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This application should not be used for any illegal purposes. Listen
to tracks at your own discretion.

This application is similar to a cable DVR - Record now listen later.

Make sure to delete the music files after you have listened to them!!!

It is illegal to copy, share or reproduce any copyrighted material.
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requirments:
application requires a JRE 1.5.x, the java exe must be in the environment [path]

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp


current features:
save mp3 artist/album/song.mp3
ID3 tagging artis/album/song/track/year/genre
fetches artist bio - via last.fm
fetched last.fm [track stat]
fetched last.fm [similar songs]
fetches last.fm [top fans]
fetches and saves album art - via last.fm
tags ID3 cover art - (embeds album image in MP3, viewable in ITUNES / IPOD)
add track to your last.fm account [recent tracks]
organizes mp3's by station

to run client:
1) Run command window from distribution dir [java -jar pandora.jar}
2) In a [FIREFOX] browswer use the URL [http://localhost]
3) Navigate Pandora as usual

to provide a location to you prefered archive dir define it in the default.properties file
there a several configuration options available in the UI for enabling / disabling features

There are to options for ripping Pandor mp3s
[cruise control]
1) on - Rips all songs played - after 15 seconds of play
2) off - Rips songs only when the [grab it] link is clicked (wait at least 15 seconds from when the song starting playing)

misc:
For security reasons the server validates the client host name is localhost - an exception will be thrown for non localhost request

If port 80 is taken, provide your preferred port number by passing it into the app [java -jar pandora.jar 8085] - http://localhost:8085


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CURRENTLY THIS APP ONLY WORKS IN FIREFOX / WINDOWS
tested on 1.5.03 / XP
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contact: irieb@mac.com

happy ripping......



