One of my goals for the near future is to set up a Shoutcast stream of the music on my home computer in order to listen to it on the go on my Treo 600 using the fabulous Pocket Tunes program. Icecast may also be an option, but that's as far I've gotten in my research.

Tonight I had another thought. If I put a TV tuner card in my computer, will it receive Comcast's digital music stations (which are commercial-free), which I could then turn into Shoutcast (or other) streams? Can I make my own version of satellite radio (albeit an inferior one) using a service to which I already subscribe?

Please leave/send comments or suggestions about this idea!

I'm trying to catch up on news because the cable modem at home went bad, and then I had trouble getting my computer back on the network. Everyone else's computer in the house came back online just fine, but no, mine had to cause problems.

Anyway, I opened Rhapsody to listen to some music while reading news, and I realized that the "library" of albums I've collected on this computer hasn't synchronized with the "library" on my computer at work. So I went through the menus to find the "report a problem" feature I remember seeing, and nothing happens when I click on it. Sigh.

Something interesting usually results from things that don't work, though, which is how I noticed that this latest version of the Rhapsody software includes an option to "Blog Playlist." Hmmmm... wonder what happens if I click on that! Guess where it takes me. Go on - guess.

Blogger.

When did that happen? Google/Blogger has a relationship with Rhapsody? Now that is interesting. I wonder what their plans are for music?!

Addendum: something must be wrong with the software installed on my home computer, because when I click on "user settings," nothing happens. When I do this at work, however, I can change various options, including a window about "blog." From there, I can specify which blogging service I want to use, Blogger, Movable Type, or Typepad. Has anyone blogged tracks or playlists from within the Rhapsody app?