Comments on: The Steve Bass Guide to the iPod Touch

By: Microsoft CRM

Microsoft CRM — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:02:58 +0000

I felt the same way when for years I had avoided anything Apple and then bought an iPod to replace my old mp3 players. I now understand while people really like their Apple devices as my iPod has been just great and would never consider buying another other than Apple when this breaks down and I have to replace it. It just works the way you would expect it to work.

By: 32gb ipod touch

32gb ipod touch — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:37:29 +0000

Thank you for good reviews, I just bought Kensington Battery Pack and Charger same with you and I like it too.

By: LouiseA

LouiseA — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:12:06 +0000

Just curious: what IS your objection to iTunes? Everybody I know (Mac and PC users alike) finds it quite intuitive.

By: Windy Millers Hardware & Software News

Windy Millers Hardware & Software News — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:30:08 +0000

Apparently there will be a new touch launched sometime around spetember this year! Of course it’s not confirmed though, just speculation ;-)

By: Al

Al — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:16:01 +0000

iTunes is the reason the iPod became ubiquitous. It is so easy to use even my 80 something mother has no trouble with it.

You can sync your iPod/iPhone to whatever playlist, podcast, data or movie you want and not sync it to the stuff you don’t want. It’s easy to self manage the syncing by just clicking on the check boxes beside the stuff you want to sync. My 4 year old nephew has no problem managing his iPod with it.

You are a typical PC user always looking for a much harder, more convoluted management system. Years of Windows usage will do that to a person.

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By: Chris Russell

Chris Russell — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:18:17 +0000

I love the review of the iPod Touch, I just disagree about iTunes. I have a substantial music library (over 100GB), much of it classical music, as well as a substantial library of (my own) DVDs that I’ve encoded using Handbrake. I love the search engine on iTunes, as it allows me to find a specific song or movie in seconds. I was a dedicated PC user until last October, when I switched to Mac, and I don’t know of another PC-based music management system that matches the search ability of iTunes (on PC or Mac!). I also manage eight iPhones or iPod touches with my computer, and the ability to create multiple playlists, as well as to be able to set certain playlists to sync with specific iPods/iPhones is very important to me.

My only major gripe is the management of apps through iTunes. I want to be able to set which installed apps appear on specific pages on my devices through iTunes…I dislike how that all has to be managed on the device itself.

As a final comment, be careful about that Touch…it might be the pathway through which you convert to Mac. I grew up on PCs and have owned 7 PCs of my own since 1990…I even bought a Dell DJ instead of an iPod to avoid Apple products. When Dell ditched the DJ, I sold it before it lost all value and moved to an iPod Video, then an iPod Touch, then an iPhone…and then a MacBook. And after being a PC user for years…I don’t regret it. Ever.

By: Ted Landry

Ted Landry — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:43:40 +0000

Think an iPod Touch is great, try a Mac… it’s easily 16.4 times better than any iPhone or iPod Touch.

By: ediedi

ediedi — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:09:40 +0000

I bought a 1st generation ipod touch, and it has nevel left my side since i got it. I must admit none of the apps i tried really stuck for more than 1-2 days (except, of course the mandatory solitaire), ‘action’ type games are really unplayable, especially the ones using the accelerometer.

But mobile safari is incredible. I do almost all my tech-blog reading on it.
The interface is also amazing.
My oly regret is not having the speaker the second gens have, but I’ll wait for the next gen, maybe they add the rumored camera.
Regarding itunes, yes it is a bit counterintuitive at times, but since i disabled autosync, and basically i drag&drop everything, it’s ok.
Of course, i got a car FM emitter-base station for my on-the go needs.

In conlusion, the only thing that would make me part with it is the new generation itouch with a camera.

By: Bill Pytlovany

Bill Pytlovany — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:13:08 +0000

Well, Steve and I have had similar tastes in gadgets and we agree on this one too. In fact, life Judy I have iBird as one of the few costly apps that I’ve added.

The one accessory that really makes the iTouch great is my Verizon MiFi. It’s something I can also use when traveling with my PC but it allows me to go anywhere with my iTouch and have full network abilities.

There’s only one more app I really really want. EyeFi has an application but what I need is the ability for my camera (using an EyeFi card) to send photos to my iTouch. Then I could upload them anywhere I want instantly.

Bill