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[listersgirl]

I have recently been the target of much mockery because I use Windows Media Player to listen to music. Of course, the person doing the mocking is a certified Apple freak, so it's not surprising that he would prefer iTunes.

But now I'm curious. Is one player better than the other? What about other things that are out there? I use WMP because it was there, but now I have piles of music on my computer at home and I'm thinking about playlists and things like that, and I don't want to build them all on one system only to change my mind.

So, Wise and Wonderous Interbets, pick a system for me! I am at your disposal.

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[tinkerer.livejournal.com]

My iPod (Nano! :D) has forced me to switch to iTunes. Before that, I was mostly a WinAmp person, because I don't tend to interact much with my music-playing software. It did CDDA, it made MP3s go, all was good.

(I prefer to have different software to rip CDs, or to burn them... but I acknowledge that that's a very geeky bias of mine.)

Nano!

[listersgirl]

Ooh, I'm jealous of your Nano.

And I totally use different software for ripping CDs. I don't know, I just like something with only one real purpose.

Re: Nano!

[tinkerer.livejournal.com]

My Nano was a gift to my self for passing my qualifying exam. (It's just one of the many things that I've been too delinquant/busy to toss onto LJ... :D) It is much fun. I am currently using the Notes functionality, the Photos functionality, the Calendar functionality, the Games functionality[1]... oh! and the music functionality!

I've also discovered that 2GB is plenty for me, thank-you-very-much. My computer has a larger collection, but I never need the entire thing; I just take a subset, and tweak it occasionally as the mood warrants. :)

As for one software application per function... that's exactly it! I don't like things that try to do too much, and end up doing it all wrong...