iPod questions

[poprock]

For people used to organising their own filing system for music/videos/etc (using folders and filenames), the iTunes/iPod way of doing things takes a bit of getting used to.

It’s a different way of doing things, is all. Instead of choosing for yourself where and how to file stuff, it’s all done automagically based on ID3 tags. Get your tagging right and everything makes sense. If you can get your head around that working method, it’s a bloody elegant system.

Folk who aren’t techy at all seem to ‘get it’ a lot more readily, because they’ve never taught themselves to do it any other way. Also, making the switch can be a massive amount of effort if you have a big library of stuff already built up.

[Shannow]

I can't fathom why of there's no ID3 tag it defaults to sorting by the track title rather than reading the full filename, which is where any useful info is likely to reside?

[poprock]

Because it sees ID3 tags as having priority over filenames. If you have any tags at all, it’ll sort by those rather than using the filename. Only way to make it even notice the filename is to have no ID3 tags in there at all. The filename’s a last resort.

[djbarry]

Originally Posted by triggerhappy

You should rename this the "iPod moan thread"

[Largest of Als]

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

It's a Mac product there is no secret science, that would require tinkering and we all KNOW mac's just work they never break or crash no no no never, thats if you believe the Mac Storm Trooper Elite!

I think you'll find we're happy to admit that things go wrong from time to time, and that Macs arent perfect..

They ARE however much better than PC's running Windows.. and we have a much better support system..



Al

[djtoast]

And it is true that iPods go wrong sometimes, but with 3/4 of the market share, yeah, you'll hear about that more often than with other players.

It definitely is true that if you trust iTunes to do the organisation of your files via tags within iTunes it works brilliantly, but otherwise it hardly works at all as an organisational tool... but I've never understood why people object to the idea of letting it do the work

[Ghostsuit]

Originally Posted by Largest of Als

I think you'll find we're happy to admit that things go wrong from time to time, and that Macs arent perfect..

You little liar!

Originally Posted by Largest of Als

They ARE however much better than PC's running Windows.. and we have a much better support system..

You need the support cause you canny fix it yourself.

Originally Posted by djtoast

And it is true that iPods go wrong sometimes, but with 3/4 of the market share, yeah, you'll hear about that more often than with other players.

Aye I guess thats why we hear about PC's breaking more .

Originally Posted by djtoast

It definitely is true that if you trust iTunes to do the organisation of your files via tags within iTunes it works brilliantly, but otherwise it hardly works at all as an organisational tool... but I've never understood why people object to the idea of letting it do the work

Not enough people usd ID3 tags to start with who pirated I suppose hense the bother switching. Sounds like an ok system though once it's working jsut like most things.

Ignore me guys I'm jsut in the mood for a arguement .

[Largest of Als]

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

You little liar!

LITTLE ?!?!

You need the support cause you canny fix it yourself.

Why should I when I have a team of experts to do it for me?
If your fancy car broke down, would you take a spanner to it or let the mechanic who knows exactly what he's doing, fix it for free?





Al

[Shannow]

It is more than mildy bothersome that it wont just allow you to sort them by the filename if the ID3 is missing incomplete, but hey, I find winamp far handier in all aspects (not taking near 20 minutes t install and chewwing up half available resources for one).
Regardless, I only started this thread to fix someone elses ipod, just kind of surprised that what I would ahve though were some very basic options are mising.
Forbes and Al may now continue to pull each others pigtails

[Potatojunkie]

Originally Posted by djtoast

I've never understood why people object to the idea of letting it do the work

That's how people go. Some people really like filing, organising and categorising things. Others, I suspect, are wary of leaving everything up to a machine in case it makes a bollocks of it. And others probably just find the whole approach patronising.

Linux is for control freaks who want absolute dominion over each and every aspect of running their machine. Apple seems to be geared towards the exact opposite. In theory Windows ought to be a comfortable middle ground, but too often it ends up with the worst of both worlds.

Originally Posted by BigGiantAl

Why should I when I have a team of experts to do it for me?
If your fancy car broke down, would you take a spanner to it or let the mechanic who knows exactly what he's doing, fix it for free?

What if there was nothing wrong with it except a faulty windscreen wiper and you happened to have a spare? Namely, something perfectly straightforward that you could easily fix yourself, only the car won't let you?

[Largest of Als]

Originally Posted by Potatojunkie

the car won't let you?

Then you obviously dont know enough about your car..



Al

[Fren]

This thread rocks

[poprock]

Really? Where?

[Ghostsuit]

Originally Posted by Largest of Als

let the mechanic who knows exactly what he's doing

You've not used many mechanics have you? lol

I'm waiting on Zeb to come in and delete all our off topic messages

[Connor O'Bain]

Does anyone know why windows vista hates i-tunes videos?