stutters May 17, 2006 Share stutters GC Alumni May 17, 2006 problem: iTunes wants to control the organization of your music. i've been collecting/archiving music for a while before iTunes came along, so it's already pretty organized (genre->artist - full cd titile). i don't want iTunes moving my music, relabeling things, or god forbid, become my mp3 pc's mp3 player (i<3winamp). since i was raised on winamp, most folders/cd's have a .m3u playlist associated with them. when iTunes scans your harddrive, it adds all music, plus all music linked in playlists. in other words, i have duplicate entries for almost everything in iTunes. the only way to clean that mess is manually, and everytime you rescan your drives, it undoes everything. solution: iTunes Library Updater it works with the .NET 1.1 framework, and only deals with updating your iTunes database. you can specify which directories to search and which extensions to include. in addition, it comes with a console version (and great documentation), so you can make a batch to update your library once a day/week/month. that's awesome. if i add 10 new discs to my collection, i just tell itunes library to synchronize, and blamo. if you've got an ipod + itunes + a hate for itunes, you should check this out. mookie---it's open source, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny May 17, 2006 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni May 17, 2006 I had a dream I bought an ipod... it was kinda disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters May 17, 2006 Author Share stutters GC Alumni May 17, 2006 so i'm guessing you're not going to find the utility useful? i mean we could turn this into a "why iPod's are better than any other mp3 player out there" discussion, but i know all ya'll with your iPod ripoff mp3 players don't want to go down that road. :tongue2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discom May 17, 2006 Share discom Member May 17, 2006 Ipods slowly take over your brain. And it's just the first step of Apple's master plan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny May 17, 2006 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni May 17, 2006 ipods break to easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters May 18, 2006 Author Share stutters GC Alumni May 18, 2006 maybe the nano's do. i used to thrash my friends 3rd gen 20gb around while we were snowboarding and never managed to break one....even the screen stayed intact. we're talking serious impact. if you're talking about the nano's, well sure. but anyone who buys one of those for anything BUT looking cool is a fool anyways. ps - nano's don't make you look cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsblood May 18, 2006 Share Wolfsblood Member May 18, 2006 ps - nano's don't make you look cool. Awwww, now I'n un-cool again. Oh wait, I never was cool to begin with so it's all good. Someday I might break down and buy an mp3 player of some sort, but not anytime soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma May 18, 2006 Share YoMamma Member May 18, 2006 Ill stick to my Winamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo May 18, 2006 Share anonymo Member May 18, 2006 (that better not be your hand SJ) I haven't so much as updated my iPod in over a month cause I detest everything about itunes...this will hopefully help that seething hatred subside...I don't get to use my ipod that much because I really only bought it for my car and haven't had time to get my Alpine head unit installed...and I can't use one of those FM transmitters because every single frequency is used here in Toronto for radio...and I mean every single one...and they all crank the wattage...so the little transmitters can't compete...hopefully I'll get it in this weekend (if I had a dollar for everytime I say that...I'd have like...$20) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjester May 18, 2006 Share benjester Member May 18, 2006 wow... and I was thinking about buying an ipod nano for my gfs bday... anything else you guys would suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters May 18, 2006 Author Share stutters GC Alumni May 18, 2006 imo, the shuffle and video are great both great buys. the design of the nano is prone to desctruction, unless you're insanely careful with your things (or she is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt May 18, 2006 Share Cobalt Member May 18, 2006 Ok wait. Juan, why are you using iTunes in the first place? You do know that there is a Winamp plugin (and it is built into the latest winamp version) that allows you to sync up your iPod right? So no need for stupid iTunes to ever be installed on your system again cause you can just <3 Winamp all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters May 18, 2006 Author Share stutters GC Alumni May 18, 2006 i'm winamp oldskool. i hate, and man do i mean hate, the winamp media thing. i can't even bring myself to say it. but you know what i'm talking about. winamp = plays my music i = organize my music itunes = transfers my music iTLU = updates my itunes database everything after winamp v2 has been crap. but ever since someone pointed out the global hotkeys, i've been forced into this latest (aol loving) version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo May 18, 2006 Share anonymo Member May 18, 2006 Sorry...did you say aol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters May 18, 2006 Author Share stutters GC Alumni May 18, 2006 yeah. they were gobbled up by AOL a while back. things haven't been the same since. "Nullsoft's agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on this site can be reached as follows: Via WWW: http://www.aol.com/info/notify.html By mail: James Bramson, Chief Counsel, America Online, Inc., 22000 AOL Way, Dulles, VA 2016" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt May 18, 2006 Share Cobalt Member May 18, 2006 I use 5.1 and I haven't had any problems with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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