Posted by Axe on 11/30/06 11:02

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:05:53 GMT, jan kowalski <admin2@xxx.wokiss.pl>
wrote:

>What is the closest WinXP freeware alternative to iTunes that:
>- Doesn't delete songs periodically (like iTunes seems to do)
>- Doesn't phone home (I have no need for Internet songs)
>- Allows songs to go directly into an existing iPod playlist
>
>I've learned to hate iTunes with a passion. Not only does it install
>crapware (like QuickTime) on my system in forced locations (iTunes gives
>you no option to put Quicktime where you want to put it) - and not only
>does it constantly phone home (thankfully all iTunes requests are blocked
>by my firewall) - but worse than that - recently I lost all the songs out
>of my iPod nano because of iTunes. I hate iTunes!
>
>It seems to me iTunes is highly unreliable in my use model.
>
>Long ago (probably a few months) I had loaded about fifty songs into the
>iPod nano and then played those fifty over and over again happily.
>Recently, I wanted to add a few songs. I "synchronized" with iTunes and all
>my songs were deleted!
>
>Why did iTunes delete all my songs from my iPod nano?
>
>In looking back as to why all my songs were deleted from the iPod, I can
>only surmise that the original library was long moved and modified. Also,
>the operating system was rebuilt in the meantime so I had to reinstall
>iTunes 7. But none of that should have made iTunes destroy all my songs.
>This is why I hate iTunes.
>
>In looking for an alternative, I found the SharePod freeware iTunes
>alternative replacement which seems to at least preserve my songs over
>time. But, SharePod doesn't seem to allow copying of songs into a playlist.
>You can copy the songs into the main song list and then move to a playlist,
>but, I can't seem to copy directly into the playlist (at least iTunes
>allowed that simple function). So, SharePod fails on that simple use model.
>
>What is the closest freeware alternative to iTunes that:
>- Doesn't delete songs periodically (like iTunes seems to do)
>- Doesn't phone home (I have no need for Internet songs)
>- Allows songs to go directly into an existing iPod playlist


There is a setting in Itunes that says autosync, or manage myself.
all these people complaining either didnt try to learn the software or
are too dumb. I've been using Itunes for over a year running 2 ipods
from it and have never run into a problem. I also have had to reload
my os and Itunes but have had no problems.
Axe

Put the lotion in the F****** basket!!!!!

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