> > Is iTunes still even needed? > > Yes, that's where the syncing comes from. :-) ITunes syncs wirelessly > with my iPad over WiFi. But there's no way around needing Itunes, as > that's where the library of media that is being synced comes from/goes > to. > (and apps are considered media, so it backs those up, too, along with > songs, videos, books, etc)
That's not 100% correct. It is entirely possible to do all of your downloading of Apps and Music directly from the iDevice, and never sync it with a computer running iTunes. You can re-download purchased Apps or Music from your iTunes account for free as well. Now with iOS 5.0, even upgrades to the OS are possible over the air. The only thing that truly _requires_ a computer is a backup of the iDevice. So, no: iTunes is _not_ required. My thoughts are, if it's a personal device, sync it at home or over the air if that's allowed. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Leone [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:40:53 -0800 Subject: Re: Allowing or not Allowing iTunes on corporate computers???? > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can’t Apple products finally sync over the air yet? > > Yes, over WiFi. > > > Didn’t they announce that not too long ago? > > > > Is iTunes still even needed? > > Yes, that's where the syncing comes from. :-) ITunes syncs wirelessly > with my iPad over WiFi. But there's no way around needing Itunes, as > that's where the library of media that is being synced comes from/goes > to. > (and apps are considered media, so it backs those up, too, along with > songs, videos, books, etc) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:16 PM > > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Allowing or not Allowing iTunes on corporate computers???? > > > > > > > > Regardless of the issues of streaming, let me fill you on on some things > > about Apple products - especially when related to iTunes: They are worse > > than Adobe. > > > > > > > > 1. Their update process can break easily, more often on 64bit. I'm not > > saying it common, but its easy. And its not easy to fix. IME it > frequently > > requires a manual wipe of some kind. > > > > > > > > 2. They cache all of their installation files. Just like what Adobe > Reader > > and related products do, they save/store install files of every single > > downloaded "upgrade" that they process (firmware as well). As well as > > multiple backups of devices that are attached/synched, and other crap. > If > > you are space-strapped, and have finite backup/sync windows - your > processes > > can be seriously impacted. > > > > > > > > I've seen backups impacted by 10GB of older/cached upgrades of Apple > > products per user. It just keeps growing over time until you manually > > delete it. I've been a bit of a backup whore recently, so this in turn > has > > made me a disk-space analyst as well. I am extremely annoyed with > Apple, > > Adobe, and Quickbooks especially. Some of it can be easily compensated > for > > with scripts. Some of it, not so easily scripted without non-builtin > tools. > > > > -- > > Espi > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 2:38 PM, justino garcia <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > iTunes removal has come up in our office. > > > > What is norm are you allowing iTunes on the network? > > > > -- > > Justin > > IT-TECH > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
