04-08-2005 23:16									#1
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I'm listening to some music, and I notice that when I select a song, iTunes automatically changes the genre of the song. Take Sonic Youth, for example. I classified their music in "Rock alternatif" (alternative rock). But when I select a song, iTunes automatically reclassifies it as 'Alternrock". A real pain in the ass.

It looks like this:

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	04-08-2005 23:22									#2
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Sonic Youth

	04-08-2005 23:23									#3
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Apple is such a helpful company.

Use winamp and the iPod plugin for it.

	04-08-2005 23:26									#4
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Another problem, with my iPod this time. There's an auto-pause function on it. Whenever you unplug your headphones, it pauses. It sounds like a good idea at first glance, but its not. The problem is this: its really, really easy to make it pause, even if you don't unplug it. Often, it pauses if you touch your headphone's cable! So you walk down the street listening to a great song and it suddenly pauses. Is there a way to turn the damn auto-pause off?

	04-08-2005 23:27									#5
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Disable iTune's ability to update/modify id3 tag settings.

When things try to be too helpful, often times, their idea of help is not what you want. iTunes needs to learn this--and it's why I use WinAmp instead.

	04-08-2005 23:32									#6
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Auto-pause

	04-08-2005 23:34									#7
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From a quick googling, it seems quite a few people have an oversensitivity issue with autopause on the iPods (especially iPod Photos) when used with certain non-apple headphones.

There is no way to disable it.

	04-08-2005 23:35									#8
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Workaround:

http://dykstranet.com/2005/07/12/60g-ipod-photo-review/

quote: Avoid-Automatic-Pause Tip: There is a great feature in the new Ipods that pauses playback if the headphones become unplugged. Say you are listening to an audiobook and you catch your headphone wire on something and the plug pops out. No worries. You don’t miss a single word because the playback pauses automatically. This usually works very well, however I’ve noticed that the feature can be quite sensitive when using non-apple headphones. Sometimes, when you go to tuck away your Ipod after choosing your song, jostling the plug in the slightest pauses your playback. Then you have to dig it out again and press play only to nudge the headphone jack again and (damn!) auto-pause. What to do? To avoid this, simply unplug your headphones. Press the play button while your headphones are unplugged. You can now plug and unplug your headphones at will without inadvertently pausing.

	04-08-2005 23:36									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Whaleboy Auto-pause

Funny guy

	04-08-2005 23:38									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Asher Workaround: http://dykstranet.com/2005/07/12/60g-ipod-photo-review/

Yeah, I read that one and it doesn't work.

	04-08-2005 23:39									#11
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Looks like they "fixed" that on the latest firmware.

God bless Apple.

It sounds like their Podcast design is royally stupid also:

quote: # Why can’t you just give Itunes an RSS URL in order to subscribe to a podcast? This is technically possible, but the feature is buried. Seems like they want to make it hard to subscribe outside of their promotional ITunes interface # Once I subscribe to a podcast, why is there no back button to get back to the directory where I left off? # Why is there no playcount column in the list of podcasts to which I have subscribed? # The software on my Ipod is cumbersome too. Why are podcasts a separate category instead of just another playlist? # And why can’t I use the star rating interface? # And why, by default, does the Ipod remove a podcast from my Ipod even though I have only listened to half of it? # And why doesn’t my Ipod play each podcast concurrently? When one is over, I have to dig it out and explicitly choose the next one.

	04-08-2005 23:42									#12
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quote: Looks like they "fixed" that on the latest firmware.

I don't understand, I updated the firmware last week or the week before that...

	04-08-2005 23:44									#13
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Dykstranet.com sounds like a cool site to me

	05-08-2005 00:08									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Q Cubed Disable iTune's ability to update/modify id3 tag settings. When things try to be too helpful, often times, their idea of help is not what you want. iTunes needs to learn this--and it's why I use WinAmp instead.

Thanks for the info but, stupid question maybe, how do you do this? Uncheck the keep iTunes music folder organized option?

	05-08-2005 00:47									#15
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I believe so.

	05-08-2005 00:53									#16
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quote: Originally posted by nostromo I don't understand, I updated the firmware last week or the week before that...

I mean the latest firmware makes the autopause keep working, so the workaround doesn't work.

	05-08-2005 01:28									#17
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quote: I mean the latest firmware makes the autopause keep working, so the workaround doesn't work.

You gotta be kidding me... And why the ? You take pleasure in my suffering?

	05-08-2005 01:52									#18
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Yeah! Yet another reason not to buy an ipod. Thank you so much Steve 'I know whats best for everyone' Jobs.

	05-08-2005 02:01									#19
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Can't help you - that's never happened to me. But then, I don't organize by genre.

Sonic Youth -

	05-08-2005 02:05									#20
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There must be something wrong with your headphone jack. That never happens to me.

	05-08-2005 03:31									#21
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Hmm, that is interesting... are you using the stock plugs or a different earphone (mine is the E-6i by Eytomic Research)?

As for the id3 tag thing, Q is on the money that you have to disable where it does that automatically for you. I basically have everything on manual.

	05-08-2005 03:45									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Hmm, that is interesting... are you using the stock plugs or a different earphone (mine is the E-6i by Eytomic Research)?

No, I'm using Sennheiser PX100s. The stock earbuds suck major ass.

quote: As for the id3 tag thing, Q is on the money that you have to disable where it does that automatically for you. I basically have everything on manual.

I'm still not sure how to do it.

	05-08-2005 03:47									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon There must be something wrong with your headphone jack. That never happens to me.

You would never say if it had anyway, sucker

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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison You would never say if it had anyway, sucker

	05-08-2005 04:25									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon There must be something wrong with your headphone jack. That never happens to me.

quote: There is a great feature in the new Ipods that pauses playback if the headphones become unplugged. Say you are listening to an audiobook and you catch your headphone wire on something and the plug pops out. No worries. You don’t miss a single word because the playback pauses automatically. This usually works very well, however I’ve noticed that the feature can be quite sensitive when using non-apple headphones. Sometimes, when you go to tuck away your Ipod after choosing your song, jostling the plug in the slightest pauses your playback. Then you have to dig it out again and press play only to nudge the headphone jack again and (damn!) auto-pause. What to do?

	05-08-2005 06:18									#26
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If you're using windows:
Edit-->Preferences-->Advanced
--Deselect "Keep iTunes Music folder organized"

If you're using os x:
iTunes-->Preferences-->Advanced
--Deselect "Keep iTunes Music folder organized"

	05-08-2005 06:44									#27
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OK, one problem solved. Thanks! Now the next one... I'll try consulting iPod lounge once again. If it doesn't work, I'll contact Apple.

	05-08-2005 08:42									#28
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Anybody tried Winamp with the iPod plugin? Sounds interesting.

	05-08-2005 08:47									#29
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No, I actually haven't. I wonder if it works good with the iPod.

Though MusicMatch's Jukebox works well with it. Hell, it's on the iPod CD, IIRC.

	05-08-2005 08:48									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Q Cubed When things try to be too helpful, often times, their idea of help is not what you want. iTunes needs to learn this--and it's why I use WinAmp instead.