I prefer Amazon as well. Thanks to VirtualBox, I can sync my ipod touch to iTunes (really just for the occasional free tv episodes they give out). That, Netflix and ABC.com are the only things I use the Windows disk image for.
On Jul 14, 1:16 pm, Joshua Marinacci <jos...@marinacci.org> wrote: > I actually prefer buying from Amazon to iTunes. Though iTunes no > longer encrypts their music it's still in AAC format. Amazon sells > MP3s, which are guaranteed to work absolutely everywhere, such as the > MP3 CD player that came with my car. > > - Josh > > On Jul 14, 2009, at 9:40 AM, Mark Fortner wrote: > > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
