Just out of curiosity are there any good reasons...

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Michael Habel

2003-12-16 20:04:09 UTC

Not to use the standard iTunes for Windows and to use Ephpod instead?

It seems to me like Apple just made tools like Musicmatch and Ephpod

rather obsolete. But, maybe some one can sell me on why I would want

to use Ephpod over iTunes.

But, hay it might be worth a try.

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Simon Turner

2003-12-17 09:04:52 UTC

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I use Ephod cos iTunes does not work too well if you do not want it to
reorganise and rename all your files. I also found that iTunes crashed a lot
more whilst transfering files and that Ephpod and did not have the
flexibility that Ephpod has.

MusicMatch has been obselete for a long time.

Simon
Brighton UK

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Subject: [ephpod] Just out of curiosity are there any good reasons...

Not to use the standard iTunes for Windows and to use Ephpod instead?

It seems to me like Apple just made tools like Musicmatch and Ephpod

rather obsolete. But, maybe some one can sell me on why I would want

to use Ephpod over iTunes.

But, hay it might be worth a try.

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Steve K

2003-12-17 15:26:30 UTC

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I'd also say that iTunes runs sooooo slow on older hardware -- my old 400mhz
laptop can barely handle it while EphPod zips along.

Even tho I am no longer an EphPod user (been using gtkpod on linux), does
anyone have any tips for using both EphPod and iTunes at the same time? Are
there any caveats to say, loading up iTunes and buying some music, then
switching back to EphPod?

cheers,
-steve

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Gordon Harris

2003-12-17 16:54:48 UTC

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Re: tips for using both EphPod and iTunes at the same time:

This is kind of cumbersome, but whenever I use ephpod these days, I first
kill several of the iTunes services that are running in the background:
gearsec.exe, iPodService.exe and iTunesHelper.exe. That way, when I plug in
my iPod, iTunes doesn't autostart and "grab" the iPod. I use Sysinternals
Process Explorer to kill the three processes. My 40gig iPod now has "mixed
content" -- 1/2 of the tracks transferred via iTunes, 1/2 transferred via
Ephpod. I haven't noticed any ill effects from using both tools as iPod
managers.

Joe has added a "Make EphPod Default iPod Manager App" feature to version
2.75. It's found at the bottom of the "iPod Tools" menu. I haven't tried
this feature yet, but I assume that it instructs the iPodService to fire up
EphPod rather than iTunes when an iPod gets plugged into the system.

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Subject: [ephpod] Re: Just out of curiosity are there any good
reasons...

I'd also say that iTunes runs sooooo slow on older hardware -- my old 400mhz
laptop can barely handle it while EphPod zips along.

Even tho I am no longer an EphPod user (been using gtkpod on linux), does
anyone have any tips for using both EphPod and iTunes at the same time? Are
there any caveats to say, loading up iTunes and buying some music, then
switching back to EphPod?

cheers,
-steve

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matthew allen

2003-12-17 17:01:09 UTC

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I lost my link to the 2.75 installer - anyone got it?

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Post by Gordon Harris
This is kind of cumbersome, but whenever I use ephpod these days, I first
gearsec.exe, iPodService.exe and iTunesHelper.exe. That way, when I plug in
my iPod, iTunes doesn't autostart and "grab" the iPod. I use Sysinternals
Process Explorer to kill the three processes. My 40gig iPod now has "mixed
content" -- 1/2 of the tracks transferred via iTunes, 1/2 transferred via
Ephpod. I haven't noticed any ill effects from using both tools as iPod
managers.
Joe has added a "Make EphPod Default iPod Manager App" feature to version
2.75. It's found at the bottom of the "iPod Tools" menu. I haven't tried
this feature yet, but I assume that it instructs the iPodService to fire up
EphPod rather than iTunes when an iPod gets plugged into the system.
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Subject: [ephpod] Re: Just out of curiosity are there any good
reasons...
I'd also say that iTunes runs sooooo slow on older hardware -- my old 400mhz
laptop can barely handle it while EphPod zips along.
Even tho I am no longer an EphPod user (been using gtkpod on linux), does
anyone have any tips for using both EphPod and iTunes at the same time?

Are

Post by Gordon Harris
there any caveats to say, loading up iTunes and buying some music, then
switching back to EphPod?
cheers,
-steve
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Gordon Harris

2003-12-17 17:07:11 UTC

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Joe has the link on the EphPod web page:
http://www.builderadius.com/ephpod/ephpod275.exe

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I lost my link to the 2.75 installer - anyone got it?

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