Chapter One. I Can’t Help Myself: The Chapter for People Who Must Play a Song Right Now

I Can’t Help Myself: The Chapter for People Who Must Play a Song Right Now

Okay, just so you know—you’re NOT supposed to read this chapter. This chapter is only for people who don’t really care about learning how to use their iPod, how to use iTunes, or really enjoy the entire process of “ripping, mixing, and burning” (as Apple once called it). This chapter is for very shallow people who simply just want to play a song, just one song, right now. These people have the delayed gratification quotient of a gerbil, so they wouldn’t care about “the right way” or “the best way”—they just want to play a song right now, no matter what. That’s ...

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