We take a look at the pros and cons of syncing music to your portable device versus using the cloud to store your music.

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Show notes:

• Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic
• How Many Matches Does iTunes Match Match, When iTunes Match Does Match Matches?
• Apple improves iCloud Music Library matching, ditches copy-protected matched files for Apple Music users
• Here’s How Messed Up Apple Music Metadata Is
• Macworld: Ask the iTunes Guy

Our next tracks:

• Kirk: Brian Eno: Reflection
• Doug: David Bowie: Stage

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