The Honeymoon Is Over! What Say You?

I had the good fortune of using iTunes for Mac very frequently before it came out for Windows. I spend most of my iPod time on my partner's Mac.

That said, I got a great deal of pleasure out of finally being able to use iTunes on my XP machine (once I figured out how to be able to use my MiPod with it, see my reply on how to do that here (http://www.ipodlounge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11768)). I had tried MC9, which had more features than I wanted or needed, and I liked XPlay but I missed my simple smartlists, play count and ratings so even though I'd bought XPlay, I still spent more time on the Mac than on my own computer.

The simplicity and ease of use with iTunes is wonderful to me. Being able to just click twice on an artist/genre/album field and edit while browsing my iPod is a feature I use constantly. It's streamlined and utilitarian without feeling too spartan, just what I was looking for. There are still features I would like to see implemented in further updates, such as auto updating the music library (though I don't mind just dragging and dropping my files) and being able to save on-the-go playlists with manual synching checked but I still think it's the best program out there for me and my iPod. I worried it would be an 'iTunes lite', but the crossover was well done. It's the program I know and love. It does just what I want and need without a problem.

I'm listening to Herbie Hancock's celebrity playlist now marvelling at being able to acquire it in just minutes. Even with my walking pneumonia and fever, it was a breeze to take care of, which I think is quite telling.

I think, for a first effort, its great. But what will really matter is if apple sticks with it, and addresses some of the major issues (like the file distribution and naming issue on the ipod) quickly, and then the minor ones as time progresses.

Let's hope Apple is serious about getting Windows users leave all other media software for iTunes and that they'll quickly fix it and keep supporting it! :(

I was all set to use it for a week and make a decision then. The only problem with that was that iTunes wouldn't recognize my DVD player so I couldn't rip any CDs with it. That combined with the inability to replicate my MC9 smartlists (No sorting options etc) mean I have uninstalled it and am happy using MC9 again.

If I'd not used MC9 then I think I would be very impressed with iTunes, its a whole lot better than MMJB. After using MC9 for a while though it just can't match the functionality (although the UI is very nice, particularly the creation of smartlists).

I am a little disapointed and have given up with it already. Some basic functionality just doesn't seem to be there along with some more sophisticated stuff which Windows users now take for granted given the array of solutions out there.

It is just not intuitive for me, for example can someone explain to me how to delete a song if for example I realise that I have a double in my computer music library? I'm boogered if I could figure it out. Right click gives no delete options.

Also for some reason every time I fire it up it wants to reload every song on my Ipod which is just plain enfuriating. This could be due to Esspens volume tweak but no other program I use has a problem with this.

Not to mention skipping tracks left right and centre.

So for the time being no joy. I'll go back to using my combination of Ivod, EphPod and Music match. Music match for sorting and tagging, EphPod for wiping, configuring and syncing and Ivod for double checking and uploading songs for the first time.

Originally posted by loGan
It is just not intuitive for me, for example can someone explain to me how to delete a song if for example I realise that I have a double in my computer music library? I'm boogered if I could figure it out. Right click gives no delete options.In Library view, just select the song(s) you want to delete and hit Backspace. It should ask you whether you're sure you want to delete the file (there's a checkbox to turn off the confirmation in the future). If you are in a playlist, pressing Backspace by itself only deletes the reference to the song in the playlist, but if you hold down the Control key while pressing Backpace, it will delete the file(s). I think it's Control, it could be Alt :-/

For me, itunes just works, period. Which is much more that I can say about MMJB and my ipod. Not a single problem to report here. After purchasing a few songs from the music store, I have a new respect for Apple and their model for music distribution. Is it the greatest APP ever, hardly - but what do you want for free??

my two cents..

- shoots