Amazon Prime. From free two day shipping to free photo storage and free eBooks, what are you waiting for?

Which Music Streaming Service is Right for You?

PSafe Newsroom — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 21:43:56 +0000

If it weren’t hard enough to stay on top of new music, today’s market is also crowded with options on how how to stream it! From an online service that selects music for you, to a device-transferable app that gives you access to artists’ complete oeuvre, the choices can feel a little overwhelming. Here, we’ll compare three of today’s most popular streaming services so you can move forward with building a customized listening experience.

1. Spotify.

Free with ads; $10 for subscription; free app.

Spotify offers multiple ways to find and organize music. You can listen to nearly any artist, search by song or album, and create your own playlists along the way. Spotify can create personalized playlists based on the songs and type of music you regularly listen to, as well as offer ready-made playlists according to mood and genre. The subscription service, Spotify Premium, also allows users to download music directly onto their phones for listening offline.

2. Apple Music.

$9.99 per month for an individual subscription; $14.99 for a family subscription for up to six people; 3-month free trial; free app.

Apple started the music streaming revolution with iTunes back in 2003. Apple Music now has a catalog of over 30 million songs to choose from, and you can also browse new music curated by an in-house team. Like Spotify, Apple Music also serves up personalized recommendations, and lets users create their own playlists. Distinctive Apple Music features include radios stations for music and interviews, and a Connect features that lets you learn more about your favorite artists.

3. Pandora.

Free with ads; existing users $3.99 per month; new users $4.99 per month; free app.

Pandora is all about discovering artists you haven’t heard before. Pandora’s library is the result of the Music Genome Project, a comprehensive internal algorithm that matches artists and songs according to common characteristics (e.g. style, rhythm, gender of artist). Users first choose a song or artist, and the software then designs a unique playlist that will include your choice, along with similar music Pandora believes you will enjoy. And if you’re not quite sure what you’re in the mood for, the service also offers hundreds of genre stations for easy streaming.

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