Posts Tagged ‘iPod’
Question Asked: What Is A Good Alternative To an IPod?
Great question. While the iPod
I’ve always been a fan of the Creative Labs mp3 players. My first mp3 player was a Creative Zen player, which I only recently threw out, because I’ve been using the iPod
Creative just came out with a new, really cool MP3 player, called the Creative Labs X-fi
Many people will argue that Apple makes the best MP3 player, presumably because they made it popular much sooner than many other companies did. Others may disagree, citing that their [insert random company name here] player is superior.
Your best bet is to know how much music you want to store, how much money you want to spend, then head into an electronics store and play with the device. While you won’t be able to connect it to your computer to see how it works in that aspect, you can always buy it, bring it home, and return it if you don’t like it. (Keep in mind, some stores charge a restocking fee on electronics.)
Question Asked: Can I Sync My iPod With Windows Media Player?
Despite what Apple would like you to believe, your iPod does actually work with Windows Media Player.
By default, it won’t work. However, you can purchase an add-on application called MGTEK dopisp, for a small price of $19.95. Once you’ve installed MGTEK’s application, you’ll get a new option in Windows Media Player to “sync” your iPod (once you’ve registered it with MGTEK’s software, of course.)
Sync iPod With Windows Media Player
Once your iPod is connected, it’s a very simple process to drag files from your library to the Sync List. Once it’s full of tracks you want to sync, just click the Start Sync button at the bottom (not pictured) to begin the process.
Speed-wise, it’s about as quick as iTunes is. I transferred about 200 tracks to my iPod via this method last night, and it took about a minute and a half, give or take.
There’s a lot of reasons why people argue one versus the other, iTunes vs WMP. While some people use WMP because they’re anti-iTunes, that’s not the case for me. I moved to Windows Media Player mainly so I could stream music from my terrabyte music drive directly to my Xbox 360 and/or Playstation 3, which I can’t do with iTunes.
Hope that answers your question. I know some people are hesitant to spend money on add-ons for some applications, but MGTEK is 100% worth it.