You have an iPod and a Windows PC? Consider holding off upgrading to Vista

[thewayne]

Apparently there have been some corruption problems where the iPod just doesn't work very well afterwards. Some people have no problems, some do. Regardless, Apple is encouraging iPod owners to hold off until they come out with the new version of iTunes.

http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/03/1852245

Comments

[deborak]

We have iRivers, so no concern on our part. I took iTunes off my system the last time I rebuilt it, so there won't be any of its tracks to screw with me either. I'm getting choosier and choosier about what I run these days. Interesting caveat, though. I'll pass it on to my iPod using friends.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Russet has an iPod and must use iTunes on her Mac to transfer music to and fro. She also occasionally buys music from the iTunes Music Store.

Myself, I use iTunes on both my laptop and desktop because I like the interface for playback and building music lists and such. Oddly, I prefer Windows Media Player for ripping, but iTunes for playing back. I used Real Player for a while for ripping, but I really don't like the interface. And the last time that I used WinAmp it left a bad taste in my brain, so I haven't gone back to it.

One of these days I'll be getting a portable MP3 player, so I'll probably have to look more seriously at the issue. It will definitely not be an iPod, I can't stand the interface on those things. Most likely candidate will be a Creative Labs 30gig model, they occasionally have them at Fry's/Outpost.com for $80 as a refurb.

[deborak]

I'm not a music listener. My iRiver is for spoken word listening and recording of my own stuff and the older model I use has only a 256Mg capacity which is plenty for me because it's only a temporary home for things that get deleted or uploaded after I'm done with them. The funnest thing I use it for is to play back RiffTrax (the new MST3K soundtracks) while running movies. My iRiver hooks right up to any generic speakers. I also love that my iRiver picks up all FM radio channels.

For ripping and burning I use Sonic Digital Media Plus. That takes care of all my audio, video, and data archiving. Playback generally defaults to Windows Media Player, but I really don't watch/listen to much at my PC.