Posted by Don M. on 08/08/06 15:22

"Kent Smith" <kent@smithnz.deletethisbit.com> wrote in message
news:eb9pkp$2d98$1@si05.rsvl.unisys.com...
> We have one ipod and my wife and I both use it. She doesn't like my music
> and I don't like hers. Hasn't been a problem until ipod started to run out
> of space. I thought - no problem, we'll both set up itunes under different
> local user accounts on the PC, point it to a music repository that we can
> both see and have our own playlists - and auto-updating only our own
> playlist to the ipod. This, in theory means, if we want to use the ipod, we
> log into our own user account and connect the ipod. Easy.
>
> ...well almost. When I choose my playlist 'A' to update in my version of
> itunes, it gets deselected as a playlist to 'automatic update' the next time
> I log in after my wife has synchronised her 'B' playlist. And vice versa.
> It's like, when it synchronises, itunes decides the other playlist doesn't
> exist anymore so will unmark it as an 'automatic update playlist'. But then
> that user logs in, it now does exist and becomes an option again but is
> unchecked.
>
> So I can acheive what I want by starting itunes, going into <preferences>,
> choosing my playlist and clicking <OK>. But is a hasstle and wifey hates
> it. There must be an easier way. :)
>
> I am aware we can have our own complete libraries but there is a lot of
> stuff we both like so makes no sense to store two copies of these and we
> both want to be able to import music into the music library.
>
> I am also aware we can choose to manually update the ipod with playlists but
> then it becomes a process of opening ipod folder, deleting other playlist,
> dragging my playlist, waiting for sync, ejecting. This is also a hasstle
> when compared to the plug and go we've become accustomed to when we just
> carried around the whole library.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
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With Apple products, you're not to "think different" from what they think is good for you.
Dump the wife.


Don

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