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A shameless plug of my own site, but hopefully helpful to those not wanting to open iTunes: http://www.appstorehq.com/wolframalpha-iphone-77717/app http://www.

by iseff 17y ago

A shameless plug of my own site, but hopefully helpful to those not wanting to open iTunes: http://www.appstorehq.com/wolframalpha-iphone-77717/app http://www.appstorehq.com/wolframalpha-iphone-77717/app

w1ntermute 17y ago
hopefully helpful to those not wanting to open iTunes Why do people assume that everyone has iTunes installed? I wouldn't let my computer touch that resource-hogging piece of shit with a 10 foot pole.
- unalone 17y ago
  Because it's maybe the most prevalent piece of software that exists today, save for web browsers and Microsoft Office? This is a discussion about an iPhone app, located in iTunes, and the browser URL points to apple.com. Everything points to you should have known before clicking where it was going. Furthermore, it's not like Apple fucks up your machine if you clicked and didn't have iTunes. It just told you you couldn't see the page, which is true.
  - tptacek 17y ago
    No, it just pulls focus off my HN window, changes Spaces desktops, pops off whatever was selected in iTunes before and replaces it with a link to a $49.99 iTunes app.
    - unalone 17y ago
      Hm. Yes, that could be irritating. I have iTunes set not to take focus, though, and I don't use Spaces (OT: Might I ask you how you set it up to work efficiently for you? I'm always curious about stuff like that), so I guess I hadn't thought much about how other people might experience the link.
      - mahipal 17y ago
        I set up Spaces right when I got my Macbook, and it's hugely helpful. I assigned each of the major apps I use (Firefox, Terminal, Xcode, and Photoshop) to a different space. Combine Spaces with SizeUp [ http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ ] for optimal window management. Throw in Quicksilver and you don't even have to remember which Space holds which apps.
        unalone 17y ago
        I just don't see the advantage to dividing them. Isn't it easier to run in single-window mode.
- jamroom 17y ago
  Am I the only one that actually likes iTunes? Is it really a resource hog? To be honest I've never really noticed (it seems to work well for me), but recently have seen a lot of anger directed towards iTunes, so am wondering if this is mainly a problem with iTunes on Windows?
  - tptacek 17y ago
    iTunes is the best music player I've ever used, and that includes the one I cared enough about to write for myself. It's "big", but so is my collection, so I forgive it.
    - buugs 17y ago
      For windows one of the better clients is foobar (I use itunes for the ipod and foobar for listening), for linux well you are kinda sol if you want a good music player (mpd with a gui client or ncmpcpp come somewhat close).
      - elblanco 17y ago
        How does it compare to old stand-by players like Winamp?
        scythe 17y ago
        foobar2000 requires a little more finagling than winAMP to set up, but it can be very nice when you do. It's also significantly lighter than winamp. They both do things that iTunes won't (in particular play flac and ogg, which is a very important feature for me).
  - jws 17y ago
    I like it. My only gripe is its sense of timing. If you have it start on login, which is a good idea if other people use your library, it does a LOT of disk seeking and jams up the whole login process. It would be nice if it would prioritize its library read below "getting a browser and mail reader open".
- selven 17y ago
  I don't have much against it, but it doesn't support my operating system.
- elblanco 17y ago
  I wouldn't say it quite that strongly, but I agree. I don't have and iPod or iPhone or whatever iItem apple is putting out, have better software music players and a far cheaper mp3 player to carry around and tune organizing via other means (namely filesystem operations) that keeps me happy. I found that like most Apple products I've encountered, I don't particularly care for the workflow designed into the software, and can't seem to coax it to work how I want. That, and getting prompted to update iTunes every week is annoying as all get out.
DenisM 17y ago
How efficient are the ads on your site? Are you tracking the actual conversions?

by iseff 17y ago

w1ntermute 17y ago

hopefully helpful to those not wanting to open iTunes Why do people assume that everyone has iTunes installed? I wouldn't let my computer touch that resource-hogging piece of shit with a 10 foot pole.

unalone 17y ago
Because it's maybe the most prevalent piece of software that exists today, save for web browsers and Microsoft Office? This is a discussion about an iPhone app, located in iTunes, and the browser URL points to apple.com. Everything points to you should have known before clicking where it was going. Furthermore, it's not like Apple fucks up your machine if you clicked and didn't have iTunes. It just told you you couldn't see the page, which is true.
- tptacek 17y ago
  No, it just pulls focus off my HN window, changes Spaces desktops, pops off whatever was selected in iTunes before and replaces it with a link to a $49.99 iTunes app.
  - unalone 17y ago
    Hm. Yes, that could be irritating. I have iTunes set not to take focus, though, and I don't use Spaces (OT: Might I ask you how you set it up to work efficiently for you? I'm always curious about stuff like that), so I guess I hadn't thought much about how other people might experience the link.
    - mahipal 17y ago
      I set up Spaces right when I got my Macbook, and it's hugely helpful. I assigned each of the major apps I use (Firefox, Terminal, Xcode, and Photoshop) to a different space. Combine Spaces with SizeUp [ http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ ] for optimal window management. Throw in Quicksilver and you don't even have to remember which Space holds which apps.
      - unalone 17y ago
        I just don't see the advantage to dividing them. Isn't it easier to run in single-window mode.
jamroom 17y ago
Am I the only one that actually likes iTunes? Is it really a resource hog? To be honest I've never really noticed (it seems to work well for me), but recently have seen a lot of anger directed towards iTunes, so am wondering if this is mainly a problem with iTunes on Windows?
- tptacek 17y ago
  iTunes is the best music player I've ever used, and that includes the one I cared enough about to write for myself. It's "big", but so is my collection, so I forgive it.
  - buugs 17y ago
    For windows one of the better clients is foobar (I use itunes for the ipod and foobar for listening), for linux well you are kinda sol if you want a good music player (mpd with a gui client or ncmpcpp come somewhat close).
    - elblanco 17y ago
      How does it compare to old stand-by players like Winamp?
      - scythe 17y ago
        foobar2000 requires a little more finagling than winAMP to set up, but it can be very nice when you do. It's also significantly lighter than winamp. They both do things that iTunes won't (in particular play flac and ogg, which is a very important feature for me).
- jws 17y ago
  I like it. My only gripe is its sense of timing. If you have it start on login, which is a good idea if other people use your library, it does a LOT of disk seeking and jams up the whole login process. It would be nice if it would prioritize its library read below "getting a browser and mail reader open".
selven 17y ago
I don't have much against it, but it doesn't support my operating system.
elblanco 17y ago
I wouldn't say it quite that strongly, but I agree. I don't have and iPod or iPhone or whatever iItem apple is putting out, have better software music players and a far cheaper mp3 player to carry around and tune organizing via other means (namely filesystem operations) that keeps me happy. I found that like most Apple products I've encountered, I don't particularly care for the workflow designed into the software, and can't seem to coax it to work how I want. That, and getting prompted to update iTunes every week is annoying as all get out.

DenisM 17y ago

How efficient are the ads on your site? Are you tracking the actual conversions?