iPod Touch - What do I need to know?

Davey_Pitch · 16-04-2008, 17:09

Hopefully getting a 32GB iPod Touch next week with a new phone contract, and with the exception of a quick look at Pete's a while ago I don't know a whole lot about them. Is there anything special I need to know about them? How about apps, are there any I need to get to make everything easier/better? It's my first new MP3 player in about 4-5 years so I'm a little out of touch

LeperousDust · 16-04-2008, 17:14

Out of touch

*Ba Dum Dum Tsch*
Not much to know, they work really great, you should pick it up pretty easy! The 32Gb version is a much more pallattable size for an mp3 player too, enjoy

. Still i'd rather have more space for music myself over the GUI, i've already ran out of room on my age old 30gb iPoodle, looking at getting a classic now...

petemc · 16-04-2008, 17:20

Cool

I don't really know of any apps per say. I keep my music in iTunes because the iPod is essentially iTunes on the go. So I keep all my ratings, playlists, play counts and such sync'd between the two. I also sync my calendar via iCal, my photos via iPhoto and such. Bookmarks are sync'd to Safari, but I use Firefox and haven't bothered looking up a way around that. I know Facebook has a custom iPhone site which works nicely on the device, as do Google. I could recommend a good video conversion program but its Mac only called VisualHub.

Davey_Pitch · 16-04-2008, 17:32

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Still i'd rather have more space for music myself over the GUI, i've already ran out of room on my age old 30gb iPoodle, looking at getting a classic now...

My "Albums" folder only runs at around 24GB and I wouldn't want all of the music on the Touch at once, considering I'll have it connected to the PC every night charging, I can quickly change my music when I want to

Lynnie is also getting a new phone soon and she'll be getting an 80GB Classic as her free gift, which will be great if we go anywhere anywhere and need lots of music

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Originally Posted by petemc

I could recommend a good video conversion program but its Mac only called VisualHub.

I've found an interesting looking app which will monitor my downloads folder and then convert any videos it finds to the correct iPod friendly format. It's called iPodifier and will hopefully save me a fair bit of time

divine · 16-04-2008, 18:07

You'll be wanting iTunes (because the iTouch won't work with anything other than iTunes, because Apple are nice like that) which means by default, if you're on Windows you'll be having Quicktime and Safari whether you like it or not.

Past that, nothing really, iTunes does everything you'll need.

Davey_Pitch · 16-04-2008, 21:26

There's alternatives to iTunes from what I can see, but I already have it installed and I don't mind it so much, so I may just stick with it

divine · 16-04-2008, 22:16

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Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

There's alternatives to iTunes from what I can see, but I already have it installed and I don't mind it so much, so I may just stick with it

No alternatives for the iPod Touch as far as I know, they run a different OS to the regular iPods (which for the most part will sync with most things, including WinAmp etc.) so only sync with iTunes. They can't be put into disk mode either, as a measure to prevent people easy access to the filesystem of the iPhone to aid jailbreaking and such.

Davey_Pitch · 16-04-2008, 22:18

Ah, fair enough, iTunes it is then. I'm sure I'll cope

divine · 16-04-2008, 22:20

I manage ok, I just hate iTunes as my meda player so it just means I have to maintain two databases of my music, one for listening to, one for my iPod

As for the Touch itself. It's the best thing in the entire world ever and you'll wonder why you didn't buy one sooner

LeperousDust · 16-04-2008, 22:40

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Originally Posted by divine`

No alternatives for the iPod Touch as far as I know, they run a different OS to the regular iPods (which for the most part will sync with most things, including WinAmp etc.) so only sync with iTunes. They can't be put into disk mode either, as a measure to prevent people easy access to the filesystem of the iPhone to aid jailbreaking and such.

Mediamonkey has support for the iPhone in its latest beta release i'm assuming iPhone is basically an touch though?

MediaMonkey is also far far better at syncing than iTunes ever will be for a whole host of reasons i'll go in to if you care

I used to be a big iTunes iPod user, because it was decent at what it did, but MediaMonkey does everything iTunes does, and more and a whole lot better

Its the only major reason i don't need a bigger iPod right now thanks to its awesome syncing feature list, and and big catologue of plugins

Davey if you get an iPod i beg you to give MediaMonkey a good try

16-04-2008, 17:09	#1
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	iPod Touch - What do I need to know? Hopefully getting a 32GB iPod Touch next week with a new phone contract, and with the exception of a quick look at Pete's a while ago I don't know a whole lot about them. Is there anything special I need to know about them? How about apps, are there any I need to get to make everything easier/better? It's my first new MP3 player in about 4-5 years so I'm a little out of touch __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

16-04-2008, 17:14	#2
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Out of touch Ba Dum Dum Tsch Not much to know, they work really great, you should pick it up pretty easy! The 32Gb version is a much more pallattable size for an mp3 player too, enjoy . Still i'd rather have more space for music myself over the GUI, i've already ran out of room on my age old 30gb iPoodle, looking at getting a classic now... __________________

16-04-2008, 17:20	#3
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Cool I don't really know of any apps per say. I keep my music in iTunes because the iPod is essentially iTunes on the go. So I keep all my ratings, playlists, play counts and such sync'd between the two. I also sync my calendar via iCal, my photos via iPhoto and such. Bookmarks are sync'd to Safari, but I use Firefox and haven't bothered looking up a way around that. I know Facebook has a custom iPhone site which works nicely on the device, as do Google. I could recommend a good video conversion program but its Mac only called VisualHub. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

16-04-2008, 18:07	#5
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	You'll be wanting iTunes (because the iTouch won't work with anything other than iTunes, because Apple are nice like that) which means by default, if you're on Windows you'll be having Quicktime and Safari whether you like it or not. Past that, nothing really, iTunes does everything you'll need. __________________ Last edited by divine; 16-04-2008 at 18:13.

16-04-2008, 21:26	#6
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	There's alternatives to iTunes from what I can see, but I already have it installed and I don't mind it so much, so I may just stick with it __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

16-04-2008, 22:18	#8
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Ah, fair enough, iTunes it is then. I'm sure I'll cope __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

16-04-2008, 22:20	#9
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I manage ok, I just hate iTunes as my meda player so it just means I have to maintain two databases of my music, one for listening to, one for my iPod As for the Touch itself. It's the best thing in the entire world ever and you'll wonder why you didn't buy one sooner __________________