Comments on: An Apple a Day… https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2006/06/13/an-apple-a-day/ Thoughts, rants, and even some code from the mind of Barney Boisvert. Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Richard https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2006/06/13/an-apple-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Richard Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:47:38 +0000 http://barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=166#comment-356 For what its worth, it does indeed run better on the Mac. Searching is, for example, effectively instantaneous (on around 35gb of music). Not so on the Windows platform. And as a UI designer with an emphasis on usability, I dispise the way that iTunes fails to follow the standard Windows L&F. Then again, 99.999% of all MP3 players do the same thing in various ways, so it never really bothered me that much in "real life" (sad to say). I hadn't noticed the focus thing before, probably because on Windows I use focus follows mouse, so by the time I click on the window its already received focus. For what its worth, it does indeed run better on the Mac. Searching is, for example, effectively instantaneous (on around 35gb of music). Not so on the Windows platform. And as a UI designer with an emphasis on usability, I dispise the way that iTunes fails to follow the standard Windows L&F. Then again, 99.999% of all MP3 players do the same thing in various ways, so it never really bothered me that much in "real life" (sad to say).

I hadn't noticed the focus thing before, probably because on Windows I use focus follows mouse, so by the time I click on the window its already received focus.

]]> By: Nathan Strutz https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2006/06/13/an-apple-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Nathan Strutz Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:33:05 +0000 http://barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=166#comment-355 Barney, I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates iTunes. All your points are completely valid, and I have a few more. I have a 2ghz pc and it's the slowest app I have ever used! The UI is not very intelligent for a windows app. The only thing I can imagine is that it runs better on a mac. My music library isn't all that big, under 20 gigs. I can't imagine what it's like for those poor souls who fill up their 60gb ipods. Barney, I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates iTunes. All your points are completely valid, and I have a few more. I have a 2ghz pc and it's the slowest app I have ever used! The UI is not very intelligent for a windows app. The only thing I can imagine is that it runs better on a mac. My music library isn't all that big, under 20 gigs. I can't imagine what it's like for those poor souls who fill up their 60gb ipods.

]]> By: tanguyr https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2006/06/13/an-apple-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-354 tanguyr Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:34:55 +0000 http://barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=166#comment-354 the open source mlipod plugin for winamp allows you to transfer songs to AND FROM an ipod. It is available here: http://www.mlipod.com/index.php the open source mlipod plugin for winamp allows you to transfer songs to AND FROM an ipod.

It is available here:
http://www.mlipod.com/index.php

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