RE: iPod Shuffle / ITunes

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andy.

Couldn't agree more with these points, - which is precisely why I gave
SWMBO another MP3 player this xmas to replace the ipod shuffle that she
bought only about 10 months ago...

She too has complained that iTunes tanks her CPU utilisation and the
whole machine grinds to a halt when it's running - &  not necessarily
playing either...

Also got totally fed up with Apple's "proprietary-ness" a while
ago too,
- trying to load up some music onto it for an office party, - right
royal pain in the a$$ - couldn't do it from the machine I wanted to use,
since I didn't have itunes on it, mistakenly thought I could just drag
&
drop some MP3's on it with Windows explorer... - which of course I
could... - buggered if the shuffle would play them though.... GRRR....

Just replaced it with a little thing called a Q-Be - the smallest MP3
player in the world (this week anyway). - no software required, works
just as a removable drive under windows, so drag & drop with explorer
is
just dandy (this is how *all* MP3 players should be, by law...), has 1GB
of memory, a georgeous little OLED screen - despite being very small, it
is *very* useable, and sound quality is really quite good. It supports
MP3 & WMA (no DRM or course), and charges from the USB port.

I'm happy to recommend the Q-Be to anyone who's less than chuffed with a
shuffle... available in Dixons/Curry's et al in a range of different
colours.

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
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Of
> UKHA
> Sent: 26 December 2005 09:51
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: [ukha_d] iPod Shuffle / ITunes
>
> Hi all,
>
> Hope Christmas has been kind to y'all...
>
> Here, they seem to have got my number - I got a book called
>
> "Is it just me or is everything shit?"
>
> anyhow... I also got an ipod shuffle (as did the wife).. my first ipod
of
> any sort.
>
> First off, a couple of gripes which, IMHO, should also be in that
book:
>
> 1. When they sell ipod shuffles they should include a f***ing
microscope
> so that you can read the serial number on the back of the shuffle that
the
> itunes software needs to install itself.
>
> 2. Why, for the love of God, does it need to reboot my sodding
machine,
> just to 'install' a USB device! I'll tell you why - it's cos Mr.
> Propriatory came to town and installed an HFS to FAT driver - that's
why
> - Stoopid gimboid splange gobblers!
>
> ok, so onto the point of this message...
>
>
> the iTunes software just seems to chew up all the cpu, especially when
> playing a track - Is this normal? Is the iTunes software something
else
> that needs to go in the book? Can multiple shuffles share the same
itunes
> software? Since I had to use the serial number on the install, is the
> software tied to the shuffle?
>
> TIA
>
> Andy
>
>
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