From the other thread in which I explode on iTunes.

Originally Posted by NumbLock

I agree that iTunes is by far the worst part of being an iGadget owner.
It really is a bloated hot steaming bowl of frothing dog crap - a huge sucking sin that I have to connect my perfectly wonderful glass and metal device like an umbilical cord to that confused, putrid, stinking cesspool of slow bloat software fail.

But that is just me being nice.

Originally Posted by NumbLock

Have you read the human interface guidelines for app developers? It is strict, clear, smart and has a reason.

Whoever wrote the user interface guidelines to iTunes should be executed.

Why does one need to go to so many different places to manage music on a stinking iPod? What purpose does Ping serve in the whole mess? How about one screen that shows my videos and what I want to do with them instead of drilling down through so deep to do anything in multiple side and sometimes not-side menus. Why not make file transfer to your device's apps make sense? What about organizing thing like pictures?

It is a typical example of bloatware that has lost it's clarity and purpose since the project's start.

Originally Posted by NumbLock

And what the hell are all those stupid little checkboxes?? How about some friggin mouseover tips???

Originally Posted by NumbLock

Why, when I click to check for updates I apps, and enter my password, do I get cryptic messages about it being no longer up-to-date. And why does the damn File menu have an even more confused jumble of crap than Advanced?

Originally Posted by NumbLock

Originally Posted by 1991-C4

Hmmmm.... maybe I actually don't like iTunes as much as I thought I did!

Just because we're used to it doesn't make it good.

Originally Posted by SweetPoison

Originally Posted by 1991-C4

The three rules of computing...

Location, location, location!

No wait, that's real estate!

What are you smokin?

The three rules of computing are...

Backup! Backup! Backup!

So let me see if I am following this correctly.... your computer crashed, but you do have backup copies of all your daughter's music on your iPad and on a flash drive... and you hate iTunes because... ????

Originally Posted by SweetPoison

Oh, Good! Thanks for the suggestions! It works well for you?

Yes it does, I now have new external hard drive, and a new laptop.

Originally Posted by 1991-C4

Originally Posted by SweetPoison

Originally Posted by 1991-C4

The three rules of computing...

Location, location, location!

No wait, that's real estate!

What are you smokin?

The three rules of computing are...

Backup! Backup! Backup!

So let me see if I am following this correctly.... your computer crashed, but you do have backup copies of all your daughter's music on your iPad and on a flash drive... and you hate iTunes because... ????

She lost all her music when our computer crashed 2 years ago, Scott.


Focus.

Backups!!!
You must allways have a backup. Best thing is to have your data in 3 places.

#1 original
#2 Backup to seperate device incase original dies
#3 Off Site backup for if a disater happens like the house catch's on fire or a earthquake/tornado/hurricane comes the data is backed up to someplace else.


I'm using a service called Live Drive (livedrive.com) it was like $180 for 5 years of unlimited online backup storage and unlimited number of computers I can backup. Everything is automaticly backed up and encrypted.

Originally Posted by SweetPoison

She lost all her music when our computer crashed 2 years ago, Scott.

And so now 2 years later you are complaining about how much iTunes sucks???

Scott. Go away.

Originally Posted by NumbLock

From the other thread in which I explode on iTunes.

Originally Posted by NumbLock

I agree that iTunes is by far the worst part of being an iGadget owner.
It really is a bloated hot steaming bowl of frothing dog crap - a huge sucking sin that I have to connect my perfectly wonderful glass and metal device like an umbilical cord to that confused, putrid, stinking cesspool of slow bloat software fail.

But that is just me being nice.

Originally Posted by NumbLock

Have you read the human interface guidelines for app developers? It is strict, clear, smart and has a reason.

Whoever wrote the user interface guidelines to iTunes should be executed.

Why does one need to go to so many different places to manage music on a stinking iPod? What purpose does Ping serve in the whole mess? How about one screen that shows my videos and what I want to do with them instead of drilling down through so deep to do anything in multiple side and sometimes not-side menus. Why not make file transfer to your device's apps make sense? What about organizing thing like pictures?

It is a typical example of bloatware that has lost it's clarity and purpose since the project's start.

Originally Posted by NumbLock

Originally Posted by 1991-C4

Hmmmm.... maybe I actually don't like iTunes as much as I thought I did!

Just because we're used to it doesn't make it good.

I couldn't agree more!

iTunes really needs to go on a diet. And if you are going to LOOK like a browser, ACT like one. You can't ever freakin' copy text from it, let alone have multiple "pages" open. It's a like a brain-dead one-page-only browser from 1996.

Yes.. iTunes is C L U M S Y.... I'm not a fan either.

Not amused about iTunes either

I'd love to be able to sort apps by date, category, alphabet, price, etc.
It's a pain in the (insert appropriate word here).
And it's painfully slow on my home computer.