Bluetooth only supports audio devices (i.e. no data transfer)
I *must* use iTunes to do anything with it.. I just want to put some files/music on, not sign up for iTunes and purchase stuff.
It's no where near as open as I'd like. I might jailbreak it to see what's the diff but I dunno.
( Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:15, archived)

To be fair itunes is quite lovely
and it's a cinch to use with the iphone, I put all the music on manually (as opposed to automatically filling it up).

Dunno about using it as filespace, though it's easy to get the pictures off it in XP as it sees it as a digital camera.
( moohalaa, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:18, archived)

is it rabid-fanboy o'clock already?

( well, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:20, archived)

Oh no, someone likes something and has an opinion.

( Jobe, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:21, archived)

*froths at the mouth*
*rubs iphone on self*
*WILL NEVER HEAR A BAD WORD SAID ABOUT IT*
( moohalaa, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:22, archived)

not if I'm using it at multiple locations.
I just lost some stuff whilst syncing at work, that I synced at home.

If it were like Steam is for games (i.e. doesn't matter where I am, as the DRM is on my account, not machine) I'd probably have no complaints.
( Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:21, archived)

Hmm, I guess.
I turned off the syncing as it drove me up the wall - but I guess I only have one machine with itunes on.

I don't think it lets you connect it to another machine - even if it's your own - to put music on,
I think it only lets you have one library to sync to. I'm not sure.
( moohalaa, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:24, archived)

Which is my beef.. it's the same account at both locations. :(

( Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:25, archived)

oh and iTunes on Linux?
"lololololololololol"
- Steve Jobs
( Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:26, archived)

omfg lol
n00b
( moohalaa, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:30, archived)

AirShare or ezShare is your friend.
I've not looked, but I'm supprised there isn't an app for bluetoothing files. I've not looked into the API yet, is bluetooth file transfer not allowed?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:21, archived)

At the moment, no. At least not by default.
You're probably right and there will be an app for it.. but ffs, I've got what is effectively a small HDD here, why wouldn't they consider file transfer over bluetooth?

I wanted to transfer all my contacts from my old w810i via bluetooth.. nope, nae can do.
( Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:23, archived)

That's a simple sollution, sync both of them with Outlook/Thunderbird/Whatever.
Yes, you shouldn't _have_ to do that, but it still works.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 13:30, archived)