"I've crossed over to the dark side" I said into the phone... "I got an IPod for Christmas".
"Really ? I got one for my birthday - a silver Nano" said Eeman
" Really??? You sat on my couch and swore an oath over wine that you would NEVER get one! What made that change? " I exclaimed.....
Before he could answer....
"Do you like it?" I asked - tentatively - one never knows the reaction one will get to such a question.
"It's OK and since I didn't buy it, it doesn't qualify as going over to the dark side...." He said
"I don't know - I bought mine with a gift card as a Christmas gift - that might not qualify either" I offered.
"Oh yes - you knowingly purchased it so it counts. Do you like it?" he asked
" Like is such a strong word. I wanted to run it over with my car yesterday. I don't understand how a 12 year old can set this thing up with the 6 2 inch high pages of pictures with 4 words or less per page successfully! The damn thing froze yesterday after everything on the same freaking song!!!!! (Side note- Bernie - you'll love this - it was Sue me from Guys and Dolls - I SWEAR that song will be the death of me! I'm such a nogoodnick).... If it weren't for the fact that Jax was on the phone with me and gave me the reboot command that is evidently SO secret that they can't be bothered to tell you about it anywhere useful, I would be screwed right now!!!" I said peevishly.
"I'm loading all my between-sets music onto the thing after my nephew kind of screwed it up. I had to re-install after I got home. Otherwise it's ok. The jury is still out."
After this conversation I reviewed my comments on yesterdays post where I was declaiming the Ipod in a peevish manner. I have to say that all of you have been really helpful and supportive. So here's the progress I made today.
Bernie's comment:
"Have you tried "add to library" in the File menu? Also, if you let iTunes manage your library (preferences) it will gather all the music on your hard drive and put it in your iTunes library. for the Rhapsody stuff, you may have to burn it onto a CD and then import to iTunes. A lot of these music services don't play nice with one another. I know when I buy from iTunes, the first thing I do is burn a CD, just in case I lose the files or I have to use it on another device. Welcome to World 2.0! "
And I took his advice, I took my purchased Rhapsody tracks burned them on CD's. Then I transferred them to the Ipod through Itunes by loading the CD - long winded but accomplished the immediate need for those tunes without costing extra. Rhapsody uses Proprietary WMA files which means Itunes cannot convert them - yet another shining example of Apple not playing nice with the rest of the world. But the advise on burning was invaluable and I can't believe I didn't think of it myself. thanks Pahtner! ( I kept O Holy night on there though cuz I like it ;-) )
MapleMama:
What a pain in the iButt! Here is Rhapsody's iPod support page - it does look terribly complicated. Sorry! It will be worth it once you get it all figured out!! In the meantime, enjoy "O Holy Night!"
All I have to say here is bless you for finding the detailed instructions. They didn't work although I did see behavioural changes leading me to believe that it was at least trying. I think I am a step closer and will wok with tech support over the weekend to fine tune it.
Post- Doc: All I can say is appreciate your empathy here! I needed that most yesterday when I wrote that post.
I have hung in there per her words of wisdom and today I was happily listening to the Lord Nelson Mass ( I am the understudy for 1/21) and the Rossini Stabat Mater ( understudy and Soprano II Soloist). I also happily drove along singing Fugue for Tins Horns from Guys and Dolls as I am performing the role of Nicely Nicely JOhnson on this song only at a party tomorrow night ( I also get to be Annie from Annie get your gun and Laurie from Oklahoma!). I forgot that no one else could hear the tunes and was singing it in the hallway - I am sure my neighbors are thrilled to death with me!
So it's Slowly returning to "toy" status and leaving the " I need to run this thing over with my car" status.
Itunes also tends to run cheaper on album prices but more on tune prices. It'll be a crap shoot. I hate to pay more when I pay a monthly subscription. I am hoping they will find mutual ground in the sandbox so I can truly benefit from the two technologies.
Thank you again to everyone for your wonderful display of the Isupport!!!! I needed it!!!
2 comments:
Glad to hear things are improving. I'm fighting with the fact that the Shuffle will automatically load everything EXCEPT podcasts. That's my primary need!
Ach! I had to create a playlist that draws the podcasts in, and then I have to drag and drop them onto the ipod. So much for autoload.
I swear- if I meet Steve Jobs, I'd hug him, then slap his momma in the mouth.
I'm glad it's going better and that people offered useful advice! After you work out the kinks (which are annoying and do sometimes involve my burning a CD to re-import it while rolling my eyes because that's just ridiculous!) it's a neat little toy. Welcome to the dark side! :)
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