Apple : 2005.05.21 16.16.16

[Archived in Apple, Entry, iTunes]

[Garoo - Blog] Why doesn’t any of the iTunes menu bar programs I tried offer a real volume control? I’m not asking for much, just a slider like the system volume’s — I can’t possibly be the only one wanting that, and it can’t be so hard to do.

Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.

[At Home with John and Debbie] Picasa 2 vs iPhoto: OK, it’s nearly time for the hartnup.net Macintosh 2005 judgement, but before I look at the whole, I can’t resist getting a little bit more specific, and talking about one application: iPhoto, and its primary Windows competition, Picasa 2.

[wooba.com - for your clicky finger] Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) Review: We didn’t have an standard iPod or iPod Photo to do direct comparisons with, but we did do a listening test with an iPod mini. Again using Shure E3C earbuds, we found no discernable difference in audio quality between the PSP and the iPod mini, as both were equally superb with a variable bit rate MP3. When viewing JPGs, the 2-inch iPod Photo screen size just doesn’t bode well for viewing pictures, plus you need to use iTunes to convert any JPGs into a format the iPod Photo can read. The PSP can directly read any JPG file (and fits the JPG onto the screen) and the pictures look gorgeous on the 4.3-inch screen, but the only downside of the PSP is that you can not listen to an MP3 file while browsing photos and it doesn’t output the picture to a TV.

[wordparts] iPod shuffle: iPod shuffle comes in two varieties: with a half gig ($99) or a full gig ($149) of flash memory built-in. Those prices make the iPod shuffle cheaper than most of its competitors, even those with smaller storage capacities, and not much more expensive than a “thumb drive", which the shuffle can double as. Apple, already the clear market leader in hard disk-based portable music players, has apparently decided to make a serious play for ownership of the entire digital music market, from cheap flash players up to hard disk devices with color displays, all getting their music from Apple’s iTunes Music Store. (Incidentally, Apple’s music store is currently the most popular online music download service by a large margin.) The “iPod” brand plus cheaper prices than its competitors—iPods have traditionally been a bit more expensive than their competition—mean Apple is likely to succeed.

[kermit the blog] My Week with iPod Shuffle: Not exactly the thing you want to suddenly blast into your ears as you're going about your day. Luckily iTunes gives you the option to pull music from any playlist if you don't want to give the 'Pod free reign over your entire library. I've created a "random" smart playlist that I use to shuffle my music on my 'Pod, which excludes the iTrip tunes, my collection of kids' songs (no offense to my daughter) and a few others. I selected this as the Shuffle's pool of songs and clicked the "Autofill" button.

[Internet Time Blog] Break on through to the other side: The software was creating photo albums. A few clicks here, a slider there, and bingo, in seconds you had created a very slick book. You can get the album printed for a reasonable price -- $29.95 hardcover down to $3.95 for a mini book. I'm convinced the fellow doing the demo was a magician, but the interface and the results were to die for.

[Myipodblog.blogspot.com] my iPod blog: In answer to C.K.'s question a few posts back: "There is a little plastic slider on the headphones so you can choke the slack up to your chin. Is this a feature of non-iPod Shuffle headphones that I just happen to have missed?" I don't recall about the headphones originally packaged with my old iPod, but the Apple In-Ear Headphones I purchased also have the plastic slider. I'm using it to create a loop in the headphone cord (by placing the slider all the way towards the headphones) and wearing the loop around my neck when not in use--this way, I can keep the shuffle and the headphones hanging in easy reach all day, but out of the way and secure (under my sweater, today). Caution: may require a sufficiently svelte neck.

[Myipodblog.blogspot.com] my iPod blog: 02/01/2005 - 02/28/2005: In answer to C.K.'s question a few posts back: "There is a little plastic slider on the headphones so you can choke the slack up to your chin. Is this a feature of non-iPod Shuffle headphones that I just happen to have missed?" I don't recall about the headphones originally packaged with my old iPod, but the Apple In-Ear Headphones I purchased also have the plastic slider. I'm using it to create a loop in the headphone cord (by placing the slider all the way towards the headphones) and wearing the loop around my neck when not in use--this way, I can keep the shuffle and the headphones hanging in easy reach all day, but out of the way and secure (under my sweater, today). Caution: may require a sufficiently svelte neck.

[Technorati.com] Technorati: Tag: itunes: What's this? This page shows goodies from the web about itunes. To contribute, just make a post to your blog about itunes and include the link below. More Info »

[Technorati.com] Technorati: Tag: iTunes: What's this? This page shows goodies from the web about iTunes. To contribute, just make a post to your blog about iTunes and include the link below. More Info »

[Technorati.com] Technorati: Tag: itunes: What's this? This page shows goodies from the web about iTunes. To contribute, just make a post to your blog about iTunes and include the link below. More Info »

Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, Itunes, ITunes, MP3 Player News

Posted at May 26, 2005 01:24 PM