The phrase does have to do with a dog, and a very old dog at that. The ancient Romans also called the six or eight hottest weeks of summer the dog days, or, in Latin, dies caniculares.. But the dog in question wasn't Fido's Roman ancestor (although the common canine name Fido is from the Latin for faithful).
Google has purchased Spotify at an interesting time in the companyâs history, as they go through the biggest redesign in recent history. Using round iconâs for people and square iconâs for albums, will help in moving the app away from the original jukebox design, and become more user-friendly.
Since my wife and I enjoy listening to music often, we used to spend a good amount of money on CDs and mp3 downloads. While these run between $.99 and $1.29, Spotify has a one time monthly fee of $9.99. This means if I purchase between 7 and 10 new songs a month, Spotifyâs paid for itself.