Comments on: Inspiration reset http://warpedvisions.org/2007/03/31/inspiration-reset/ A technical tumblelog of links and articles on programming, design, and other geek interests Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:45:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/03/31/inspiration-reset/#comment-10474 mx Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:38:52 +0000 http://warpedvisions.org/2007/03/31/inspiration-reset/#comment-10474 <p>iTunes on Windows is among the best for the platform, but I find the iTunes interface noisy, and the integrated store is <em>horrid</em>. Now of course the store is worse since a recent update hosed it (every second click returns an error), but even the fact that it's a browser that isn't a browser is annoying enough. It acts like a browser most of the time, just enough that when it doesn't you're surprised.</p> <p>When I booted back to Ubuntu/Gnome/Linux this morning, I remembered what a simple, functional client was like. It found all of my new music (something that iTunes is <em>very</em> bad at), and found all of my duplicate/moved music automagically. No fuss, no mess. iTunes, OTOH has a weird way of adding new albums to it if they're not from the iTunes store, and it's quite persistent about the DRMed songs (finding them on your iPod if you've freed them).</p> <p>On OS X, it's better, especially if you only use their store and an iPod. But that's still a bit much koolaid for me ...</p> iTunes on Windows is among the best for the platform, but I find the iTunes interface noisy, and the integrated store is horrid. Now of course the store is worse since a recent update hosed it (every second click returns an error), but even the fact that it’s a browser that isn’t a browser is annoying enough. It acts like a browser most of the time, just enough that when it doesn’t you’re surprised.

When I booted back to Ubuntu/Gnome/Linux this morning, I remembered what a simple, functional client was like. It found all of my new music (something that iTunes is very bad at), and found all of my duplicate/moved music automagically. No fuss, no mess. iTunes, OTOH has a weird way of adding new albums to it if they’re not from the iTunes store, and it’s quite persistent about the DRMed songs (finding them on your iPod if you’ve freed them).

On OS X, it’s better, especially if you only use their store and an iPod. But that’s still a bit much koolaid for me …

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://warpedvisions.org/2007/03/31/inspiration-reset/#comment-10467 Steven Fisher Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:07:41 +0000 http://warpedvisions.org/2007/03/31/inspiration-reset/#comment-10467 <p>It's funny how two people can have completely different opinions on something. I tried Rhythmbox for a while and wanted to like it, but in the end I came to the opposite conclusion: iTunes was the way Rhythmbox should be. :)</p> It’s funny how two people can have completely different opinions on something. I tried Rhythmbox for a while and wanted to like it, but in the end I came to the opposite conclusion: iTunes was the way Rhythmbox should be. :)

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