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I take issue with "It was the very reliability of it — in user-friendly design, as well as stability of functionality — that was the basis of my choice in the f
by barney54 10y ago
I take issue with "It was the very reliability of it — in user-friendly design, as well as stability of functionality — that was the basis of my choice in the first place..." With some Apple products this was true, with others, not so much. iTunes is one example. To me, iTunes has always been a mess. In the old days it would reliably update my iPod with new songs purchased from iTunes, but that was about it and the usability was always terrible.
- charlesism 10y agoWhat do we mean by "old days" here? iTunes predates the iPod. In the old days, I had very few qualms with iTunes. Currently, it's been 6 months since I launched it (or rather intentionally launched it).
- cableshaft 10y agoDon't you just love when the Mac decides it wants to launch iTunes without you asking it to, just because you plugged a device in?
- jameskegel 10y agoThe "asking" is implied when you enable or fail to disable the default action of auto running when a recognized device is connected.
- charlesism 10y agoYep, iTunes or Image Capture... annoying. I have a Pavlovian reaction now, and I avoid plugging my phone into my Mac. While one can easily change the preference to prevent it, I've been caught out too many times, from reinstalling or using an alternate user account. Having iTunes fire up while I'm using my Apple remote with VLC is even more annoying. And since it tends to catch me when I have company, I generally don't feel like pausing a film to fix it either.