Comments on: More Than Blings the Ear http://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/#comment-675 Judie Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:29:07 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=360#comment-675 Directly from Riptopia: There is actually an auto-sync switch on the iPod that we turn off on our end to avoid the wiping clean of the iPod once it is hooked up with a computer. According to our teach team, it should be noted that the iPod is not meant to be used to load songs into your iTunes library. The correct way to do this is to use the Riptopia DVD Digital Music Library to populate your iTunes library first. This way, even if you connect your iPod, the songs there will be represented in your iTunes music library and therefore should not be deleted. Directly from Riptopia:

There is actually an auto-sync switch on the iPod that we turn off on our end to avoid the wiping clean of the iPod once it is hooked up with a computer.
According to our teach team, it should be noted that the iPod is not meant to be used to load songs into your iTunes library. The correct way to do this is to use the Riptopia DVD Digital Music Library to populate your iTunes library first. This way, even if you connect your iPod, the songs there will be represented in your iTunes music library and therefore should not be deleted.

]]> By: perrymanhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/#comment-621 perryman Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:54:41 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=360#comment-621 I did not realize that you could transfer music to and from an unpaired iPod! I know you can transfer files, assuming you have it set up as a hard drive, but not music. I'll have to give it a try. I did not realize that you could transfer music to and from an unpaired iPod! I know you can transfer files, assuming you have it set up as a hard drive, but not music. I’ll have to give it a try.

]]> By: mobilejennethhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/#comment-597 mobilejenneth Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:26:25 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=360#comment-597 perryman, you don't need to be "paired" to a computer to transfer music from iTunes to an iPod. Pairing it to a computer means that all of the songs on the PC are automatically transferred to the iPod. There's no reason for Riptopia to set the iPod up in this way on the PC they use to transfer music across, and connecting that iPod to your PC would then bring up a prompt asking if you would like to replace the music library on the iPod with the one on your PC. If you decline to do this, then you can still drag and drop music from your iTunes library manually. What this setup does preclude, however, is being able to set up automatic syncing on your own PC, as doing so would get rid of all the music that's been loaded onto it by Riptopia. Naturally there are workarounds available that let you transfer music from the iPod to your PC, but for the sort of customer that would be taking up this service, it's not likely something they'd know how to do. perryman, you don’t need to be “paired” to a computer to transfer music from iTunes to an iPod. Pairing it to a computer means that all of the songs on the PC are automatically transferred to the iPod. There’s no reason for Riptopia to set the iPod up in this way on the PC they use to transfer music across, and connecting that iPod to your PC would then bring up a prompt asking if you would like to replace the music library on the iPod with the one on your PC. If you decline to do this, then you can still drag and drop music from your iTunes library manually.

What this setup does preclude, however, is being able to set up automatic syncing on your own PC, as doing so would get rid of all the music that’s been loaded onto it by Riptopia. Naturally there are workarounds available that let you transfer music from the iPod to your PC, but for the sort of customer that would be taking up this service, it’s not likely something they’d know how to do.

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/#comment-591 Judie Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:26:08 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=360#comment-591 “OK, my short attention span collided with my reading comprehension… If I want to be cynical for a second, it’s a sweet deal for the low wage operator at the controls too… “Dude, I always wanted the entire Beatles catalog on my iPod too!””

I admit it! That thought crossed my mind, too. ;-)

]]> By: WonderDawghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/#comment-590 WonderDawg Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:23:29 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=360#comment-590 Or worse, 50 CDs of 30 second snippets... perfect for those with very, very short attention spans. OK, my short attention span collided with my reading comprehension... If I want to be cynical for a second, it's a sweet deal for the low wage operator at the controls too... "Dude, I always wanted the entire Beatles catalog on my iPod too!" Great way for an entity to access legit copies of music. I seem to recall waaay back in the LP days a record chain "renting records" to record on cassette before the RIAA police showed up to say that's a no-no. Last log on the fire: a blogger asked is it morally right to copy CD's from a public library? (I'll have to find the link...) Or worse, 50 CDs of 30 second snippets… perfect for those with very, very short attention spans.

OK, my short attention span collided with my reading comprehension… If I want to be cynical for a second, it’s a sweet deal for the low wage operator at the controls too… “Dude, I always wanted the entire Beatles catalog on my iPod too!”

Great way for an entity to access legit copies of music. I seem to recall waaay back in the LP days a record chain “renting records” to record on cassette before the RIAA police showed up to say that’s a no-no.

Last log on the fire: a blogger asked is it morally right to copy CD’s from a public library? (I’ll have to find the link…)

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/#comment-585 Judie Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:03:59 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=360#comment-585 That's a good question! I don't know if this is aimed at someone who would not plan on adding more songs (in other words won't hook their iPod to a computer), or if the option is to load a compiled data CD of some kind to the host computer. Let me see if I can get those answers and I will get right back with ya! :-) That’s a good question! I don’t know if this is aimed at someone who would not plan on adding more songs (in other words won’t hook their iPod to a computer), or if the option is to load a compiled data CD of some kind to the host computer. Let me see if I can get those answers and I will get right back with ya! :-)

]]> By: perrymanhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/25/more-than-blings-the-ear/#comment-584 perryman Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:31:09 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=360#comment-584 Neat idea, but what happens when you get the loaded iPod back and try to plug it into your computer to put some additional music on it? Since iPods only allow pairing with one computer, i'm guessing it'll erase those 50 ripped CDs in favor of whatever you happen to have in iTunes on your computer. Neat idea, but what happens when you get the loaded iPod back and try to plug it into your computer to put some additional music on it? Since iPods only allow pairing with one computer, i’m guessing it’ll erase those 50 ripped CDs in favor of whatever you happen to have in iTunes on your computer.

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