Oops...spoke too soon. It synched up 3 songs and then froze up again. Now when I try to reset (or do anything) I can hear an ominous clicking sound. Not a good sign,
Occasionally I'm callous and strange.
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Jessica - May 27, 2007 10:46:18 am PDT #1707 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - May 27, 2007 10:53:17 am PDT #1708 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, not good. Sounds hardware related, like the drive has gone bad (just a guess on my part).
Dana - May 27, 2007 1:38:50 pm PDT #1709 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The clicking sound probably means the drive has died. That's what happened with mine.
quester - May 27, 2007 6:33:04 pm PDT #1710 of 25496
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
pokes head in warily...
I rarely venture in here because...I'm no technophobe, but my knowledge of tech stuff is not great.
I'm looking for advice. Here's my quandry: I have a Mac, I'm a Mac person, but I want to find a portable music player that a) I can afford, b) works with my Mac and c) has an FM radio.
All of which seem to rule out an iPod of any kind. So, what I want to know is: Do I have to use iTunes because I have a Mac? Can I use Itunes on anything besides a iPod?
Right now I'm merely aware that MP3s exist. I have no personal experience with them whatso ever. The radio is important to me because I like to listen to NPR a lot. But I also want to listen to music again. I currently only tune in on my car radio on the weekends when the programs on NPR are less news related.
I used to have a Walkman cassette player with a radio that I lost, along with the tapes in a fire 6 or 7 years ago. and that was the last time I spent much time walking. I want to start again, but I really need an audio companion to help me stay motivated.
-t - May 27, 2007 6:54:00 pm PDT #1711 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
quester, you can get an accessory for the iPod that will tune in radio stations. [link] I don't know about other options, sorry.
tommyrot - May 27, 2007 7:01:30 pm PDT #1712 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Maybe try googling mp3 player radio.
Here are some reviews.... [link]
Looks like Creative makes a lot of mp3 player / radio thingies. Not positive, but they do mention drag-n-drop USB, which makes me think they'd work on a Mac.
quester - May 28, 2007 3:56:55 pm PDT #1713 of 25496
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Thanks tommy and -t.
I've checked those out, but it still leaves me with the question of whether songs from iTunes would work on them or if some other download store would work with Mac's OS.
tommyrot - May 28, 2007 4:00:22 pm PDT #1714 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Songs you bought with iTunes will only work on iPods. Songs you made with iTunes from a CD will work on any mp3 player, but only if you change the iTunes default to make mp3's....
eta: And you can't use iTunes to sync music to a non-iPod. You'll have to use some other way. Either drag-n-drop via usb, or maybe the player comes with its own sync software.
quester - May 28, 2007 4:21:15 pm PDT #1715 of 25496
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
oh. Thanks again, tommy!
§ ita § - May 29, 2007 8:57:00 am PDT #1716 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Damn. That site is hot. Expensive, but very pretty tech stuff.