I just figured out that the open-source firmware replacement for my Jukebox can autocreate playlists from directories. Sweet. Now I can shuffle through, say, my entire Jazz collection.
I like shuffle, because for me it makes the songs seem fresher; I get so used to the pattern of transitions in an album that even when I think I'm listening it just sort of glides right over me. When each new song is a surprise, it really brings it to my attention. But unlike the radio, the songs are all good--or at least good enough that I don't delete them as a waste of space, and none of them get played so much that I never want to hear them again as long as I live (my attitude towards almost all of the Beatles by now).
Now I'm off to really take a look at iTunes for the first time. Wish me luck; I may never return with my sanity and my wallet intact....
Posted by joshua at April 17, 2004 01:22 AM