Mar
10
2005

A Use for the iPod Rating System

Since a couple of people have found this helpful, I'll just post this here, shall I?

As happy as I was to lay hands upon my 4G iPod (beat the hell out of spending the same amount of money to replace the CD changer in my car), there are certain things I wish I could do with my music while away from my computer. And I've got a head like a sieve, so by the time I get back to my computer, can't remember a single thing I meant to do.

So, since I don't use the song rating system–I mean, really, if a song's not worth four stars at least, why the hell is it on your iPod to begin with–I started using it to flag songs that needed my attention.

1 star = What the hell is this doing on here? I need to delete this.

2 stars = The file name/tag on this is screwed up. I need to fix it.

3 stars = This is cool and I need to place it in a playlist.

(Note: I know you can do the on-the-go playlist, but I file stuff in multiple playlists for different moods.)

So that way, I get back to my computer, I sort by rating, and I make the changes I need to.

Exciting? No. Handy? Well, yeah. I think so, anyway.

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