The main problem with Songbird is that while it gives you access to your library, and handles iPod syncing, it doesn't allow you to buy new music (through iTunes). As a result, I end up using Amazon MP3 to get new music. If your co-worker is OK with that, then switching to Songbird shouldn't be a problem.
"I really wish Apple would support its hardware better and have a version of iTunes for Linux". Apple IS supporting its hardware -- by using iTunes as a tool for getting you to by Apple hardware. :-) Mark On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Ryan Waterer <aguitadel...@gmail.com>wrote: > I have the exact situation with a co-worker. I need to completely rebuild > her machine due to a virus infection. I looked into Linux, but > unfortunately, had to discard it since this person uses iTunes > exclusively. While I could install Wine and have her use iTunes through > Wine, I just didn't think that I could do so right now. I'll try and slowly > move her over. I looked into Songbird, and while it does attempt to sync, > this is its Achilles heel. They've gotten a lot better, but when looking > through the forums about Songbird, the newest devices are still having a lot > of issues syncing. > > This is one case where I really wish Apple would support its hardware > better and have a version of iTunes for Linux. I'm sure they'd rather have > people buy new Mac hardware instead! > > --Ryan > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Joshua Marinacci <jos...@marinacci.org>wrote: > >> >> I think songbird can sync iPods >> >> - Josh, on the go >> >> On Jul 13, 2009, at 11:59 AM, E Winter <ejwin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > Is there a good way to get iTunes port on Linux yet mainly for ipod >> > and iphone syncing? That would be a biggie for me to recommend Linux >> > or even Chrome to 'grandma'. Almost everyone I know has an ipod if >> > they have a digital music player and I can't expect them to hack'em. >> > >> > On Jul 13, 12:11 pm, TorNorbye <tor.nor...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Jul 12, 4:30 pm, Peter Becker <peter.becker...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I believe the main point is that you can tell before the buy if it >> >>> is >> >>> going to work. I suspect most Mac users will buy only those products >> >>> that are labeled to work with MacOS. Hardly anything gets labeled to >> >>> work with Linux, partly since "Linux" is too vague -- MS and Apple >> >>> tend >> >>> to produce a much smaller set of platforms to develop against.> >> >>> Windows is the gold standard of hardware support because >> >>>> they have to support *everything*. >> >> >> >> Yes, that's the point I was trying to make -- for Windows and Mac the >> >> device/peripheral manufacturer will supply the driver or ensure that >> >> it works without one. When I go to Fry's and buy stuff I always look >> >> for the "works with OSX" icon on the box -- and I can usually throw >> >> away the Windows device driver that comes with the device; until now >> >> everything has just worked out of the box with the builtin drivers in >> >> OSX. >> >> >> >> It's pretty rare to find "Works with Linux" on boxes. I was pretty >> >> excited a couple of months ago when I was at Fry's and I saw this: >> >> http://blogs.sun.com/tor/resource/pc_mac_and_sun.jpg >> >> The device was advertising that it works with "PC, Mac and Sun" ! >> >> >> >> I'm sure most devices work with Linux -- especially if the devices >> >> aren't new. The story from some other post in this thread of somebody >> >> taking their 5 year old system and hooking it up to Ubuntu flawlessly >> >> didn't surprise me in the least. But where you can run into trouble >> >> is >> >> if you buy a brand new top of the line graphics card, or something >> >> obscure like a fingerprint validator. >> >> >> >> Anyway, this probably won't be a problem at all since I suspect >> >> ChromeOS isn't intended as an OS you download and install on your >> >> custom built super system, but something installed by manufacturers >> >> on >> >> netbooks as well as desktop systems to bring the cost down instead of >> >> a Windows license. In those situations, where they are preconfiguring >> >> everything (and hopefully installing device drivers to work with most >> >> printers) it should be fine. >> >> >> >> -- Tor >> > > >> >> >> > > > > -- Mark Fortner blog: http://feeds.feedburner.com/jroller/ideafactory --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
