iTunes question for anyone technically more able then moi

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by bas_I_am

My guess is you are not a developer. . . Yeah, there are alot of unstable apps on windows, but thats because there are alot of incompetent developers out there. The reason for this? It is easy (read 'cheap') for anyone to begin developing in a windows environment and it isnt long before a novice is in over his head with concepts that arise on any platform, i.e. multi-threading, resource contention, security, transactional processing, data integrity, deployment, versioning, etc. . . If Apple development were as ubiquitous, you would see just as much instability in the mac world. On the other hand, when you know what you are doing and you need to do something complex - for example, distributed systems based on SOA, you can't beat Microsoft. The .Net Framework is hands down the quickest and most flexible application framework available. It costs nothing to begin developing -the framework, documentation and walkthroughs are free. And You can deploy to any device with out involving Microsoft - UNLIKE APPLE.

Apple knows windows is best for distributed development. . . Want proof? You know that nifty device the morons in the apple store use to ring you up on the floor??? Windows CE running on Symbol hardware

IPhone sucks. . . looks pretty but its all fluff. Can't write your own progams for it with out spending tons of money or involving their [cr]App Store. Can't download music over the internet with out being in WiFi and then only via ITunes.

And the platform is gimped! You know whats fun. . . seeing some fool with his iPhone thinking he's all that, spinning and pinching his safari browser.

And then I inquire "can you do this?" . . . .

I pull out my Windows Mobile 6.1 phone. . .
Over cellular data connection, not WiFi, I open a Remote Desktop to my home computer.
I edit a Word document file ON MY HOME COMPUTER and save it.
I then use the phones file explorer and browse to my home computer via a UNC path and open, edit and save, the same document in Mobile Word.
Finally, I go back to the Remote Desktop and open the same file showing the edits I just made using my phone.

Yes its a trivial exercise, but it demonstrates the power of the platform. let me say it again, with emphasis. . . POWER!

IPod sucks. I will simply say that it is ridiculous that when I put things on the iPod it changes the file extracting the metadata to a proprietary database and replacing it with a pointer to said data in the database. What this means is that, in the event of a hard drive failure, to get MY MUSIC back on my hard drive I must install a third party application on my system to recreate the original file. What the fuck is that all about???

In short, Some do work on computers, Some make computers do work.
Windows does the latter better. And isn't that what computers are all about?

Hey bas, if there's one thing more tedious than putting up with the rantings of Mac fanboys, it's the even more frenzied rantings of Mac anti-fanboys.

Anyways... enough already, we already have Israel/Palestine bubbling away. The last thing we need right now is a simulataneous Mac/PC thread. (Won't aaaanyone consider the server?)

[viddy]

Originally Posted by bas_I_am

iTunes craps all over your system, eats up clock cycles, and is a piece of shit when it comes to ease of use while managing your music.

WM player beats it hands down.

Oh my, that's the funniest thing I've heard in a while. I have nothing but trouble using Windows Media player, in basically the same way you described iTunes above.

[chuck]

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I think the Israelis and Palestinians should have these to control the launching of their rockets. Think of how much time they'd save.....

[IsiliRunite]

iTunes actually runs quite smoothly on an Apple computer, in case any of ya'll hadn't tried it. Thats just my honest opinion, though.

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by chuck

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It had to happen:
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(Chuck, reckon you'll appreciate this one too. )

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Deckard

It had to happen:


(Chuck, reckon you'll appreciate this one too. )

Odd. youtube won't let me watch that one mate - apparently I'm in the wrong country.

I was allowed to watch Kate Winslet collect her Golden Globe, and Harry make a twat of himself.

@IsiliRunite

I use itunes on the iMac at home - and I'm happy with it. It works fine for me. On my work PC I use a player called VLC - it's a more flexible than WM player. Again - for me.

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by chuck

apparently I'm in the wrong country.

I could have told you that, lol.

OK, this is a worldwide one so it should work...

[chuck]

nope. still doesn't work deckard.

apparently my IP does not exist on this planet.

[bas_I_am]

Originally Posted by IsiliRunite

iTunes actually runs quite smoothly on an Apple computer, in case any of ya'll hadn't tried it. Thats just my honest opinion, though.

You mean to tell me it doesnt crap 65mb to the drive every other week in updates?
And the process doesnt spike to 99% of cpu?
And it doesnt spit three services into your system clogging net throughout?

You know what. . . I bet it doesnt. I bet they purposely did that in the win version. I wouldn't put it past them.

As far as the original poster's problem. . . I am willing to bet [cr]Apple will say, "You didn't back up your files when you were prompted upon puchase? Sorry"

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by chuck

nope. still doesn't work deckard.

apparently my IP does not exist on this planet.

Try doing a search for "Peter Serafinowicz" or "Mactini"

(Meh, it's had way too much build-up now. )