Comments on: I’m giving up on iTunes and QuickTime http://clifguy.com/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:40:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: deviantmonk http://clifguy.com/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-415 deviantmonk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:10:00 +0000 http://clifg.blogs.cor.org/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-415 I definitely hate the incessant updates for Quicktime, iTunes and most of all, Safari. I love my Mac, but I have never used Safari once on it, and I think I despise it. Yes, in fact, I do. <br/><br/>Quicktime's performance on PC's is abysmal, but it's smooth as buttery goodness on my Mac. It also encodes things pretty nicely, unless, of course, you want to play them on a PC, or run them in MediaShout...(grrr.....a lot of bitterness there, since I have to waste so much time encoding AVI's...)<br/><br/>re: iTunes- while some people rave about its organizational abilities, I personally hate it in regards to this. I think WMP does a better and more intuitive job of it. <br/><br/>Crap...my Software Update wants me to upgrade to the most recent version of Safari...and of course it requires a restart. Somehow I'm thinking it's not going to happen... I definitely hate the incessant updates for Quicktime, iTunes and most of all, Safari. I love my Mac, but I have never used Safari once on it, and I think I despise it. Yes, in fact, I do.

Quicktime’s performance on PC’s is abysmal, but it’s smooth as buttery goodness on my Mac. It also encodes things pretty nicely, unless, of course, you want to play them on a PC, or run them in MediaShout…(grrr…..a lot of bitterness there, since I have to waste so much time encoding AVI’s…)

re: iTunes- while some people rave about its organizational abilities, I personally hate it in regards to this. I think WMP does a better and more intuitive job of it.

Crap…my Software Update wants me to upgrade to the most recent version of Safari…and of course it requires a restart. Somehow I’m thinking it’s not going to happen…

]]> By: Ann http://clifguy.com/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-414 Ann Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:59:00 +0000 http://clifg.blogs.cor.org/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-414 agree with you. DRM…. I just want to be able to play my media on any platform that I choose. DRM is like going into your local stereo shop and having to purchase a DVD player for each movie studio.<br/><br/>So now I found a great decission - MelodyCan converter (http://www.melodycan.com) which helps me to resolve drm-protection problem. agree with you. DRM…. I just want to be able to play my media on any platform that I choose. DRM is like going into your local stereo shop and having to purchase a DVD player for each movie studio.

So now I found a great decission – MelodyCan converter (http://www.melodycan.com) which helps me to resolve drm-protection problem.

]]> By: Greg Nilsen http://clifguy.com/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-413 Greg Nilsen Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:06:00 +0000 http://clifg.blogs.cor.org/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-413 Yea, I gave up on iTunes over five months ago even though I have an iPod. I just tired of the constant bulky updates and the awful QuickTime integration on Windows. Then when I saw them pushing Safari as well, I just shook my head and laughed. I know I don't need the worst browser, at least since Netscape kicked the bucket, on my system.<br/><br/>Anyway, I switched to <a HREF="http://www.winamp.com/" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Winamp</a>, a program I used to use a lot during my college years but switched away from after I got my iPod because they didn't support it. Well, now they do, and I have to say that I'm much happier using Winamp than I was with iTunes. Yea, I gave up on iTunes over five months ago even though I have an iPod. I just tired of the constant bulky updates and the awful QuickTime integration on Windows. Then when I saw them pushing Safari as well, I just shook my head and laughed. I know I don’t need the worst browser, at least since Netscape kicked the bucket, on my system.

Anyway, I switched to Winamp, a program I used to use a lot during my college years but switched away from after I got my iPod because they didn’t support it. Well, now they do, and I have to say that I’m much happier using Winamp than I was with iTunes.

]]> By: The Cybernetic Entomologist http://clifguy.com/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-412 The Cybernetic Entomologist Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:03:00 +0000 http://clifg.blogs.cor.org/2008/04/21/im-giving-up-on-itunes-and-quicktime/#comment-412 When I reloaded my machine recently, I never reinstalled iTunes (or QuickTime, for that matter). Can't say as I've missed it. <br/><br/>Safari blows bad enough on the mac, can't fathom why anyone would want to run it on their PC. When I reloaded my machine recently, I never reinstalled iTunes (or QuickTime, for that matter). Can’t say as I’ve missed it.

Safari blows bad enough on the mac, can’t fathom why anyone would want to run it on their PC.

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