Comments | marswalker: iThings - things that iProducts should have / do [iRant open to faceplant readers]

marswalker

iThings - things that iProducts should have / do [iRant open to faceplant readers]

Jan 24, 2015 10:06

I'll start off with music playing and managing on iDevices - the dreaded... iTunes ( Read more... )

Comments 9

ravenfeather January 24 2015, 16:24:19 UTC

I don't have an Iphone, or any smart anything, but I have noticed ALL of what you mentioned in media devices for the PC that play music. I remember once upon a time you could download and create as many playlists that you wanted, and could choose and play them. I stopped listening to music on the computer when I lost the ability to easily do that. And I think we all know that it takes simplicity for me to be able to do anything using technology.

marswalker January 24 2015, 22:14:36 UTC

I know a lot of folks feel that way - and I also know that for a while iTunes was /good/ at making improvised playlists based on one song. That was really the one thing it was good at. Well.. they "fixed" that too! lol.

ravenfeather January 25 2015, 00:35:05 UTC

"fixed" is an extremely subjective idea it seems.

stasia January 24 2015, 18:45:57 UTC

Winamp. Geordie can tell you more about it, although he doesn't use playlists. I do and I use it to manage my Original Style iPod and it's great.

Stasia

marswalker January 24 2015, 22:16:33 UTC

I used to use winamp "back in the day". I tried (something)monkey, but it wanted to hijack my music. Does winamp work with iPhones? :)

I used to like winamp a lot, but it started crashing my previous laptop (7 or so years ago) so I stopped using it.

I'll have to see if they have an iphone app...

pondhopper January 24 2015, 22:10:44 UTC

When we see you guys next summer talk to Manolo about Itunes...he is so mad about the complicated stupidity they've created.

Apparently it IS too much to ask.

marswalker January 24 2015, 22:17:11 UTC

Yah, the few things it did well 4 years ago are no longer done well. They fixed those features.

pondhopper January 24 2015, 22:27:39 UTC

"Fixed" is one way to put it.
:P

katbyte January 25 2015, 13:44:59 UTC

I am so glad to know that I am not the only person who has problems with ITunes. I do not have an IPhone, but do have 2 Ipod touches. One is older just for our water aerobics, the other I have had for a couple of years and I use mainly for Audio Books which I get from Audilble.com so I don't have to deal with ITunes.

I have tried and tried, and just can not really figure it out. It is the only software that has just kicked my ass. I thought it was because I was getting older, but I don't seem to be alone on this.