Skeptico Saloon: An Objectivist Joint

[StanD]

Why do people dislike iTunes somuch?

 
 

I dunno. I asked Stan, but never got a reply.

se

The User Interface and workflow doesn't appeal to me. It's good for those who live in the Cupertino Ecosystem.

 

[gikigill]

And iTunes is a total dog on Windows. Runs perfectly on Macs though.
 
Whether that's deliberate or not is up in the air,

 

[StanD]

  And iTunes is a total dog on Windows. Runs perfectly on Macs though.
 
Whether that's deliberate or not is up in the air,

Yep crook software on Windoze. Either deliberate or by ineptness....or both.

 

[lamode]

What's wrong with iTunes? Works ok for me.

se

 
iTunes is a cluttered, clunky, mishmash of tools.

 

[lamode]

I don't even wear a regular watch. Not going to shackle myself with an Apple Watch.

se

 
+1
 
I wouldn't wear one if it were free.

 

[StanD]

Originally Posted by Steve Eddy 


I don't even wear a regular watch. Not going to shackle myself with an Apple Watch.

se
 
Originally Posted by lamode /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
 
+1
 
I wouldn't wear one if it were free.

+2 If I got one for free it would go right to a FS forum.

 

[limpidglitch]

You might be confusing "hand" with wrist

 
No.
Does it worry you that you rely on an inanimate object to 'make you whole'?

 

[Steve Eddy]

I just bought one last week. I have about the same amount of attachment to my computers as I do a good screwdriver. Ok I have no problem paying $20 for a screwdriver. 
I opened the box one morning to configure it, and I have to say I did pause and just looked at it, turning it, feeling the weight. It is so thin both heavy and light at the same time a seamless fusion of glass and aluminum. It is half the thickness of any other tablet I have,and crazy fast at tasks. Apple's obsession with thinness drives me crazy, I would rather have twice the battery life and thicker. But looking at the air you start to wonder how does thing even have a battery, let alone electronics in it.

Yeah. When I first got my iPad, I got it with the leather cover with the magnetic catch. I'd be embarrassed to say how much time I spent just pulling it off and putting it back on. I was transfixed. The elegance, the simplicity, the precision. And then that Retina display. 'Nuff said.

se

 

[Steve Eddy]

The User Interface and workflow doesn't appeal to me. It's good for those who live in the Cupertino Ecosystem.

Ah, ok. I don't really use iTunes itself too much. I'm mostly using my iPod Nano.

se

 

[StanD]

Ah, ok. I don't really use iTunes itself too much. I'm mostly using my iPod Nano.

se

Do you download to it using iTunes on a Mac?

 

[gikigill]

No.
Does it worry you that you rely on an inanimate object to 'make you whole'?

Just like how most people won't step out without their clothes, I need my watch on me at all times. Similar to how a lot of folks won't leave home without their cell phones.

 

[Steve Eddy]

Do you download to it using iTunes on a Mac?

No. PC. But it's all done automagically. I just have to plug in the Nano or my iPad. I typically buy iTunes content on my iPad, since that's what I'm using 99.5% of the time now. I only use my PC for CAD and graphics work anymore. So I buy content on my iPad, plug it in and it updates the music content on iTunes, then when I plug in my Nano, iTunes updates it. Simple simple.

se

 

[StanD]

No. PC. But it's all done automagically. I just have to plug in the Nano or my iPad. I typically buy iTunes content on my iPad, since that's what I'm using 99.5% of the time now. I only use my PC for CAD and graphics work anymore. So I buy content on my iPad, plug it in and it updates the music content on iTunes, then when I plug in my Nano, iTunes updates it. Simple simple.

se

So you use iTunes on the PC. What about mp3 files that you rip, etc? Media Monkey (Free Edition) can do that for you, easy to use UI for selectivley loading music onto your iDevices.

 

[Steve Eddy]

So you use iTunes on the PC. What about mp3 files that you rip, etc? Media Monkey (Free Edition) can do that for you, easy to use UI for selectivley loading music onto your iDevices.

I don't buy much physical media anymore. When I do, I just pop it into my PC, iTunes pulls it up, I choose the cuts I want to import and I'm done. Simple simple.

se

 

[StanD]

I don't buy much physical media anymore. When I do, I just pop it into my PC, iTunes pulls it up, I choose the cuts I want to import and I'm done. Simple simple.

se

I hope you use a CD Mat.