Topic: Banshee and Android Rock Together . . . Or Why Ubuntu Should Drop Rhythmbox

[sam]

http://www.berkeleylug.com/?p=441

To a Linux user like myself, an iPod is more or less a fancy paperweight; since Apple does not provide a version of iTunes for Linux.  Yes, it sorta works in Wine and does work well in a VirtualBox… but, really, why bother?  Even if there was an iTunes client for Linux, I probably wouldn’t want to use it when there are already sleeker, faster and more complete media players for Linux available like Banshee, Songbird and Amarok.  This doesn’t mean I don’t get a little jealous about the iPod/iTunes experience, though.

[Rik]

Can you d/l from iTunes though, Sam?

[sam]

not sure - I've not tried Banshee yet... gonna have a go this afternoon. TBH I never use iTunes to download music. If I'm gonna by music online I prefer play.com. I also don't really like the iTunes on my mac interface. I prefer Amarok or rythmnbox - nice and simple.

I sometimes miss winamp...

[Rik]

Have you tried Amazon for d/l?

[sam]

nope I haven't. I keep meaning to but then my play.com account is so simple... so I tend to just go there and they are normally similarly priced.

[Rik]

I guess that's why I use Amazon and haven't tried Play.com. Inertia rules OK. 

[sam]

 

[sam]

really scary thing happened the otherday though - I went into a shop!

[Rik]

 

I hope you'll feel better soon, Sam. Just a thought, if you d/l from Amazon while you're over there, won't you get better prices?

[Simon]

I normally use Play too.  It just seems more straightforward than Amazon.  You get the music in a .zip file with no faffing about.

[Rik]

OTOH, Amazon integrates into iTunes.

[sam]

I hope you'll feel better soon, Sam. Just a thought, if you d/l from Amazon while you're over there, won't you get better prices?

amazon.ca - not sure - technology here is a bit antiquated... and more expensive (I need to head to the US). Also I like to use my British credit card...

[Rik]

I wonder if you'd get away with accessing the US site?

[sam]

possibly but I know for example they were really picky about Canadians buying the Kindle from the US site.

[Simon]

OTOH, Amazon integrates into iTunes.

I haven't got iTunes.