Sunday, May 4, 2008

Coverflow : As Good As It Looks?

The Coverflow software is indeed an aesthetically pleasing sight, IF you have all the album art organized. What if its not? In that case, brace yourself for torture. It transforms into one of the most tiresome piece of software invented. Firstly, Apple inc. is so desperate for profits that unless you have an iTunes store account (i.e without revealing your credit card number) you cannot automatically download and update your data. Not only is it cumbersome to manually download, save and then apply album art to your library, it is also temporary. The moment you update your iTunes version, there is Hara Kiri amidst your album art. Cradle of Filth - Blink 182, Metallica - Yellowcard, these are among the few such mix ups. The album art seems to go haywire, and again the daunting task of updating the album art begins. It is manageable for small libraries of up to 8 GB, but the thought of a 160 GB library sends ice-sickles down my spine. At the end of the day (day is an understatement), after all the effort, you look at your iPOD or iPhone and think was it worth all that? I fail to receive any positive answer. Many changes drastic ones, not minor tweaks mind you) need to be made to the coverflow if it is to live up to the hype to which it is subjected. IT NEEDS TO BE MADE USER-FRIENDLY!!!

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