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    Any iPod software out there other than iTunes??

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jondevon, Mar 16, 2009.

  1. jondevon

    jondevon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone. I have an iPod touch, and would like to know if there is any decent software out there, other than iTunes, that I can use with my iTouch. For instance: software that can transfer songs to and from the iPod. I should mention that I do not wish to jailbreak the iPod, so said software should be able to work with an unjailbroken iPod. Thanks for any suggestions in advance!!!
     
    jondevon, Mar 16, 2009
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  2. eversman

    eversman Notebook Consultant

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    Songbird. its based on the firefox engine, works like a media player plus browser, and all you need to use it with your ipod is a simple addon/extension. and its got tons of those, is stable and works awesome.

    http://getsongbird.com/

    ev
     
    eversman, Mar 16, 2009
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  3. ahl395

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    Why no Jailbreak??? :eek:
     
    ahl395, Mar 16, 2009
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  4. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    I think most other programs just work with older iPods or maybe even current nano/classic... I don't think there's much that will work with the iPod Touch yet... but I could be wrong... you can try.
     
    swarmer, Mar 16, 2009
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  5. nuke3ae

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    mediamonkey works for me, ive been using it for about 6 months with no issues. Works with the ipod as soon as installed, no add ons needed

    http://www.mediamonkey.com/
     
    nuke3ae, Mar 17, 2009
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  6. eversman

    eversman Notebook Consultant

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    i like the addon idea. i can pick and choose what i want, and lose the rest, by simply not installing it.



    ev
     
    eversman, Mar 17, 2009
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  7. McGrady

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    I use Winamp.
     
    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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  8. hoodomoo

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    iTunes is the best one, why aren't you using it? It surpasses all other programs!
     
    hoodomoo, Mar 17, 2009
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  9. McGrady

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    I consider iTunes bloatware.
    =/
     
    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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  10. eversman

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    +1 McGrady. So is quicktime (use Quicktime Alternative).


    ev
     
    eversman, Mar 17, 2009
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  11. Carrot Muncher

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    I thought it was great when they included safari in the past, and it installed without you knowing it.
     
    Carrot Muncher, Mar 17, 2009
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  12. McGrady

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    Me too, especially with that apple updater program as well. And the services that get added to startup.
     
    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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  13. Carrot Muncher

    Carrot Muncher Notebook Evangelist

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    Gotta love apple :rolleyes:
     
    Carrot Muncher, Mar 17, 2009
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  14. olyteddy

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    I highly recommend iTunes to anyone foolish enough to install it. It helps my side business: I make money removing iTunes and cleaning up after it...
     
    olyteddy, Mar 17, 2009
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    nope itunes is still the only oen tha t i know of i could be wrong though might wanna check apples website at www.apple.com
     
    randallrivy11, Mar 17, 2009
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  16. McGrady

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    There has already been a few recommended in this thread...and Apple would never list other companies that can sync music to their products. Are you mad? :eek:
     
    McGrady, Mar 17, 2009
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    Yes! i totally forgot about all that Crap! the installer/updater, services, safari, all without approval..... i KNEW there was a reason i didnt install a single peice of crapware from apple when i got this computer.....


    Long live songbird, and quicktime alternative.


    ev
     
    eversman, Mar 17, 2009
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  18. MidnightSun

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    Foobar2000 and the foo_dop plugin work well also.
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 18, 2009
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    iTunes is the main reason why I will never buy another iPod. It is garbage laced with Apple marketing BS. I only tolerate it on my Mac.

    iTunes = :mad:
     
    pacmandelight, Mar 18, 2009
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    That's because there ain't no decent Mac media software no more....
     
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    Thanks for the help everybody! I'm a bit late posting back, but it's good that I didn't visit earlier. I was expecting to get hated on because I didn't want to use iTunes. But since I see that many of you don't like iTunes, I will say the same. I agree that it is bloatware and does a fantastic job of eating up system resources. It's slow, too (I have a C2D 2.0GHz).

    The reason why I chose not to jailbreak it is because I'm satisfied with how the iPod works now. It does everything I want it to. But perhaps someone could list some benefits in jailbreaking an iPod. I'm still open to being persuaded into jailbreaking it ;-).

    Maybe I will consider Songbird when they fix the bug that MidnightSun was talking about. Thanks for the warning! You guys have been more than helpful! I will go try out those apps now.
     
    jondevon, Mar 19, 2009
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  23. McGrady

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    Jailbreaking ipod touch=3rd party apps
     
    McGrady, Mar 19, 2009
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    Doesn't Rockbox work on iPods now? If so I highly recommend it.
     
    nemt, Mar 19, 2009
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  26. pixelot

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    Foobar, as mentioned. :cool:
     
    pixelot, Mar 20, 2009
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  27. ratchetnclank

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    Itunes lol.


    It Installs apple updater, quicktime, bonjour service,ipod service,itunes service and quicktime service.


    All for one program :|
     
    ratchetnclank, Mar 20, 2009
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  28. eversman

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    iTunes = Crappy Bloatware + other Bundled Crappy Bloatware. regardless of what program you use INSTEAD of iTunes, its a good choice so long as you are not using iTunes.



    ev
     
    eversman, Mar 20, 2009
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  29. HuBu

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    try floola.
     
    HuBu, Mar 20, 2009
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