iTunes question

Discussion in 'Technology' started by bfun, Mar 28, 2011.

  1. #1 bfun, Mar 28, 2011
    Can a person using iTunes on a Macbook load music onto a non-iPod mp3 player?
     
  2. #2 cmdrmonkey, Mar 28, 2011
    Of course not. Macs are useless.
     
  3. #3 khaid, Mar 28, 2011
    you're using a macbook and itunes and you're looking to use it with a non apple related device?

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  4. #4 Phisix, Mar 28, 2011
    Why not just upload music from your music library folder on your Mac instead?
     
  5. #5 bfun, Mar 28, 2011
    The answer is for someone else and I know nothing about Macbooks.
     
  6. #6 bfun, Mar 28, 2011
    So they could drag and drop from a file explorer?
     
  7. #7 Phisix, Mar 28, 2011
    Just drag and drop from a folder on the Mac that has all of the songs in. I am not to sure if it is just on Itunes itself as I only use Itunes to listen to music as I don't have an Iphone or Ipod.
     
  8. #8 khaid, Mar 28, 2011
    bfun, what type of mp3 player are they using? Without that information, you're really limited on your help for them. ipod/iphone needs itunes (or 3rd party application that is compatible), zune uses it's own software, etc. Not all mp3 players are capable of drag and drop.
     
  9. #9 Phisix, Mar 28, 2011
    I thought they all did. All the MP3 players I have had have been. You just pop it in and its own folder for music files pops up. Then I just drag and drop or copy to that said folder.

    Edit:

    Actually thinking back, my first MP3 player was a Sony one and it needed its own software. Gay times.
     
  10. #10 cmdrmonkey, Mar 28, 2011
    Throw the macbook in the dumpster. Buy a real computer. Problem solved.

    Or if there isn't a dumpster nearby you could put bootcamp on it and install Windows 7.
     
  11. #11 bfun, Mar 29, 2011
    Good point. I'll ask her. This is for someone who suffers from a disability and no one is able to help her. Figured I'd tap the PVC brain trust.
     
  12. #12 Armadeadn, Mar 29, 2011
    Tell her to get an iPod.
     
  13. #13 alterego, Mar 29, 2011
    The two choices for her would be:

    A. Find/use an iTunes software alternative for OS X to organize her music. Once you know what device she has, look for a device user forum for OS X and see what people are using/suggesting. Songbird is one possible alternative for OS X.

    http://www.getsongbird.com/system-requirements.php

    or

    B. Drag and drop files from the User/Music/iTunes folder that she already has on her Mac. It's much more convenient to go with choice 'A' though.
     
  14. #14 bfun, Aug 19, 2015
    Here is my question. I open iTunes on my Mom's Mac. Any song demo that I try to play buffers like crazy. It might play for 2 seconds then buffer for 4 then play for 2 then buffer for 4, and so on. However I can stream a whole movie preview on iTunes without issue. The Internet connection is fine and I can stream music demos from Amazon without a hitch. Right now the iTunes store is unusable for music demos. I think the problem started a few days ago. I don't have the Mac in front of me so I can't do any further testing. Whats my problem?

    I expect a better answer than this piece of gold.

     
  15. #15 khaid, Aug 20, 2015
    cmdr has changed a lot since then. I think Stockholm syndrome was the culprit.
     
  16. #16 alterego, Aug 20, 2015
    Check the App Store for system updates. If everything is updated, then it's likely a temporary issue. I'm running Yosemite and not having any problems like that on a DSL connection this AM. Takes less than a second to buffer, no stalling or additional buffer time.