Comments on: Merry Christmas from Apple http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Randall Swain http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7134 Randall Swain Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:11:01 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/#comment-7134 I'm sorry - tried iTunes and it STILL sux bigtime. Now my problem is that it sees the ipod, it doesn't rearrange all my files - but I can't ACTUALLY use it to sync files. It comes up with an error saying the iPod can't be accessed. Open Winamp, hoping like h*ll that my brand new iPod has not died - and winamp copies across all my files, no problem. iTunes just SUX. I've said it before and I'll say it again.... And therefore I won't be using their store.... I’m sorry – tried iTunes and it STILL sux bigtime.

Now my problem is that it sees the ipod, it doesn’t rearrange all my files – but I can’t ACTUALLY use it to sync files. It comes up with an error saying the iPod can’t be accessed.

Open Winamp, hoping like h*ll that my brand new iPod has not died – and winamp copies across all my files, no problem.

iTunes just SUX. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…. And therefore I won’t be using their store….

]]> By: Randall Swain http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7123 Randall Swain Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:06:43 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/#comment-7123 Chris - have tried that and yes, it does work to an extent. However my biggest bugbear (and I haven't tried it again to see if this has been fixed) was the way that it would not save my library after a certain number of songs were added (and the number was a variable, not fixed!). And yes Daniel, I agree - I would love to use the iTunes store... Maybe I should soften my hardline and see what improvements have occurred - using Chris' tips! Cheers Chris – have tried that and yes, it does work to an extent. However my biggest bugbear (and I haven’t tried it again to see if this has been fixed) was the way that it would not save my library after a certain number of songs were added (and the number was a variable, not fixed!).

And yes Daniel, I agree – I would love to use the iTunes store… Maybe I should soften my hardline and see what improvements have occurred – using Chris’ tips!

Cheers

]]> By: Chris Till http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7122 Chris Till Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:57:46 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/#comment-7122 >> because it doesn’t try to re-organise my media file every frigging time I turn it on and doesn’t move my files around for me Randall turn off the "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" and "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library" options - they'll be under Edit/Preferences/Advanced/General on the Windows version That said, while iTunes IS quite a horridly unstable and huge application on Windows the OSX version is an absolute dream... plus the automatic organisation of your files is a natural thing on the Mac so that's not a problem either. >> because it doesn’t try to re-organise my media file every frigging time I turn it on and doesn’t move my files around for me

Randall turn off the “Keep iTunes Music folder organized” and “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” options – they’ll be under Edit/Preferences/Advanced/General on the Windows version

That said, while iTunes IS quite a horridly unstable and huge application on Windows the OSX version is an absolute dream… plus the automatic organisation of your files is a natural thing on the Mac so that’s not a problem either.

]]> By: daniel http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7121 daniel Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:40:11 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/#comment-7121 I suspect on both Windows and Mac there are other ways of loading files onto an iPod, but not of buying songs from the iTunes store. I suspect on both Windows and Mac there are other ways of loading files onto an iPod, but not of buying songs from the iTunes store.

]]> By: Randall Swain http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/comment-page-1/#comment-7120 Randall Swain Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:03:12 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/2007/12/26/ipod-compatibility/#comment-7120 I use Windows but won't TOUCH iTunes because it is a piece of crap. Surely there are alternatives (as there are alternatives for windows) to load up your iPod on an Mac? I use Winamp because it doesn't try to re-organise my media file every frigging time I turn it on and doesn't move my files around for me. And it doesn't lose it's library file every so often for no apparent reason.... Having said that, I love my new ProductRed Nano... I use Windows but won’t TOUCH iTunes because it is a piece of crap. Surely there are alternatives (as there are alternatives for windows) to load up your iPod on an Mac? I use Winamp because it doesn’t try to re-organise my media file every frigging time I turn it on and doesn’t move my files around for me. And it doesn’t lose it’s library file every so often for no apparent reason….

Having said that, I love my new ProductRed Nano…

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