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Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu June 06, 2019 8:12 pm
by tragabigzanda
Naomi Klein wrote:"Clout is the values-free currency of the always-online age — both a substitute for hard cash as well as a conduit to it. Clout is a calculus not of what you do, but of how much bulk you-ness there is in the world. You get clout by playing the victim. You get clout by victimizing others. This is something that is understood by the left and the right. If influence sways, clout squats, taking up space for its own sake."
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu June 06, 2019 8:37 pm
by bune
Yeah, try that first. I don't know that they fixed the issue with the ipod touch battery so going from a fried battery to one that doesn't last very long isn't much of an upgrade.
Also iTunes is still a dick, but now it's a dick in several different places since it's being split up.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu June 06, 2019 10:02 pm
by Sgt. Crackpot
Isn't iTunes being ended? What will it mean for the old style ipods?
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu June 06, 2019 11:00 pm
by bune
That's what I was alluding to, yes.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/05/itunes-macos-catalina/
PC is mentioned but only briefly.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu June 06, 2019 11:19 pm
by B
tragabigzanda wrote:B wrote:I have an iPod Nano with a fried battery that I need to replace. What should I do? Buy one on eBay ($100-$150), buy a full iPod from apple ($200), or invest in some other type of mp3 player and mp3 managing software?
Take it to a local third party dealer and have them fix it for $50. That’s what I did with my iPhone 5 last year, anyway.
Stupid kiosk guy at the mall is never at his kiosk!
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu June 06, 2019 11:21 pm
by B
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:Isn't iTunes being ended? What will it mean for the old style ipods?
I don't think it ruins old style ipods. You'll just have to manage the stuff on it via 3 different apps.
I use iTunes on Windows, and apparently that's not going anywhere for a long time, if ever.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Fri June 07, 2019 3:12 pm
by Norah
You don't need mp3 managing software.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 3:36 pm
by bada
I got a new PC and put itunes on there and plugged in my phone. I have like 20 something GB of personal music on there not bought through itunes. If I want to sync with the new computer it wants to delete all my songs cause the iphone is synced to itunes on the old computer. Any way around this? I could re-add everything but it'd be a pain.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 11:03 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
Just get Spotify. Problem solved.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:38 pm
by tragabigzanda
There are third party desktop apps that should let you do whatever you want. Or at least there used to be.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 12:54 pm
by Anders
I’ve got both Apple Music and Spotify, and prefer Apple Music. Works perfectly with Apple TV with an iPhone, or with a PC via Itunes.
Have spotify as well because of a google home speaker, and because a cousin I share playlists with there.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 4:01 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I love spotify. I have no issues with interface or amount of content, for the most part. Amazon Music and Apple music seem a little clunkier to me.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 6:38 pm
by B
Remember when you just had your music and didn't have to keep paying subscription fees for it?
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 10:32 pm
by Norah
that's still true if you want it to be
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 11:21 pm
by oasisfan35
Norris wrote:that's still true if you want it to be
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 2:05 am
by B
... if you want it bad enough. Yes.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 6:09 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
Yeah, but I used to spend more per month on songs/albums before spotify. Now for less than $20 a month we have a family spotify account shared by 5 people. And we our music library is now a million albums wide. Fucking great value.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 10:09 am
by B
I have Spotify. I can't explain why, but it makes me feel both tethered and overwhelmed.
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 10:19 am
by B
Maybe because I aspire to be away from screens. Is that why I feel trapped by an infinite library of music?
Re: iTunes is a Dick!
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 11:18 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Yes