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{ 2007 09 30 }

one day i will stop inventing onomatopoeia on the web

Gah! Downgrading iTunes had an unfortunate side effect: it removed all my stored playlist settings.

Let me say this again: It removed all stored playlist settings, including the 5000 or so song ratings I had set to tell it which music I liked and which I did not. Generating 5000 song ratings was a process that has taken me two years so far. It was not one that I hoped ever to have to repeat.

Does anyone know of a good, non-iTunes music player for Windows? I’m willing to strip the DRM from the music I bought from the iTunes store and never use that store again. All I want is a low-resources player with good playlist support.

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Comment by alchemeron
2007-09-30 14:31:32

Amarok is the popular Linux varient.

WinAmp has built-in iPod support.

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Comment by fishbulb42
2007-09-30 15:39:28

I haven’t played around with many, but Winamp is a longtime favorite of mine.

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Comment by ultimatepsi
2007-09-30 17:49:45

I use Winamp as well.

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Comment by anonymous
2007-09-30 21:31:01

See, WinAmp hasn’t changed in like 8 years.

Because it is already perfect. Done. They’ve got it licked.

- Explodicle

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