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A content delivery system and method are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a personal computer having a storage device. The personal computer may have a software application saved on the storage device. In practice, the application may be

A content delivery system and method are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a personal computer having a storage device. The personal computer may have a software application saved on the storage device. In practice, the application may be capable of directing the personal computer to communicatively couple with a network based resource and to initiate presentation of a graphical user interface (GUI) at the user computer system. In some cases, the GUI may act as a user interface for the network based resource. The system may also include a portable audio file player with a collection of locally saved instructions. The instructions may direct a processor of the player to maintain an updateable user interface that includes a menu of selectable icons and to modify the updateable user interface in connection with receiving an audio file from the personal computer.

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What is claimed is: 1. A content delivery system, comprising: a software application configured for storage on a storage medium of a personal computer, the software application further configured to maintain a collection of audio files saved locally to the personal computer, to allow a user to crea

What is claimed is: 1. A content delivery system, comprising: a software application configured for storage on a storage medium of a personal computer, the software application further configured to maintain a collection of audio files saved locally to the personal computer, to allow a user to create a playlist, to initiate a downloading of an audio file included in the playlist from the personal computer to a portable audio file player, to initiate sending a request for a different audio file to a network based resource, to receive the different audio file, to locally save the different audio file at the personal computer, and to initiate presentation of a graphical user interface (GUI) at the personal computer, wherein the GUI is configured to operate as a user interface for the network based resource, further wherein the GUI is configured to present a collection of selectable functions associated with audio information; the portable audio file player having a processor, a display, and a memory configured to store a plurality of audio files; and a collection of instructions saved locally at the portable audio file player, the collection of instructions operable to direct the processor to maintain an updateable user interface comprising a menu of selectable icons, to modify the updateable user interface in connection with receiving a particular audio file from the personal computer such that a particular selectable icon is linked to the particular audio file, to initiate presentation of the menu on the display, to communicate data to a different electronic device that has an associated display to allow the different electronic device to present a selectable representation of the particular selectable icon on the associated display, and to begin playing the particular audio file at the portable audio file player in connection with a user selecting the selectable representation from the associated display. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable audio file player comprises a physical interface through which: (1) the portable audio file player communicates the data used to create the selectable representation; and (2) the different electronic device communicates a signal to begin playing the particular audio file at the portable audio file player in connection with the user selecting the selectable representation from the associated display. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable audio file player is operable as a wireless telephone. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the software application is a non-browser application. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the network based resource is accessible via an Internet website. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the software application is further operable to direct the personal computer to communicate a playlist created at the personal computer to the network based resource such that the playlist is available to a plurality of remote computers having access to the network based resource. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein a web browser is utilized by the personal computer to access the network based resource. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the GUI is further configured to present a selectable link including the word "store", wherein a selection of the selectable link navigates a user to a portion of the network based resource that allows the user to purchase a song file. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the GUI is further configured to present a selectable link for sending a song file to a friend, wherein a selection of the selectable link by a first user allows the first user to allow a second user to listen to the song file. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the GUI is configured to operate as the user interface for the network based resource without an active browsing environment. 11. A content delivery system, comprising: a network based resource accessible by a user computer system, the network based resource maintaining a plurality of selectable songs formatted in a digital format; an application configured to execute at the user computer system, the application operable to direct the user computer system to communicatively couple with the network based resource to allow user selection of an audio file from the network based resource, to receive the audio file, to locally save the audio file, and to initiate presentation of a graphical user interface (GUI) at the user computer system; the GUI configured to present a collection of selectable functions associated with audio information, the selectable functions comprising: a song purchase function; a song search function, a playlist creation function; and a naming function that allows a user to assign a user-defined name to a given playlist; and a different application configured to execute at a portable media player, the different application operable to direct the portable media player to receive the user-defined name, to associate the user-defined name with at least one audio file, and to communicate data representing the user-defined name to a different audio system to allow the different audio system to present a soft button comprising the user-defined name on an associated display of the different audio system. 12. The system of claim 11, further comprising: the user computer system configured to execute the application; a display coupled to the user computer system and operable to present the GUI; and a portable device mount coupled to the user computer system, the portable device mount configured to mate with the portable media player and to communicatively couple the portable media player and the user computer system such that the a digital representation of the locally saved audio file can be communicated to the portable media player from the user computer system. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the application comprises a library portion that utilizes an XML-based format. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the GUI comprises a store link such that a user can utilize the application to purchase items via the network based resource. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the GUI comprises a send a friend a link icon. 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the application comprises a search engine that allows a user to search for a specific audio file by at least one of an artist criteria and a song title criteria, further wherein a portion of firmware comprises the different application. 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the GUI comprises a top ten portion presenting a series of top ten lists based on different polls. 18. The system of claim 11, wherein the application comprises an online radio broadcast portion that allows a user to select a specific online radio station stream to be communicated to the user computer system. 19. The system of claim 11, wherein the application comprises a file delivering feature that allows a user to receive a second version of a selected audio file having a specific format in connection with a receipt by a wireless device of the user of a first version of the selected audio file, wherein the first version has a format that differs from the specific format. 20. The system of claim 11, wherein the different application is further operable to direct the portable media player to associate a name with a video file saved at the portable media player, and to communicate data representing the name to a different device to allow the different device to present a soft button comprising the name on an associated display of the different device, and to begin playing the video file after a selection of the name made via the different device.