Argh - fucking iTunes!

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:27 am

So i plug in my iPod on my work PC, and get ready to enjoy some serious music. But alas, iTunes is a fucking bastard and proceeds to wipe my ipod clean of said music, automatically replacing it with three useless mp3's that are accidentally on this PC.

For the love of god, why does it do this? Is this some kind of completely crap feature that i can turn off, or can't this be helped? What's the story?

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:27 am

synchronize itunes. always turn it off. hobo

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:34 am

Where, how? In preferences?
I can't find it...

Post by **Zyte** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:38 am

turn it off in the iPod preferences when its connected to your pc

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:38 am

iPod management through iTunes is one of the most irritating things I ever had to do with a PC. I've had so many problems with iTunes and my iPod (usually caused by iTunes) that I'd rather not hook my iPod up to my PC anymore.

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:39 am

Seriously, wtf were they thinking when they turned this on default? Are they insane?

It's almost as annoying as the fact that it automatically puts 2 seconds of silence between songs, fucking up every mixed CD i put on it.

Post by **vesp** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:39 am

Edit->Preferences->Advanced

uncheck boxes as required.
no worries.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:41 am

Can you get plugins for winamp/foobar to replace itunes?

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:43 am

I clicked off the 'only update checked songs' thing, is that it? I really can't find anything with the word synchronize in it.

EDIT: i checked off everything in advanced too, just to be sure.

Post by **Zyte** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:47 am

'alle afspeellijsten en nummers automatisch bijwerken'

its on the iPod > music tab at the preferences

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:00 am

Gotcha, thanks

Post by **mjrpes** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:15 am

phantasmagoria wrote:Can you get plugins for winamp/foobar to replace itunes?

There is a plug-in for ipod using foobar2k, called, amazingly enough, foo_pod. it works great for me and i would recommend it to others who hate the fuck out of that bloatware piece of shit itunes.

Post by **mjrpes** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:18 am

Oh wait this is a dutchee thread time to go to bed.

Post by **chopov** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:27 am

btw iPod
if iPod would be by Microsoft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen ... g%20parody

Post by **dmmh** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:57 am

theres ipod plugins for winamp too, though I dont use it

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:00 pm

Ryoki wrote:Seriously, wtf were they thinking when they turned this on default? Are they insane?

It's almost as annoying as the fact that it automatically puts 2 seconds of silence between songs, fucking up every mixed CD i put on it.

thats something evey burn program in the history of mankind did. and you could always turn this off.

computers 101 :icon10:

Post by **dmmh** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:01 pm

so basically, get with the times

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:18 pm

Yeah, i'm not very computer savvy

Post by **Transient** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:48 pm

chopov wrote:btw iPod
if iPod would be by Microsoft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen ... g%20parody

That was brilliant.

Post by **dmmh** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:59 pm

Transient wrote:
chopov wrote:btw iPod
if iPod would be by Microsoft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen ... g%20parody
That was brilliant.

lol ye

Post by **Denz** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:21 pm

chopov wrote:btw iPod
if iPod would be by Microsoft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen ... g%20parody

haha!!

Post by **R00k** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:29 pm

I stopped using iTunes the first day. You can thank it's "idiot-friendly, wizard-like, keep-you-from-having-to-think" design for the features that irritate the shit out of you.
For people who like to have some level of control over what happens on their computers, iTunes is a reminder of why not to buy a Mac.

I use Anapod Explorer, and it is simply wonderful. You have to pay for it, but it uses a Windows Explorer interface instead of iTunes and has better options.

I think the most frustrating thing about iTunes is how most of the menu options elicit a response of "Okay, so exactly what does that mean it's going to do," and leaving with you no way to find out short of scouring the internet for phrases like "iTunes deleted all my music."

Anapod for the win. http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:34 pm

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:46 pm

The winamp plugin for syncing ipod tunes is great: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mlip ... _v1_31.exe

(Their homepage is fucked atm)

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:09 pm

Speaking of ipods, is there a cable that would allow me to transfer my pics from my camera to my ipod?

Edit: Dosen't support the iPod nano. Well at least the one from apple dosen't.