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How to double your iPod's Capacity — #2

"I challenge anyone who says that they can tell the difference between an MP3 at 128kbps and an AAC file encoded at 64kbps." You are going to get slaughtered with that one.
MacNN General by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO

How to double your iPod's Capacity — #4

Wow. This can't be for real. This is like sony claiming their digital walkman holds twice as many songs. I challenge anyone to tell me my 192 AAC songs sound the same as 64 AAC. …
MacNN General by LeeG

How to double your iPod's Capacity — #5

Different types of music compress better than others, but I don't know what music compresses down to 64 that well. I suspect, he "toked up" before his listening tests.
MacNN General by hayesk

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #1

Is there anyway to turn this off or disable it. I have a work PC and a VERY slow home Mac and whenever I plug in the iPod it asks to link it to this itunes and wipes out whatever i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #2

I don't have a shuffle, but after you've plugged it in and it's synced, does it appear in the Source list on the left side of iTunes? If so, can you select the iPod, then click the…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Mithras

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #3

Yeah, I have a 2G iPod and use manual updating with that. There is an option to turn off auto syncing but whats different with this iPod than with any other iPod it has auto updati…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #4

I thought the preferences to turn off auto-updating worked on the shuffle too. Have you looked? As for the switch? I'll have to get back to you - I'm not getting mine until next m…
MacNN Troubleshooting by hayesk

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #5

The option I find useful is to leave the shuffle in your iTunes menu/list even when it's not plugged in. It just sits there like a playlist so you can add/delete/autofill as much …
MacNN Troubleshooting by iMacfan

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #6

I don't understand. Just tell it not to sync when it asks you. My slider actually works pretty well. I think I am one of the few, although I'm surprised they didn't put a few groo…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kman42

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #7

Quote: Originally posted by kman42: I don't understand. Just tell it not to sync when it asks you. My slider actually works pretty well. I think I am one of the few, al…
MacNN Troubleshooting by mitchell_pgh

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #8

Quote: Originally posted by mitchell_pgh: I'm guessing he wants to copy the songs to the other computer... No, its not like that. Anyone who has a shuffle will kno…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #9

The Preference Panes between the iPod Shuffle and the other iPods is totally different. Here a screenshot of the prefs: Standard iPod Prefs: ipodShuffle Prefs: Here is another…
MacNN Troubleshooting by b3t4

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #10

What happens if you check "keep this iPod in the source list" and "only update checked songs" before unchecking all the songs on the shuffle?
MacNN Troubleshooting by lavar78

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #11

Quote: Originally posted by b3t4: The Preference Panes between the iPod Shuffle and the other iPods is totally different. Here a screenshot of the prefs: Standard iPod …
MacNN Troubleshooting by jesset

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #12

Quote: Originally posted by jesset: Is there anyway to turn this off or disable it. I have a work PC and a VERY slow home Mac and whenever I plug in the iPod it asks to …
MacNN Troubleshooting by JHromadka

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #13

Quote: Originally posted by JHromadka: So you are using the iPod Shuffle with two different machines having two iTunes libraries? I imagine that like other iPods, it wi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by b3t4

Shuffle Auto Updating? Plus Rant! — #14

Quote: Originally posted by b3t4: Sorry apple but this is really really bad UI Design. Really bad. 1.semester. 1.lesson. No Data Loss or miscommunication of this is ac…
MacNN Troubleshooting by JHromadka
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