Can you use the ipod for other tasks, doyou use jaws onit? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of KStarrett Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 7:34 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: RE: Apple Ipod Shuffle accessible?
Hi Chris, I got an ipod just after Christmas and -- with a little help from some listers -- I am able to transfer music and manage it once it's on the ipod. I bought a program called Anapod explorer (from a company called Red Chair Software) that allows me to access the contents of the ipod in a tree format just like windows explorer. The program is pretty cheap (around $25) and works great with jfw. The one drawback with anapod is that you need another program to do the ripping and encoding of the tracks. Red Chair Software recommends a program called audio grabber but I'm using Itunes to do the "import" of tracks mostly because it's ultimately easier despite the unfriendliness of the app in general. The long and short of it is that you can absolutely transfer and manage your music on the ipod. I love the ipod and am not sorry I bought one. My understanding of the ipod shuffle is that, unlike the ipod, you have to load the music in the order in which you want to hear it. In other words I don't think you can do playlists or random play. That's not an issue for me since I load the songs in my preferred order anyway. Sorry for the lengthy post but I hope it was helpful. Kimberly > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Skarstad > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 10:10 PM > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Subject: Apple Ipod Shuffle accessible? > > > Hi folks > I just returned to the list after a long absence, so it's cool to be back > here. Since I just got back, I haven't seen any messages, but I wanted to > see if anyone had heard about the upcoming Ipod Shuffle, and if it could > possibly be accessible. > I'm sure that the unit itself is pretty easy to use, but of course my > concern is the ability to transfer files to it. I understand that because > it's from Apple, they're of course including the Apple iTunes software, > which by all accounts is not accessible with JAWS. I'm just wondering if > anyone has developed any other software that may work in place of iTunes, > and if so where it can be gotten ahold of and any other info? I'd really > love to have one of these Ipod Shuffles, because the price is certainly > something I can afford, but if it's not going to be easy to use, > I'd rather wait for something better. I've heard about something called > Rockbox for the Archos mp3 players, but I'm not sure if that would also > work with the Apple Ipods. I would suspect not but I wanted to see if I > could find out anything. Any info is most definitely appreciated! > and once > again if this has been discussed ad nausium on the list my apologies. > thanks! > Chris > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
