That Syncing Feeling
by John on Jan.19, 2009, under Main Stuff
I know I can’t be the only one to avoid syncing my music player unless it’s absolutely necessary. Granted, iTunes has been much better about speeding up the process, but in my case that’s not the reason. Primarily, I don’t sync unless I have to because of the playlists I set up. See, they’re randomized based on what I’ve listened to recently, and they don’t update unless I sync. So, if there’s a song I like or am in the mood for more than usual, and I listen to it all the way through or skip it at a certain point (the criteria for what counts as a “skip” are vague), it’s pulled out of “rotation” for at least two weeks. I just heard a song today that I don’t think I’ve heard since, oh, 2006, and I have to sync tonight so that a new audio drama gets onto the phone.
Yeah, it’s my own fault, and ultimately not listening to the same stuff over and over again is good, but not when it works against me.
January 19th, 2009 on 8:20 pm
…so wouldn’t the solution be not to have playlists that are randomized like that…?
I sync at least once a day. Sometimes twice. But I put more emphasis on podcasts rather than my library.
January 19th, 2009 on 9:52 pm
You’d think that, but then I listen to the same songs for months on end, in the same order (shuffle only does so much). This is better but it needs a LOT of work.