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Rob - Jan 24, 2005 6:25:31 am PST #1337 of 10003

Smart playlists stay smart on the iPod. Try making one that uses play count or rating and you can see that it is still smart. You can also see how much slower an iPod is than a desktop computer.


tommyrot - Jan 24, 2005 6:28:53 am PST #1338 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Smart playlists stay smart on the iPod.

Is this a recent update?


§ ita § - Jan 24, 2005 6:29:23 am PST #1339 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Try making one that uses play count or rating and you can see that it is still smart.

Really? Oh, cool. Most of mine are driven by ratings "Play everything by artist prince with rating over two stars" or "Play everything with year between 1980 and 1999 with rating over two stars" and I manically rate on the fly.


Rob - Jan 24, 2005 6:33:52 am PST #1340 of 10003

Is this a recent update?

I can't remember when it happened, perhaps as late as the Mini, but I think earlier.


tommyrot - Jan 24, 2005 6:35:15 am PST #1341 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

OMG, there actually is a smartplaylists.com

I remember there being a debate about whether or not iPods have live updating- I believe the conclusion of that discussion was that they do, but it is sometimes constricted when playlists use each other (which is all of my playlists...)

eta: This is cool - I've wanted this for a while now: [link]

This script will collect the "one-hit wonders" in your iTunes or iPod library—every track whose artist is represented by just a single track—and copy them to their own playlist on the respective Source.

Applescript, so won't work for you PC folks....


Theodosia - Jan 24, 2005 2:43:03 pm PST #1342 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Anybody out there in Macland using OpenOffice? I'm having severe problems getting it to run -- the "Open OpenOffice.org" starter doesn't work, and when I follow the instructions to open a terminal window (or an X.11 window), it tells me that it doesn't recognize "setenv", and then I'm pretty much Alice in Unixland, lost without a paddle.


Stephanie - Jan 24, 2005 4:23:34 pm PST #1343 of 10003
Trust my rage

thanks, tommy, that was cool. I've always wondered what was the big deal with that script thing.


tommyrot - Jan 24, 2005 5:16:21 pm PST #1344 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Theodosia, I have OO on both my Macs without any problems. What version of OS X are you using? What version of X11? Are you using Apple's version of X11, or Xfree86?

I'm using the latest versions of everything, and Apple's version of X11.

Do you have the instructions on how to launch OO when the Open OpenOffice.org program doesn't work? Can you post them here? Else I'll try to find the instructions later....


DCJensen - Jan 24, 2005 5:22:00 pm PST #1345 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Wasn't someone just asking about network storage?

Argosy network hard drive enclosure for $84** - 7:27 am
The Argosy HD-363N 3.5-inch IDE to RJ45 Networkable Hard Drive Enclosure costs $84 plus $1 shipping at PC Micro Store. It's the lowest price we've seen. This Simple NAS (network attached storage) enclosure allows a hard drive to be directly connected to an Ethernet network. A CAT5 cable is included.

>[link]


DCJensen - Jan 24, 2005 5:35:26 pm PST #1346 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Maybe a Buffista can loan you a copy of OSX 10.3...

If only.

Whereabouts do you call home? Maybe someone lives near you...

Hey, are you on the buffista map?