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Yes, I know. I have ranted and yakked on and on ad nauseum about Linux. Blabbering is one of my strong points. Ok, so while I pulled the virtual plug on my own Linux efforts (for now, not forever), I decided to victimize my helpless kids once again with techie experimentation. In this lab experiment, [...] …to switching to Ubuntu. In addition to finding Floola, a very nice iTunes replacement, I tried out Pan again, but this time I installed the latest beta build. It’s closer to Newsbin Pro, very close. However, it doesn’t look like it has the features in Newsbin 5.34. I still can’t find a decent substitute for [...] After having some mild success with gtkpod with my iPod, a good friend (ok, my boss) recommended Floola to me for an iTunes substitute on Linux. It’s friggin nice! Simple to install and run on Linux (Ubuntu 7.04 right now). In reference to my Linux wishlist, this strikes one very crucial item off the list. [...] I’m getting really tired of half-assed software products. It seems to be the norm nowadays. The more pressure from shareholders to get and keep marketshare, the more emphasis is put on cranking unfinished shiny boxes out the door. I own and use each of these rough-cut gems so I can step up to the plate [...] Why? Because if they REALLY wanted to hide the band-aids while big brother is bleeding, they’d have posted an iTunes client for Linux long ago. They have nothing to lose and only stand to gain. I’ve done my research, there really isn’t anything for Linux that will suffice. Sure, Amarok, Lsongs and Banshee are pretty [...] |
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