Comments on: iTunes http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/ Andy Simpson's personal blog. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: aiusepsihttp://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-464 aiusepsi Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:07:36 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/#comment-464 The search tool is great when you know exactly what it is you're looking for, otherwise browsing through everything is nice. In this regard, the new iTunes 8 is actually better, because there's a grid view!<br><br>I guess I have the slightly naive viewpoint that software should not be complicated, and that you should be able to figure out what's going on by educated guesswork. I shouldn't have to know how to use a piece of software to know how to use it, that's an obvious Catch-22. The interface should get out of my way and make it easy for me to do what I want.<br><br>Both iTunes and WMP have their own stupid formats, and neither will play the other's format. That's retarded on both sides, and they need slapping, hard. To add insult to injury, iTunes offers to convert my files wma files over - but if you can understand them enough to convert them, can't you just play them as is?<br><br>I guess my major unarticulated annoyance with iTunes is that basically I've been forced to install it, because Apple are illegally using their dominance in one area to muscle into another; the exact kind of monopolist bullshit that got Microsoft in trouble years ago. The search tool is great when you know exactly what it is you're looking for, otherwise browsing through everything is nice. In this regard, the new iTunes 8 is actually better, because there's a grid view!

I guess I have the slightly naive viewpoint that software should not be complicated, and that you should be able to figure out what's going on by educated guesswork. I shouldn't have to know how to use a piece of software to know how to use it, that's an obvious Catch-22. The interface should get out of my way and make it easy for me to do what I want.

Both iTunes and WMP have their own stupid formats, and neither will play the other's format. That's retarded on both sides, and they need slapping, hard. To add insult to injury, iTunes offers to convert my files wma files over – but if you can understand them enough to convert them, can't you just play them as is?

I guess my major unarticulated annoyance with iTunes is that basically I've been forced to install it, because Apple are illegally using their dominance in one area to muscle into another; the exact kind of monopolist bullshit that got Microsoft in trouble years ago.

]]> By: Callanhttp://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Callan Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:03:18 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/#comment-463 I've never had problems with iTunes - I only use the store for music so I've not had the issues with the Apps thing, and I never needed to use the browse tool - I just typed whatever-it-was I was looking for in the search bar and voila, sorting by any of the headings as necessary. As for importing, I just told it to add from folders. Not suyre what happened to you here! I think people give iTunes a bad press because they don't take the time to learn it properly, which is probably the reason Winamp and I never got along...<br><br>As for WMP, I hate the thing. It too has it's own format which is irksome (but can be set to mp3 if I recall) but I find it's organisation structure a little too crap and fidly to navigate up until version whatever it was which effecitvely became a clone of the iTunes thing (might have changed again by now, I don't use it). Not to mention that back when I was choosing between them WMP had a super-slow search function when you actually had to wait for results. Rectified for a long time now but a bit late to catch me!<br><br>@ Lucy: You can set iTunes to use and import a range of file formats including .mp3. The windows version also acts as an mp3 converter if you need to convert files. I've never had problems with iTunes – I only use the store for music so I've not had the issues with the Apps thing, and I never needed to use the browse tool – I just typed whatever-it-was I was looking for in the search bar and voila, sorting by any of the headings as necessary. As for importing, I just told it to add from folders. Not suyre what happened to you here! I think people give iTunes a bad press because they don't take the time to learn it properly, which is probably the reason Winamp and I never got along…

As for WMP, I hate the thing. It too has it's own format which is irksome (but can be set to mp3 if I recall) but I find it's organisation structure a little too crap and fidly to navigate up until version whatever it was which effecitvely became a clone of the iTunes thing (might have changed again by now, I don't use it). Not to mention that back when I was choosing between them WMP had a super-slow search function when you actually had to wait for results. Rectified for a long time now but a bit late to catch me!

@ Lucy: You can set iTunes to use and import a range of file formats including .mp3. The windows version also acts as an mp3 converter if you need to convert files.

]]> By: Lucyhttp://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Lucy Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:45:06 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/#comment-445 iTunes. Yuk. I could spell out what's wrong with it, but you seem to have done a pretty good job, only missing out the whole exclusive file format thing which is a right pain if you have an mp3 player. That and the C: drive organisational nightmare have very nearly tipped me into deleting it a large number of times - I've always kept it, but still get annoyed when large numbers of people insist that it's inherently superior...<br><br>Windows Media Player for me. Version 7, I believe it is. Damn straight. iTunes. Yuk. I could spell out what's wrong with it, but you seem to have done a pretty good job, only missing out the whole exclusive file format thing which is a right pain if you have an mp3 player. That and the C: drive organisational nightmare have very nearly tipped me into deleting it a large number of times – I've always kept it, but still get annoyed when large numbers of people insist that it's inherently superior…

Windows Media Player for me. Version 7, I believe it is. Damn straight.

]]> By: aiusepsihttp://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-444 aiusepsi Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:22:50 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/#comment-444 Test comment... Test comment…

]]> By: Jhttp://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-433 J Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:18:38 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2008/itunes/#comment-433 Nope, iTunes is terrible. I hate it and so does everyone I have ever met. <br><br>There are some issues with the iPhone you may not have discovered yet, but I will leave you to find them out on your own, so much more fun/frustrating. Nope, iTunes is terrible. I hate it and so does everyone I have ever met.

There are some issues with the iPhone you may not have discovered yet, but I will leave you to find them out on your own, so much more fun/frustrating.

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