iPod Stuff

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As mentioned in another post I now have an iPod Photo. I ended up getting the 40 GByte model. I did not even known that this one existed until I went to the store. I was intending to get the 30 GByte model, with a free FM transmitter worth $80. But I decided to go for the 40 GByte version without the transmitter for $50. I think the extra 10 GBytes will be useful, either as a HDD or extra MP3 storage. I am using about 22 GBytes for MP3’s.

I asked about an extended warranty at Grace Bros MegaMart (Ok. Just MegaMart, but I like the old name). They offered a total of three years for $42 or five years for $92. I went for the three years, and this is cheaper than the Apple one at $99 to extend it to two years.

One thing I have found about iTunes is that it really does not want to run with the files over a network on a server. It is not set up for it. Syncing to the iPod takes a while to start – something like 10-20 minutes. And whilst it is preparing to start it does not say a thing about it working, preparing to do stuff.

The Timezone setting in the iPod is stupid – Given that Sydney and Melbourne are the most populous centres in Australia. The iPod decides that the timezone is Brisbane. Actually there is another setting – Brisbane Daylight Saving Time – which is great since there is no such thing as Daylight Saving in Queensland.

In ‘Shuffle’ which is ‘Random Play’ more the HDD does power up for every song. This is stupid. What should happen is that the HDD downloads a number of songs if it is in Shuffle mode, and then powers back down. Another minor point – the Apple WWW site says that the 30 GByte iPod is 16mm thick, and the 60 GByte is 19mm thick. Strangely my iPod is 20mm thick. The width is also out by 1mm. The height is accurate though

Getting the iPod synchronised took longer than I had hoped. It took well over an hour. I have also not found anywhere in the iTunes software to force it to check the catalog to make sure that all the files are still there, and to see if there are new ones.

The other thing is that the version of the iPod driver I downloaded from the Apple WWW site was out of date for some reason. I needed to download a version from another WWW site to get the right version.

I have spent some time when I need a break adding album art to songs. Mostly this involves searching the the graphic on Amazon and adding it with iTunes. Then synchronizing with the iPod later.

Music:

Well this entire entry is on music… But right now I am listening to Dido’s Take My Hand. I love this song… I love the words… “…What you feel is what I feel for you…”.