I'm sorry, but this just blows. My Shuffle still won't play the purchased music and there doesn't seem to be an answer. I just got a new 30GB since my 10GB had a dead battery. T…

If both iPods fail to play the music, the it seems fairly clear that there's something odd about your iTunes installation. I don't suppose you have another computer that you can us…

Um the iPod shuffle does not support Apple Lossless encoding. Sez Playlist mag : "Unlike with other iPods, the iPod shuffle can’t play AIFF or Apple Lossless files—files that consu…

What the heck does that have to do with anything, imitchellg5?

Quote: Originally Posted by wallinbl After a little analysis of my Shuffle's poor shuffling, I figured out that it's not playing songs that were purchased from iTMS. To check, …

iTMS content is far from lossless. It's encoded in 128kbps AAC format.

Why do they call it Apple Lossless? All of my iTMS songs are encoded in Lossless.

No... They are not. If you get info on an iTMS file, it should say "protected AAC audio file."

What is the difference between the two? I have always wanted to know.

Just a thought, but could it be that you have 5 computers or devices already authorized to play music and your shuffle makes it 6 and therefore is not allowed to?

Quote: Originally Posted by imitchellg5 What is the difference between the two? I have always wanted to know. Well, Apple lossless is a format that compresses music without …

Quote: Originally Posted by seanc Just a thought, but could it be that you have 5 computers or devices already authorized to play music and your shuffle makes it 6 and therefore…

I don't know if this is exactly what you mean, but i've done this several times. I create a separate playlist for each CD. I import the songs directly into that playlist -- and sin…

1. What is your budget? Does the system need to be portable? If you are looking for relatively high-end speakers, you might want to read this article at Ars Technica. You might als…

Ok speakers- I guess my price range is this - I want to get back in quality what I put in on price. Meaning I want speakers that sound good and work well. Price is not a huge co…

Without a picture, it's hard to say, but I think I've seen something similar before. It's just a cosmetic issue, and can happen with brand new ones, so I don't think it has anythin…

Yes, but again, only at the right angle. It doesnt bother me if the bend isn't a sign of another problem to come or an underlying problem. I just want the thing to work properly a…

Sorry put this in the wrong forum and just found it. Moved it to the right one. My bad.

sweet this is a nice feature they added... so it's not an autohide but at least you can disguise the menubar..thanks for the heads up man!!!!... oh yeah deskshade gets rid of shad…

Thanks for the tip Banghazi... finally a full-screen dp and no ugly menubar (except when you need it). I've been trying to get this minimal for years!...

Now if only you could use the space where the menubar is for windows and have it temporarily cover the windows when it's unshaded

You don't know how long I've been waiting for this feature.

not working for me. ?when i click "fake transparency", the menubar blinks twice, stays on... shapeshifter problem? transparent dock? any ideas, anyone??

Quote: Originally Posted by fisherKing not working for me. ?when i click "fake transparency", the menubar blinks twice, stays on... shapeshifter problem? transparent dock? an…

Quote: Originally Posted by fisherKing not working for me. ?when i click "fake transparency", the menubar blinks twice, stays on... shapeshifter problem? transparent dock? an…