iTunes is pretty crappy software and really shouldn't, IMO, be used as a model for what's possible. Instead, try Squeezecenter...it works very well across multiple platforms, cloud and local, and is very client-neutral.
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, storage of music in the "cloud" is a flaw in iTunes - it is not > easy to have multiple machines in my home access multiple iTunes libraries > (my son see my daughter see mine, etc.). Might the Pre and others like it > have a similar issue? > > -- > Edward Fultz > (978) 807-4225 > [email protected] > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Craig Froehle" <[email protected]> >> Again, I think this begs the question of whether or not we are looking >> at a fundamentally new usage model. >> >> Do you keep all your email on every computer you access it from? Do >> you keep a copy of your music on every computer in your house? No, >> and no, probably...they're somewhere out on the cloud/network. >> >> So, if we believe that our phone will have good, high-speed Internet >> connectivity a vast majority of the time we're using it, why not rely >> on the cloud for most of that? >> >> Apart from airplane trips, I'm struggling to think of times when my >> Treo (on Sprint) didn't have 3G access, meaning I could stream video >> and audio to it as needed. >> >> Now, if the Pre isn't a good receiver for some reason, that breaks the >> model, but I still contend the model has merit. >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Exactly. Right now we have all our media on the sd card, so if a hard >> > reset is required, it's not a big deal. But if the media as well as data >> > and apps are in RAM and we have to reset - while nowhere near a computer >> > - what can you do? >> > >> > I just want to minimize problems before they start. Even assuming we >> > will never experience a hard reset on the Pre.... >> > >> > On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:22:41 -0500, "Art Alexion" >> > <[email protected]> said: >> >> Great, but I think Alli had the point when she suggested the nightmare >> >> of restoring 8GB over the air. Server to PC, how long does it take you >> >> to download even 4 GB in real world conditions? >> >> >> >> And does "all your settings" = "all your data"? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Gmail wrote: >> >> > how about this from the article; "but the phone does come with an >> >> > automatic wireless backup feature, good for restoring all your setting >> >> > in case something bad happens to the handset." >> >> > >> >> > On 1/12/09, Craig Froehle <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not the least bit happy about losing what >> >> >> I consider a very valuable bit of functionality. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Alli <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> I understand that. But have you ever been fortunate enough to have >> >> >>> everything crap out on you when you're home in front of your computer? >> >> >>> Noooo...it only happens when you're in the cab on the way to the >> >> >>> airport. Or in a strange airport during a layover. That was the beauty >> >> >>> of restoring from your sd card. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Craig Froehle wrote: >> >> >>>> Palm said the Pre won't come with desktop software. The USB port >> >> >>>> allows it to be accessed just like a flash drive, so conceivably, you >> >> >>>> should be able to plug it in, drag a copy of its contents to a PC, >> >> >>>> and >> >> >>>> then disconnect. Restoring would be the reverse of that. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
