http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/non-ituners-manifesto/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/non-ituners-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-3396 michael walsh Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3527#comment-3396 Looks like it <a HREF="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/01/18" rel="nofollow">fails</A> the Penny Arcade litmus test :-) Looks like it fails the Penny Arcade litmus test

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/non-ituners-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Michael Walsh Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3527#comment-3397 Yup - gets my signature! Yup – gets my signature!

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/non-ituners-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-3398 Rory Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3527#comment-3398 I'm not really anonymous, I just couldn't get to grips with the comment system. Sorry. I’m not really anonymous, I just couldn’t get to grips with the comment system. Sorry.

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/non-ituners-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-3399 Anonymous Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3527#comment-3399 I previously rejected the iPod, too, because of its adherence to iTunes, but then I discovered <a HREF="http://mlipod.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page" rel="nofollow">ml_ipod</A> the Winamp iPod plugin which deftly avoids any need for iTunes, and works like a blimmin' dream.iTunes won't even install on my machine, so I would have been up the Swanee anyway. It certainly is a bloated behemoth. But, I don't care because ml_ipod weighs next to nothing and sets your iPod free. You can even transfer music back onto your hard drive - Man, I can't praise it enough! I previously rejected the iPod, too, because of its adherence to iTunes, but then I discovered ml_ipod the Winamp iPod plugin which deftly avoids any need for iTunes, and works like a blimmin’ dream.iTunes won’t even install on my machine, so I would have been up the Swanee anyway. It certainly is a bloated behemoth. But, I don’t care because ml_ipod weighs next to nothing and sets your iPod free. You can even transfer music back onto your hard drive – Man, I can’t praise it enough!

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/non-ituners-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-3400 Mike Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3527#comment-3400 I used to use iTunes and then record and rerip any music that I bought. But when I switched to Linux 100% at home, iTunes was not an option anymore. Oh well. If they don't want my money....For the record, I love Netflix but am fairly annoyed that their watch it now only works on IE. I used to use iTunes and then record and rerip any music that I bought. But when I switched to Linux 100% at home, iTunes was not an option anymore. Oh well. If they don’t want my money….For the record, I love Netflix but am fairly annoyed that their watch it now only works on IE.

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