iPod and the wailing Banshee
A slightly different icon appeard on the desktop and it didn’t look like the iPod that it was to represent, but it was obviously an MP3 player.
Shortly after the icon appeared, so did Banshee. Banshee is the default music player in the Gnome version of openSuse. Different program, but from the slight look that I gave it, essentially identical.
Banshee recognised all the albums, cover art, artists etc that I had stored on the iPod from my iTunes library. Sounds ok too.
Again, if you still want a more iTunes look, check out www.songbirdnest.com.
Manage your iPod with Rythmbox
Well not quite. What if you’re a Ubuntu user like me and don’t have the all-singing all-dancing iTunes for your OS?
Solution: Rythmbox.
Rythmbox is the default music player in Ubuntu and it has iPod support. I was surprised when I plugged my Nano into my PC to give it a bit of juice, and up popped Rythmbox.
The interface is
reasonably similar to iTunes, afterall it was
inspired by it.
I haven’t had too much of a play with Rythmbox as I
have a macbook that is my iTunes music database, but
here is a tutorial to get
started with.
So, while we wait for Apple to release a version of
iTunes for linux (here’s hoping they do), give
Rythmbox a try.
If Rythmbox is not iTunes looking enough for you, you
can try out www.songbirdnest.com
Nano lockup
My iPod Nano locked up for the
first time this morning.
I guess it had to happen at some point.
Technology is made by humans so how can we expect it
to be infallible?
Anyway, it's not a drama. For those that don't know,
this is how you reset a 2nd Generation iPod Nano
(might also work
with others).
1. Flick on the Hold switch
2. Flick off the Hold switch
3. Hold down the Menu and centre buttons for a couple
of seconds.
Done.
I'm glad it's this simple. I'm a Farmer, if it was
any more complicated I'd be stuffed (think clean shoe
in fresh cow poo).
It Arrived!!
I'm now officially an iPod owner.
Mind you, I didn't buy one. I won it in a Novell competition.
No I am NOT on their payroll. I won it honestly and fairly, I assure you.
Anyway back to the brushed metal wonder. I won the 2Gb version of the Nano. It looks very sleek. I have no idea how to use it at this point but being an apple icon I'm thinking all I'll need to do is plug it in and away I go. I'll try that a bit later, it's charging at the moment.
I was hoping it would arrive a little sooner, I wanted to take it on holiday. My CD stacker is in for 'realignment' and I've been without music for a while. But alas, it arrived while I was away. Still, a pleasant surprise to come home to I guess.
The main problem I think I'll face is which 2Gb of my 60Gb music collection will I start with????
hmmm... decisions.
Update 14/10/07 12:15pm
I christened my iPod with Icehouse and have since synched a test playlist to it. All working smoothly as it should.
I have created my Roxette playlist and am now ready to go... Yeee-haaaa!
