I feel dirty - Page 2

Burble · 13-02-2009, 12:50

OS X rocks. The whole 'it just works' thing isn't entirely true because it does break and arse about but on the whole I much prefer it to Windows. Hence why I made sure I bought a Netbook that could run OS X.

Matblack · 13-02-2009, 12:58

My netbook broke and is currently awaiting parts, I KNEW I shouldn't have bought an Advent but it was soooooo cheap and great whilst it worked. I'm tempted to get a Sumsung NC10 and then when the Netbook comes back to bung Leopard on it just for fun. I need a netbook to be reliable and can't believe the Advent died after so little time, apparently they've order a keyboard and a new motherboard! No idea what was wrong with it, it just refused to see the HD and wouldn't let me into the BIOS, stupid thing

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Burble · 13-02-2009, 13:05

The only Netbook I've used OS X on is the Dell Mini 9 and it works absolutely perfectly.

Matblack · 13-02-2009, 13:09

Hmmmmmm NC10 is £280 at Heathrow, could pick one up on the way to Iceland and have a way to check my pics from the camera day by day, very very tempting

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Feek · 13-02-2009, 13:09

iTunes does need to be treated lovingly, I've found the OS X version to have much sexier curves than the Windows version, and we all know that curves are important so therefore it's a better product.

If you've got albums that don't group correctly, select all the tracks, cmd-i on them (right click, show info or whatever it is) and change the album name and the grouping names to something random, OK it and then change them back. It should sort it.

I never loved iTunes when I ran it under Windows, but there's something about it now. I stare at it adoringly and when it notices me doing it, I look away or pretend I'm looking at something that's just over it's shoulder. I can be doing something else but I'll still give it the occasional glance out of the corner of my eye just to look at it and wonder in it's goodness, let my eyes drift over the contours that are the collection of movies and TV shows. Sometimes iTunes will whisper sweet nothingsxxxxxxxxxxx

I'll stop now. Bottom line, iTunes sucked on Windows, but works well on OS X.

And yes, Podcasts rock. There's a thread here somewhere with some suggestions of ones to have an earwig to.

Feek · 13-02-2009, 13:11

Oh, and I don't know how well Leopard will work on the NC10 but really if you want to run it on a netbook then the MSI Wind or the Dell Mini 9 are the two best choices. The Dell being the better of the two.

Having said that, I'm getting tempted to swap my Dell Mini 9 for a refurb Macbook Air!

Desmo · 13-02-2009, 13:17

*laughs at the n00bs*

I've been using Macs for over 15 years

Davey_Pitch · 13-02-2009, 13:21

MB, you should consider ditching iTunes and using Media Monkey instead. It's a much nicer piece of software for transferring your tunes over, and still use it to subscribe to podcasts. I highly highly recommend it

NokkonWud · 13-02-2009, 13:30

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Originally Posted by Kitten

podcats rock.

Like LOLcats?

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Originally Posted by Matblack

Hmmmmmm NC10 is £280 at Heathrow, could pick one up on the way to Iceland and have a way to check my pics from the camera day by day, very very tempting

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I love my moms Samsung NC10, it's awesome.

LeperousDust · 13-02-2009, 13:34

iPods are amazing peices of hardware, but you are looking at a 6th generation device, the first ones weren't anything special (this is how i currently view iphones

).

iTunes on the other hand is just totally sodding useless, the only reason i'd want to use iTunes is if for some reason i wanted to start buying music through the apple store (that won't happen anytime soon). iTunes has absolutely nothing on MediaMonkey on the windows platform, and thats not really to say MediaMonkey is more complicated, it doesn't have to be if you don't want it too.

It's less of a walled garden, and you don't have to treat albums tags with so much care etc... It does pretty simple things that iTunes still can't do like... monitor a folder for changed content, still makes me laugh everytime i see my mates trying to fart around and import stuff and name it properly.

13-02-2009, 12:58	#12
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	My netbook broke and is currently awaiting parts, I KNEW I shouldn't have bought an Advent but it was soooooo cheap and great whilst it worked. I'm tempted to get a Sumsung NC10 and then when the Netbook comes back to bung Leopard on it just for fun. I need a netbook to be reliable and can't believe the Advent died after so little time, apparently they've order a keyboard and a new motherboard! No idea what was wrong with it, it just refused to see the HD and wouldn't let me into the BIOS, stupid thing MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

13-02-2009, 13:09	#14
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Hmmmmmm NC10 is £280 at Heathrow, could pick one up on the way to Iceland and have a way to check my pics from the camera day by day, very very tempting MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

13-02-2009, 13:09	#15
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	iTunes does need to be treated lovingly, I've found the OS X version to have much sexier curves than the Windows version, and we all know that curves are important so therefore it's a better product. If you've got albums that don't group correctly, select all the tracks, cmd-i on them (right click, show info or whatever it is) and change the album name and the grouping names to something random, OK it and then change them back. It should sort it. I never loved iTunes when I ran it under Windows, but there's something about it now. I stare at it adoringly and when it notices me doing it, I look away or pretend I'm looking at something that's just over it's shoulder. I can be doing something else but I'll still give it the occasional glance out of the corner of my eye just to look at it and wonder in it's goodness, let my eyes drift over the contours that are the collection of movies and TV shows. Sometimes iTunes will whisper sweet nothingsxxxxxxxxxxx I'll stop now. Bottom line, iTunes sucked on Windows, but works well on OS X. And yes, Podcasts rock. There's a thread here somewhere with some suggestions of ones to have an earwig to. __________________

13-02-2009, 13:11	#16
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Oh, and I don't know how well Leopard will work on the NC10 but really if you want to run it on a netbook then the MSI Wind or the Dell Mini 9 are the two best choices. The Dell being the better of the two. Having said that, I'm getting tempted to swap my Dell Mini 9 for a refurb Macbook Air! __________________

13-02-2009, 13:17	#17
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	laughs at the n00bs I've been using Macs for over 15 years __________________

13-02-2009, 12:50	#11
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	OS X rocks. The whole 'it just works' thing isn't entirely true because it does break and arse about but on the whole I much prefer it to Windows. Hence why I made sure I bought a Netbook that could run OS X.

13-02-2009, 13:05	#13
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	The only Netbook I've used OS X on is the Dell Mini 9 and it works absolutely perfectly.

13-02-2009, 13:21	#18
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	MB, you should consider ditching iTunes and using Media Monkey instead. It's a much nicer piece of software for transferring your tunes over, and still use it to subscribe to podcasts. I highly highly recommend 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.

13-02-2009, 13:34	#20
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	iPods are amazing peices of hardware, but you are looking at a 6th generation device, the first ones weren't anything special (this is how i currently view iphones ). iTunes on the other hand is just totally sodding useless, the only reason i'd want to use iTunes is if for some reason i wanted to start buying music through the apple store (that won't happen anytime soon). iTunes has absolutely nothing on MediaMonkey on the windows platform, and thats not really to say MediaMonkey is more complicated, it doesn't have to be if you don't want it too. It's less of a walled garden, and you don't have to treat albums tags with so much care etc... It does pretty simple things that iTunes still can't do like... monitor a folder for changed content, still makes me laugh everytime i see my mates trying to fart around and import stuff and name it properly. __________________ Last edited by LeperousDust; 13-02-2009 at 13:36.