iTunes Alternative

[Nimbulan]

Is their a program that can sync music, pictures, contacts, applications, movies... update my iPhone... but isnt iTunes?!

Ok maybe not... but I really am at my wits end with iTunes. Is there anything like the iPods Floola?

[cpjr]

Nada.

[CaptainChaos]

Songbird has been touting us with iPhone compatibility for a while now, but nothing so far :/

[Simtech]

What's your deal with iTunes?

[tatum]

iTunes is lame, plus I use Linux. I run an XP VM with iTunes just for syncing and restoring, but manage all my music with Amarok and DTunes.

Look into connecting your iPhone via sshfs.

Amarok
RhythmBox
GtkPod
SharePod

Sync contacts/calendar with Google mobile sync.

[Simtech]

Lame? Jeez.. I guess it's so hard to drag a song from my library to my phone... What was I thinking?

[jdys_1991]

lol

[epsilon]

lol

It is possible
After all, MewSeek Pro was able to successfully sync songs into the db file and reconstruct it.
They just need to make public their methods before it can be implemented into commercial software.

[CaptainChaos]

iTunes is buggy and slow, but they have come a long way. I think they are trying to pack too much stuff into one app. Even their latest update said it fixes the lagging, but I haven't noticed an improvement.

[lach]

yeah i have had the same problem, iTunes on vista lags a lot!

[justin7942163]

iFunbox.

I use it, Its just an EXE file its amazing it owns iTunes screw iTunes.

[CaptainChaos]

Ifunbox does not support major functions on firmwares above 2.x I tried it and it is pretty much useless.

[tatum]

Lame? Jeez.. I guess it's so hard to drag a song from my library to my phone... What was I thinking?

Reasons I think iTunes is lame:

- Resource hogger, giant memory footprint, not to mention how slow it is to start. When it does start, you get like 5 different processes running.

- When you install iTunes, unless you are paying attention you get 3 or 4 other apps along with it and if you uncheck them there, just wait until you update.

- No web browser. This is rookie.

- No Linux support. Also rookie.

- I have music in other formats besides AAC and MP3. iTunes does not support FLAC or OGG (yeah you know me).

- DRM

/2 cents

[Simtech]

OGG (yeah you know me).

LOL... nice

Well... to each his own.
It works well for me.
Web browser in music player??? Don't get that one. lol.