Blackmoor Vituperative

As a friend whom I know by the name “Eridah” recently said (speaking on behalf of Apple), “We can’t simply use iTunes as a file manager for a device, oh no. That’s too complicated for our userbase. No we have to only allow syncing. And only with one computer. And if you plug it into another computer IT WILL DELETE YOUR SONGS.”

iTunes sucks. So, if you have an iPod (as I do), what do you use instead?

First, replace the firmware in the iPod with Rockbox. And make sure you get some fonts and themes for it.

Then, use MP3 files, the most widely supported format for digital music. Everything under the sun supports MP3. It’s not that I think MP3 is the best format for digital music (there are formats with better compression, or better music fidelity, or both). But it is widely supported, and at 192 or more kbps, I can very rarely hear any difference between the original CD and an MP3.

Finally, use MediaMonkey to organize your MP3 files.