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| Thread ID: 115001 | 2010-12-28 08:24:00 | Itunes - stupid restrictions | Greven (91) | PC World Chat |
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| 1165234 | 2010-12-28 08:24:00 | Itunes will only let you sync a device with 1 PC because of piracy concerns, and it is only a one way sync instead of merging any extra content into the itunes library. My mother finds Itunes incredibly easy to use & very convenient for purchasing music (I have set it up for other relatives) so I installed it on the PC & laptop then set about trying to sync the music & playlists between computers. I gave up, thoroughly disillusioned with Apple products. I'm not a fan of windows media player, but at least it can be easily synced between computers. Surely it is common to have 2 or more computers that you would want your music on. One good thing to come from it is we had a long time to talk about music & I have borrowed her musical collection to pass the time on these horrible stormy days. Watching Cats right now. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 1165235 | 2010-12-28 09:01:00 | If the computers are on the same network, you can have multiple iTunes pointing to the same library :pf1mobmini: |
plod (107) | ||
| 1165236 | 2010-12-28 09:03:00 | what you'd do is go edit-->preferences-->sharing tab-->check the box "share my library on my local network--> thens select what you want to share | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1165237 | 2010-12-28 09:04:00 | Interesting. That is not what I was after, but a better option than not syncing with the laptop at all. How can it be so smart & so dumb at the same time? My parents are off on holiday tomorrow morning probably before I am out of bed, so I will play with it some more when they get home. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 1165238 | 2010-12-28 09:12:00 | i can add music etc to my ipod touch from any computer, be it the desktop at home or at a mates house with itunes. been doing this for years so not sure how you cant. turning on home sharing will allow you to transfer purchases; advanced tab--> turn on home sharing what i suggested in my previous post should do the trick aswell as this post |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1165239 | 2010-12-28 11:24:00 | iTunes? More like iPox. I stay away from it like the plauge. It likes to install the whole apple shebang (safari, quicktime, autoupdaters, etc etc). No problems like that on VLC. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1165240 | 2010-12-28 12:01:00 | iTunes? More like iPox. I stay away from it like the plauge. It likes to install the whole apple shebang (safari, quicktime, autoupdaters, etc etc). No problems like that on VLC. But you're pooped if you have an iPod/iPhone :D |
xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 1165241 | 2010-12-28 17:26:00 | But you're pooped if you have an iPod/iPhone :D Not quite, you can use stuff like iMesh (iMesh is not a good example though) |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1165242 | 2010-12-28 18:52:00 | i can add music etc to my ipod touch from any computer, be it the desktop at home or at a mates house with itunes. been doing this for years so not sure how you cant. turning on home sharing will allow you to transfer purchases; advanced tab--> turn on home sharing what i suggested in my previous post should do the trick aswell as this post the problem is syncing new songs/playlists from the ipod to the other PC |
Greven (91) | ||
| 1165243 | 2010-12-28 19:37:00 | iTunes? More like iPox. I stay away from it like the plauge. It likes to install the whole apple shebang (safari, quicktime, autoupdaters, etc etc). No problems like that on VLC. Or WMP12 :D |
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