Brian! I just saw this the other day. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: good news for winamp and ipod's
> just got this story in a newsletter. > IPod users are raving about a plug-in that makes the Winamp digital jukebox > a better way to manage the iPod than Apple's iTunes. > > The plug-in, called > ml_iPod, > allows iPod users to bypass iTunes and manage music collections in > Winamp > instead. The iPod is supposed to work with iTunes only. A new version of the > software was released Monday. > > Justin Frankel, creator of Winamp and the open-source peer-to-peer software > Gnutella, initially developed ml_iPod, but programming was taken over by > Will > Fisher, a computer science student in the U.K. > > Fisher and other developers programmed a slew of features, including the > ability to synch multiple iPods with Winamp, create smart playlists and -- > the > most useful option -- the ability to copy songs from an iPod onto a hard > drive. > > "A lot of the feedback I get is people thanking me for freeing them from > iTunes," said Fisher. "It shows the dissatisfaction people have with > iTunes." > > Apple Computer did not respond to several requests for comment. > > To prevent iPod users from easily copying vast libraries of songs from > computer to computer, Apple forbids tracks from being moved off the iPod -- > songs > can only be put onto the iPod. In addition, each iPod is associated with a > single copy of iTunes. The association can be changed, but only if all songs > on the iPod are erased. > > Someone who keeps music on her computer at work could fill up her iPod with > tracks, take it home and copy the songs onto a home computer using ml_iPod > plugin > and Winamp. > > "I firmly believe you should have the right to transfer your music with any > application you like and if this requires software which circumvents DRM > (digital > rights management), then I don't believe this is ethically wrong," Fisher > said. "I trust our users to use this freedom responsibly and to not steal > music." > > For songs purchased at the iTunes Music Store, which are copy protected by > Apple's FairPlay DRM scheme, ml_iPod users must download an application from > the > Hymn project, > which unlocks the copy protection. Then the ml_iPod plug-in must be > configured to run the hymn.exe file when it encounters protected files, > Fisher explained. > > The ml_iPod plug-in has been downloaded half a million times. By comparison, > EphPod, > a free utility that offers similar functionality, has been downloaded 43,000 > times from > Download.com. > > The plug-in works with all varieties of the iPod, but some users have > trouble getting the software to work with the iPod Shuffle. Fisher said > there are > plans to make the plug-in available for other digital music players. > > ITunes for Windows is an approximately 21-MB download. By contrast, Winamp > is 4.7 MB and the plug-in only takes up 130 KB of space. > > "ITunes takes up a lot of resources on the computer. Winamp is a lot > faster," Fisher said. "Indeed, a lot of our users are still using Windows > 98, which > iTunes doesn't work on." > > Feedback about the plug-in is generally enthusiastic. > > "Everything is a breeze and the interface is even easier to use than > iTunes," wrote Doug Sheffer on a Winamp message board. > > "Using it with third-gen iPod and Windows ME," wrote Brian Cape in the > Winamp forum. "Absolutely superb, no problems at all. Congratulations and > thanks > -- I thought I was going to have to upgrade my PC to XP in order to use the > iPod." > > End of story > > now maybe we can go to ipods new. > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Chirping Bat .Com ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00, www.chirpingbat.com/rfkeyboard.shtml ! J-Say without Naturally Speaking: Standard $345.00, Professional $575.00, www.chirpingbat.com/j-say.shtml ! Window Eyes 5.0: $700, includes delivery in the USA, www.ChirpingBat.Com/windoweyes.shtml ! Triple Talk: USB $450, PCI $350, includes delivery in the USA, add $30 outside, www.ChirpingBat.Com/tripletalk.shtml ! Sound Forge 8.0 with CD Architect 5.2: $250, includes delivery in the USA, www.ChirpingBat.Com/soundforge.shtml ! We accept PayPal Visa, Mastercard, money orders, checks, wire transfers, etc. We ship Internationally. Click to convert our prices into your currency at: www.xe.com/ucc/full.shtml Reach BA Software in the United States at: Phone: 1-518-572-6092 weekdays, 1-518-359-8538 other, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Skype name adirondackbat, WWW: www.ChirpingBat.Com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
