Quote: Originally posted by Evan_11: The Shuffle is nothing special in design. If it were manufactured by any other company no one would of noticed. It's all marketin…

Quote: Originally posted by iMacfan: NO - that is totally incorrect. Why? The Shuffle's gimmick is that gives you a random playlist. Otherwise it's no different…

I agree with Evan_11. In essence, what is iTunes now but a Marketing scheme to sell more iPods.

Quote: Originally posted by Evan_11: Why? The Shuffle's gimmick is that gives you a random playlist. Otherwise it's no different in function than any other mp3 player.…

I've had my iPod shuffle now for over a week and generally, I think it's cooler than ice cream. But, songs are disappearing, then reappearing on the playlist! What I mean is this…

Are you plugging/unplugging it in? It will update then.

That's meant to happen. Each time you connect the shuffle to your Mac or PC, depending on your Autofill setup, it will replace the some or all of the songs on the shuffle. Quote f…

Quote: Originally posted by nbnz: That's meant to happen. Each time you connect the shuffle to your Mac or PC, depending on your Autofill setup, it will replace the some…

Quote: Originally posted by turtle777: , his description doesn't sound like this ^^^ would be the reason... -t "What I mean is this - on some times, the songs are…

Quote: Originally posted by nbnz: Sounds like the Autofill to me, but I don't know what his setup is. On a side note, my shuffle is due to be shipped today "Howev…

Quote: Originally posted by turtle777: "However, in the "play in sequence" mode, sometimes the last two songs and certain middle songs just simply disappear." Doesn't s…

The music drops are happening BETWEEN docking with my computer - that's the wierd thing. I don't "autofill" - too retentive for that kind of randomness.

Hi all, just got my first iPod...a 40 gig one. I have a big collection of CDs that I'm going to transfer to it. My question is, is there a way to put a CD directly on the iPod with…

Quote: Originally posted by JazzCatDRP: Hi all, just got my first iPod...a 40 gig one. I have a big collection of CDs that I'm going to transfer to it. My question is, i…

I agree, go buy a larger drive for your G3. make sure that you're familiar with your particular model's drive limitations... or you may spend a ton on a 120GB drive, of which your…

I don't think there's any authorization for AAC files that are ripped from a CD. Only from AACs purchased from iTMS which include Fairplay.

I've run into issues with aacs I've ripped from my own cds... when moving them from one computer to another, I get the infamous "you are not authorized to play these blah blah blah…

Quote: Originally posted by juusan: I've run into issues with aacs I've ripped from my own cds... when moving them from one computer to another, I get the infamous "you …

A friend has an iPod photo and uses it on a PC, is it possible for him to use the calendar on the iPod and sync it with software on his PC? If so, which software does it work with?…

Nope, just syncs with a Mac. There might be shareware he could search versiontracker for that would do something kinda similar.

OK. I've directed him towards ipodlounge.com , I had a look and there are a few downloads there.

I've wrung iTunes of almost every song I want. Unfortunately, they don't have all of them. Is there a reputable alternate, and how do I get the files into iTunes afterward? Thank…

Buy the CDs, rip them, then sell the CDs to a used record shop.

Quote: Originally posted by Randman: Buy the CDs, rip them, then sell the CDs to a used record shop. I tried that already. Unfortunately, something bad happened…

I think you should get the tracks you need legally and find the albums you want at the store.