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September 09, 2005
Managing the shrinking iPod
Now look. We didn't intend, when we raised a tiny demurral about the practicality of the new iPod Nano, to start a holy war. We like the iPod. We think the Nano design - like practically everything that bears the Apple logo - is quintessentially cute and exceptionally user-friendly. [OK. We don't like the button-less multi-button mouse, but that's another story.]
So spare us please, the age-based discrimination etc. Honestly. You're preaching to the converted.
What we are looking for is some practical advice on how to manage audio content in a limited storage environment. We bought the 60GB iPod because we like having everything in a huge bucket that synchs automatically. We imagine a lot of people aren't updating their music all that much, but instead are furiously adding podcasts and audiobooks. It's easier to do that with a bigger iPod, but something that's about one quarter the weight, thinner than a pencil and about the size of a credit card has a certain appeal.
As Techcouch noted on The Age's version of Razor [our day job]: "I wish it had been designed to cope with Podcasts better. I am using my 3G 20GB Ipod mainly for listening to podcasts during my commute and then music through the hi-fi at night. I wish there was a way of being able to delete a podcast from the iPod and when syncing occurred it then deleted it from iTunes. I also wish there was better functionality for listening to podcasts - chapters - 5-minute skips etc. However, overall this is a very cool unit. 4GB is tiny though and will force many people to change the way they use their iPod."
For instance, there's this idea for iPod journalling that looks interesting. And, umm, this.
If you have any strategies/programs that help. Please. Share.
Posted by cw at September 9, 2005 11:18 AM
Comments
I'm looking forward to this one being released:
- I just love the wireless remote control!
Posted by: limeburner at September 11, 2005 08:40 PM
I don't own an iPod but I do have an IPAQ and I have purchased an SD memory card for extra storage space dedicated to podcasts. The memory card is only 512k but the average podcasts takes up about 23mb so I can fit several podcasts on the card and when I have listened to them I simply delete them then start again :-)
Posted by: Hally at September 12, 2005 03:54 PM