Just tried it on XP and the answer is no. Sent from my iPhone
> On 19 Sep 2018, at 14:22, Kay Malmquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > One more question that I can not seem to find an answer to. Does anyone know > if Waltr 2 will work on an old XP machine? > > Kay Malmquist > [email protected] > > Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what a > reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you > can control is your character. > - Wayne Walter Dyer (1940-2015) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:39 PM > Subject: RE: Waltr 2 > > I think so, but keep in mind that if you want to use Waltr2 via WiFi you > need sighted help, at least when I tried it quite some time ago the Settings > icon at the bottom right of Waltr2 could not be accessed with a screenreader. > Once WiFi is enabled it should be fine. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kay > Malmquist > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 10:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Waltr 2 > > I have one more question. I happen to own a computer that as of yet has not > been violated by iTunes. I assume that Waltr will work on that one and > iTunes does not need to be installed? I mean, they are two separate entities > right? > > Kay Malmquist > [email protected] > > Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what a > reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you > can control is your character. > - Wayne Walter Dyer (1940-2015) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Turner > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2018 4:20 PM > Subject: RE: Waltr 2 > > For those looking into Waltr 2, here is a pretty extensive review. After the > link, I pasted the text of the web site. > > https://www.macobserver.com/reviews/featured-review/can-waltr-2-really-itunes-replacement/ > > Can WALTR 2 Really Be Your iTunes Replacement? > > Jeff Butts > > Jeff Butts > @clefmeister · +Jeff Butts > > > 3 minute read > Feb 23rd, 2017 6:02 PM EDT | In-Depth Review > > There’s no question that iTunes > is a mess. It’s bloated, but it’s all Apple gives us (on the Mac, anyways) to > load media onto our iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. One problem is that > iTunes > limits the audio and video file formats we can upload. Many of us > continuously look for other apps to help us transfer our media files to the > iPhone and > other iDevices. WALTR is one that Jeff Gamet has tried and recommended > , and that app is now in its second version > with new features. Let’s see how well it works as an > iTunes replacement. > > WALTR 2 as an iTunes replacement > > WALTR 2 allows you to drag and drop any type of media file onto your Apple > device > > Comprehensive Device and Format Support Is Important In an iTunes Replacement > > WALTR 2 > goes way beyond just your iOS device. Still kicking around an iPod Classic > and want to copy media files to it sans iTunes? WALTR 2 is capable of doing > that. Softorino, the developers behind WALTR 2, spent four years researching > the data-write protocols Apple used for each generation of device, enabling > a secure connection with the proper protocol for every one. > > Even better, WALTR 2 supports just about any music or video file format, even > Apple Music files. Windows Media files (WMA), often the bane of Mac users, > work just fine through WALTR 2. Have a collection of 4K Ultra HD videos you > want to transfer? No problem. The app also works with ePub and iBooks files, > along with PDFs. With its Smart Adaptive Conversion, WALTR 2 is able to > convert your video and audio files to what your device can use, on the fly and > very quickly. > > Everything Goes Where It Should > > I put together a folder of various files to pass from WALTR 2 into my iPhone > 7. I included PDFs, ePub files, a couple of iBooks files, along with music > and video files of various types. WALTR 2 quickly and seamlessly transferred > all of them. They even went into the right places: the PDFs and eBooks showed > up in iBooks, the videos in TV, and the music went exactly where it should > have. > > WALTR 2 drag and drop complete > > Transferring multiple types of files at once works flawlessly > > Transfer Over USB or Wi-Fi > > WALTR 2 includes Wi-FI support in addition to transferring files over USB. It > even includes advanced connection stitching, so if you disconnect your USB > cable while transferring files, things don’t stop. WALTR 2 just looks for > your iOS device wirelessly and resumes the connection over Wi-Fi. > > WALTR 2 Wi-Fi > > With WALTR 2, you can switch seamlessly between a USB and Wi-FI connection > when transferring files > > Not Everything Is Perfect, Unfortunately > > WALTR 2 has a feature called Automatic Content Recognition. With ACR, you > should get all of the meta information for your content filled in where it’s > missing, so your music and videos look like they were purchased from the > iTunes > Store. ACR is supposed to pull in cover art, cast or artist information, > synopsis, and so forth. Unfortunately, in my testing, that never worked. > > The Good > > The good news is that WALTR 2 works very well at transferring media files to > any Apple device. It converts files on the fly, keeping lossy files in a > supported > lossy format. This means you can send newer file formats into your iPod > Classic, and they’ll automatically get converted to something that will work > on > that device. > > WALTR 2 is flexible enough not only to support almost any media file format, > but it doesn’t tie you to your computer. The automatic Wi-Fi connection > stitching > works flawlessly, letting you disconnect from your computer and keep > transferring your music, books, and video files. WALTR 2 even supports 4K > Ultra HD > videos. > > The Bad > > While WALTR 2 is powerful in what does work, it doesn’t operate completely as > advertised. I was looking forward to the meta information being fed into > my non-iTunes files, but that simply didn’t happen. Hoping it was just a > problem on my end, I had Dave Hamilton try it as well. He achieved the same > non-results. > No meta information gets applied to the files when they pass through WALTR 2, > and that’s unfortunate. > > Another problem with this software is that you cannot use it to delete files. > For that, you have to go through iOS and remove the files. > > The Ugly > > This is an amazing piece of software, but it’s priced a bit too high for my > liking. Softorino charges US$39.95 for WALTR 2, which is on par with other > competitors that offer more functionality. If the Automatic Content > Recognition worked, I’d be more happy with the price point. > > Fortunately, you can try WALTR 2 for free. If you find that Automatic Content > Recognition works for you and you maintain a library of files without cover > art or other meta data, it’s certainly worth $39.95. > > Product: WALTR 2 > > Company: Softorino > > List Price: US$39.95 > > MacOS 10.9/Windows 7 or newer. All Apple mobile devices are supported > starting from iOS 5 including every single non-iOS iPod ever created. > > Rating: > > It's Okay. Get It If You Need It. > > W > > Pros: > > Supports almost any music, video, and eBook format; allows you to copy 4K UHD > videos to your iOS device; lightweight and compact software > > X > > Cons: > > Automatic Content Recognition doesn’t work as advertised, no means for > deleting files from your > > > “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under > pressure.” – Bruce U. 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