Ruckus

[The Emperor Of Ice Cream]

For all of you college students: Take a look at www.ruckus.com . It's an answer to internet radio, but it's better 'cause you download the music and can play it even when not connected to the internet. It's got a fairly strong selection of music, and covers pretty much every genre.

The only downside, if you choose to view it this way, is that the files you download are in a proprietary format and can only be played in the Ruckus audio program. Other than that, the downloads are fast and easy to start.

It's free to college students, but I don't know how much it costs for those not going to school. Additionally, you can purchase access to online video -- or, if you want to put the music on your portable mp3 player, you can also pay to do that.

[IndependentClauses]

At OU, it's pretty much a game to see how fast you can break Ruckus.

My friend who didn't have an e-mail until her senior year of high-school (last year) figured out a rudimentary way to break it. It's kinda weak in the security area.

I don't approve of it, cause I'm anti-illegal downloading, but I do know of several people who can tell you several ways to get, oh, 12 gigs of music off ruckus.

It's sad.

[The Emperor Of Ice Cream]

Note that I was implying people should stick to the high road >_>

[IndependentClauses]

Yeah, I know you were....but whenever someone says Ruckus, that's the first thing I think of. Just goes to show - DRM stuff isn't that smart/that great of an idea.