On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:50:24 -0600 Louis Kowolowski <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, you can turn icloud off on a mac. Make sure you’ve got a local > copy of all the things. AFAIK, when you turn it off, it will remove > certain things, which is why I say “make a local copy”. Once its off, > you can leave it off. You can also reinstall and not use icloud at > all. That said, I believe that OS updates are distributed through the > app store and require a sign-in. > > You should be able to convert the media using standard tools. May be > easier doing so on the mac, don’t know. You can also use iTunes to > convert m4a -> mp3. I haven’t bothered with ogg vorbis for over a > decade. Dealing with compatibility was never worth it, and setting up > an audiofile type listening room, well, that was also not worth it. > If you decide to convert via iTunes, you’ll want to go to settings > and change the import encoder to mp3. From there, you can select > things and i think right-click -> convert. > > > > On Feb 23, 2019, at 1:55 PM, Michael Christopher Robinson > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Anyone have an iTunes library? My iPod touch died... but I still > > have my Mac Mini. My smartphone is a motorola Android, so it > > doesn't run iOS and apparently doesn't support iTunes. I've done a > > little research on Android and iTunes, but seems that the options > > available from Apple are beta quality software. > > > > I don't like Apple iCloud. It's space limited and I have to have an > > Internet connection to access it. I have privacy concerns and > > access concerns. Does Mac OSX Mojave allow you to turn iCloud > > completely off or at least set things up so that you have a local > > copy of everything in your iCloud? > > > > I have a few iTunes songs, less than 50. Can I convert them to > > another format... such as ogg vorbis? I've paid for the songs, why > > couldn't I convert them so that they'll work with Linux and Android > > directly? > > > > -- Michael Robinson > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > -- > Louis Kowolowski > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cryptomonkeys: > http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/ <http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/> > > Making life more interesting for people since 1977 > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug TO convert media on *nix use FFmpeg like such: $ ffmpeg -i yourinputfile.aac -acodec flac youroutputfile.flac to see what encoders you have installed: $ ffmpeg -encoders -- ________________________________________ / Quit worrying about your health. It'll \ | go away. | | | \ -- Robert Orben / ---------------------------------------- \ \ /\ /\ //\\_//\\ ____ \_ _/ / / / * * \ /^^^] \_\O/_/ [ ] / \_ [ / \ \_ / / [ [ / \/ _/ _[ [ \ /_/ _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
