Comments on: How to share an MP3 directory with Microsoft Zune and Apple iPod / iTunes on Mac http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:45:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-663229 TDavid Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:26:24 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-663229 Hi Christy - Zune software doesn't run on the Mac, only Windows. New version out next week, no idea if that will work on Mac or not. Hi Christy - Zune software doesn’t run on the Mac, only Windows. New version out next week, no idea if that will work on Mac or not.

]]> By: Christy http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-663215 Christy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:00:46 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-663215 I am not really understanding any of this, but I am trying to decide what mp3 player to buy. I run a mac powerbook G4 and have a whole collection in my itunes. I am looking into other options besides iPod because it seems there are cheaper options out there. When i am reading the requirements for Zune it says you need Windows XP with service pack 2 or Vista. Does that mean that I cannot use it with my itunes on my mac, or do i just need to put my library of music on my pc and then put it on the player from there? Thanks for any advice you can give me. I am trying to save myself a little money, but I don't want to spend $200 on something I can't use... I am not really understanding any of this, but I am trying to decide what mp3 player to buy.

I run a mac powerbook G4 and have a whole collection in my itunes. I am looking into other options besides iPod because it seems there are cheaper options out there.

When i am reading the requirements for Zune it says you need Windows XP with service pack 2 or Vista.

Does that mean that I cannot use it with my itunes on my mac, or do i just need to put my library of music on my pc and then put it on the player from there?

Thanks for any advice you can give me. I am trying to save myself a little money, but I don’t want to spend $200 on something I can’t use…

]]> By: Seeing first TB external drive for under $400, how long for inexpensive petabyte drives? » Make You Go Hmm http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-591815 Seeing first TB external drive for under $400, how long for inexpensive petabyte drives? » Make You Go Hmm Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:02:30 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-591815 [...] last external drive I bought and attached to our network was 250GB. I partitioned that to share with iTunes (the Mac) and Zune (Windows) our MP3 library. The CDs we listen to regularly are stored on that drive so we can access from any [...] […] last external drive I bought and attached to our network was 250GB. I partitioned that to share with iTunes (the Mac) and Zune (Windows) our MP3 library. The CDs we listen to regularly are stored on that drive so we can access from any […]

]]> By: JohnW http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-382841 JohnW Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:42:31 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-382841 My partner and I just started this process. The Ipod was first and everything was good for my partner. I won a Zune and had it scan our MP3 collection on a network share much like you describe. Once the Ipod was plugged back into iTunes, it said it had to rescan the entire collection again resulting in a long sync process. It's the first time we've done this, do you have any trouble with itunes and zune detecting the files being changed by the other scanner and then rescanning the library as new? Thanks John My partner and I just started this process. The Ipod was first and everything was good for my partner. I won a Zune and had it scan our MP3 collection on a network share much like you describe. Once the Ipod was plugged back into iTunes, it said it had to rescan the entire collection again resulting in a long sync process.

It’s the first time we’ve done this, do you have any trouble with itunes and zune detecting the files being changed by the other scanner and then rescanning the library as new?

Thanks
John

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-369428 TDavid Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:26:04 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-369428 You can't use Apple DRM music with the Zune, Shaun. Buy CDs and rip them into MP3 format instead. You can’t use Apple DRM music with the Zune, Shaun. Buy CDs and rip them into MP3 format instead.

]]> By: Shaun Denhoff http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-369427 Shaun Denhoff Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:24:34 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-369427 hey my name is shaun and i just got a zune and much like you i'm curious to see what it will do. i'm having trouble getting the music i purchased from itunes on my zune i was wondering if you have any advice. please feel free to email me hey my name is shaun and i just got a zune and much like you i’m curious to see what it will do. i’m having trouble getting the music i purchased from itunes on my zune i was wondering if you have any advice. please feel free to email me

]]> By: Coming Zune defense again » Make You Go Hmm http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-349837 Coming Zune defense again » Make You Go Hmm Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:50:01 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061116/3952/#comment-349837 [...] This is only partially correct. Zune, like Windows Media Player, is compatible with MP3 files so if you do like our family does and buy CDs and rip them down to MP3, then use a shared folder, you can share these same files with multiple music programs including the Apple iTunes (on a Mac even if you use a FAT32 partition), Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc. [...] […] This is only partially correct. Zune, like Windows Media Player, is compatible with MP3 files so if you do like our family does and buy CDs and rip them down to MP3, then use a shared folder, you can share these same files with multiple music programs including the Apple iTunes (on a Mac even if you use a FAT32 partition), Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc. […]

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