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Best Buy has announced a new CD Conversion service provided by their Geek Squad employees. They'll rip your CD collection into MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV, WMA, WMA-Lossless, or OGG formats, and return it to you (along with your CDs) on DVDs or a device of your choice. Geek Squad is charging $1 per CD for this service. Not a bad deal, considering how much time you'll save.

They also offer CD restoration, an online ripping calculator, and free FedEx shipping. Wondering when you'll receive your order? Check the status 24 hours a day simply by logging on to their website.

Find out more information at http://rip.geeksquad.com.

My Production Manager was in my office this week, and we were discussing the missed nuances of technology from yesteryear. What he missed most was his music from the turntable. Not just the music quality was missed but the sound produced between songs on his vinyl records. Sure, he has an MP3 player and several classic albums. What he wants to hear is the “intermission noise” between songs. I searched for a sound bite with no success. If you have some old vinyl and you want to convert to digital then the ION LP 2 CD has an MSRP of $399 and can deliver rendered files for your MP3 player. This is a great in depth review from Everything USB.

For more info and products check out ION Audio: www.ionaudio.com/lp2cd