For those using macs

Tina · Mar 12, 2008, 22:53:37

I am just wondering if you use a mac do you turn it off completely at night? i don't tend to ( just put it in sleep mode) I do have to re-boot once a week or so when it gets a tad sluggish .
Also I've read you don't have to do maintenance on macs, as the system does it own house keeping. Do you run anything to keep it running smoothly or not? I run Yasu once a week.

Rik · Mar 13, 2008, 09:22:12

Windows man only, sorry Diss.

somanyholes · Mar 13, 2008, 12:28:29

Quotemac

did somebody swear

Rik · Mar 13, 2008, 12:31:08

That was a C not a D, So.

VaderDSL · Mar 15, 2008, 12:23:14

I never shut down, just sleep the machine

madasahatter · Mar 15, 2008, 12:41:09

Quote from: Rik on Mar 13, 2008, 12:31:08
That was a C not a D, So.

Jerry hates macs - indeed anything to do with apple even more than he enjoys tormenting me Rik

Malc · Mar 15, 2008, 12:42:56

When I got an mp3 player recently, I bought a Creative Zen, won't touch ipods

Rik · Mar 15, 2008, 12:50:15

The advantage with iPods is all the accessories, docking stations etc that are available for them. I do confess, too, that the design appealed to me.

Malc · Mar 15, 2008, 12:51:42

But, mps3 won't play on them unless it's licenced, it that true?

Rik · Mar 15, 2008, 12:53:44

MP3s are fine, it's the iTunes format which has DRM.

Malc · Mar 15, 2008, 12:55:16

So, you can just drag and drop downloaded mp3's?

That's not what I was told

Sebby · Mar 15, 2008, 12:57:03

Yes you can, Malc. It's music purchased from the iTunes Store that you can't spread across various iPods.

Malc · Mar 15, 2008, 12:58:00

I'll remember that for next time I need one

Rik · Mar 15, 2008, 12:59:28

Quote from: Sebby on Mar 15, 2008, 12:57:03
Yes you can, Malc. It's music purchased from the iTunes Store that you can't spread across various iPods.

Actually, you can put it on a number of iPods, not sure how many, but I have three. You can also only install the music library on a limited number of computers, I think five.

madasahatter · Mar 15, 2008, 13:00:23

I've got a creative mp3 as well Malc - personally prefer them to ipods, but it is each to their own.

Sebby · Mar 15, 2008, 13:02:23

Quote from: Rik on Mar 15, 2008, 12:59:28
Actually, you can put it on a number of iPods, not sure how many, but I have three. You can also only install the music library on a limited number of computers, I think five.

So if you buy music from the iTunes Store, you can put it on more than one iPod?

Malc · Mar 15, 2008, 13:08:35

Quote from: madasahatter on Mar 15, 2008, 13:00:23
I've got a creative mp3 as well Malc - personally prefer them to ipods, but it is each to their own.

Very pleased with mine

madasahatter · Mar 15, 2008, 13:11:45

Quote from: Malc on Mar 15, 2008, 13:08:35

Very pleased with mine

Yep - me too - absolutely love it. I'm not knocking peeps who buy ipods - indeed ipod has become synonomous with mp3 players just as hoover did with vacuum cleaners - just think that sometimes peeps don't look any further than them.

Rik · Mar 15, 2008, 13:14:49

Quote from: Sebby on Mar 15, 2008, 13:02:23
So if you buy music from the iTunes Store, you can put it on more than one iPod?

Yes, definitely. The weird thing is that I can find a definitive answer that you can put the music on up to five computers, but no limit on the number of iPods. It implies that you can copy the music to any iPod that connects to the computer.