Comments on: Songbird on the Mac http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/ This can all be made better. Ready? Begin. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Songbird: One small step for bird, one giant leap for birdkind at FactoryCity http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-45722 Songbird: One small step for bird, one giant leap for birdkind at FactoryCity Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:30:35 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/#comment-45722 [...] competition for iTunes and the DRMafia is a good [...] [...] competition for iTunes and the DRMafia is a good [...]

]]> By: Erik Staats http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-13654 Erik Staats Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:05:44 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/#comment-13654 Josh, Did you try my Songbird iPod extension (www.windjay.com)? If so, I'm curious how iTunes is still easier to update your iPod. Is there something I can do to make my extension better? Josh,
Did you try my Songbird iPod extension (www.windjay.com)? If so, I’m curious how iTunes is still easier to update your iPod. Is there something I can do to make my extension better?

]]> By: Bèr http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-13102 Bèr Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:46:18 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/#comment-13102 And off course the Linux build requires you to dive really deep into your commandline, fiddle with makefiles and other crap (or get the "geeksonly" distro, fedora). But there is light. In fact, very bright, shiny and futuristic light. <a href="http://amarok.kde.org/" rel="nofollow">Amarok</a>. as far as I know, the first player to play lastfm natively. Wikipedia-browser built in (for artist/album info), recomendations/auto-playlists based on your profile and last.fm stuff. and much much more. Guess that amarok is something to watch, (and try) if you are really looking what the futture might bring. And off course the Linux build requires you to dive really deep into your commandline, fiddle with makefiles and other crap (or get the “geeksonly” distro, fedora).

But there is light. In fact, very bright, shiny and futuristic light. Amarok. as far as I know, the first player to play lastfm natively. Wikipedia-browser built in (for artist/album info), recomendations/auto-playlists based on your profile and last.fm stuff. and much much more.

Guess that amarok is something to watch, (and try) if you are really looking what the futture might bring.

]]> By: Josh http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-12811 Josh Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:13:06 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/#comment-12811 It kinda has the interface of Yahoo's media player. It looks nice, I still use itunes because it is easier to update my ipod with it. And I have not figured out last.fm in songbird. I hope songbird lets you remove some of the stuff you do not want, It looks kinda bloated to me, like they tried to make sure everyone was happy, but noway to tweak.. It kinda has the interface of Yahoo’s media player. It looks nice, I still use itunes because it is easier to update my ipod with it. And I have not figured out last.fm in songbird.

I hope songbird lets you remove some of the stuff you do not want, It looks kinda bloated to me, like they tried to make sure everyone was happy, but noway to tweak..

]]> By: Tommy http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-12558 Tommy Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:10:23 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/#comment-12558 I think it's really lacking to be honest. But since the developer preview and the beta builds of Flock the project really got it's shit together and got it going. Flock is now my browser of choice and many people probably feel the same. As you said though, Pandora seems to be leading the way when it comes to music 2.0. Let's hope Songbird manage to fix up the project. One feature they really need to add is smart playlists. It's one of the main reasons why I use iTunes over anything else. I think it’s really lacking to be honest. But since the developer preview and the beta builds of Flock the project really got it’s shit together and got it going. Flock is now my browser of choice and many people probably feel the same. As you said though, Pandora seems to be leading the way when it comes to music 2.0. Let’s hope Songbird manage to fix up the project.

One feature they really need to add is smart playlists. It’s one of the main reasons why I use iTunes over anything else.

]]> By: Chris Messina http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-12471 Chris Messina Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:13:00 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/#comment-12471 Truly it goes beyond the Borg. Hell, let people recommend stuff to each other..! Right now Songbird is just open source, it's just built on Firefox, it just has a black skin and it just has a bunch of extra crap that I can't figure out when I'd use... I'm hopeful for its future, just like I am for Flock. I recognize that it takes a long time for this stuff to get built, but... the foundation so far seems to be built on faulty assumptions unless I'm missing something...? Truly it goes beyond the Borg. Hell, let people recommend stuff to each other..! Right now Songbird is just open source, it’s just built on Firefox, it just has a black skin and it just has a bunch of extra crap that I can’t figure out when I’d use… I’m hopeful for its future, just like I am for Flock. I recognize that it takes a long time for this stuff to get built, but… the foundation so far seems to be built on faulty assumptions unless I’m missing something…?

]]> By: Ben http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-12442 Ben Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:18:17 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/07/20/songbird-on-the-mac/#comment-12442 I'll be interested to see how Songbird progresses wrt recommendations and personalisation. Rob Lord has openly dished social recommendations such as last.fm as "The Borgs" and has not seen how machine based recommendations can work. I’ll be interested to see how Songbird progresses wrt recommendations and personalisation. Rob Lord has openly dished social recommendations such as last.fm as “The Borgs” and has not seen how machine based recommendations can work.

]]>