iTunes and Quicktime is Bad at Everything
What is the deal with this?
When I double-click a .mov file, it takes 30+ seconds for Quicktime to power up and play the file.
When I plug my iPhone into my computer, it takes 2+ minutes to backup the iPhone every time… and THEN it starts syncing.
iTunes is DOG SLOW to do anything and everything. It is USELESS as a player of anything because I can’t even freaking scroll down a list without frustration.
It never was a very good podcast player. I just switched back to the open source, free, Juice podcast player (an app that hasn’t been updated in 5 years!) and it’s sooo much better.
The interface is still completely non-intuitive. While I watch other people using it, their mouths always say “it’s so easy!” but the frustration in their fingers and eyes tell me they are lying.
I just reinstalled windows due to a hard drive crash. My computer was lighting fast at everything as I was reinstalling apps until I came to reinstalling iTunes. Fucking boat anchor of an application.
The ONLY reason I use iTunes is to sync my iPhone to Outlook.
Media Monkey for Music Syncing to Iphone
VLC for all media files
This is, of course, assuming Windows.
Followup: I just ran into another insanely stupid issue with iTunes.
I recorded some notes with the Apple iPhone Voice Memo app and I can’t get the memos off the iPhone. I reinstalled windows recently and (I’m guessing) that the voice memo is associated/authorized/whatever with my old iTunes installation. I can’t get the voice notes to sync onto iTunes. If I make a new voice note on my iPhone, it will sync; but the old voice note won’t.
Maybe I’ll just get it out of the iPhone with an audio cable.
I asked some friends if they had a fix and J. wrote back:
He’s dead on. And yup, I’m hosed.
Mobile me (www.me.com) will keep your phone and calendar synced. I Hate iTunes