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Weblog:		Five things the next iPod software version needs to have
Subject:		I concur: deleting essential
Date:		2004-01-22 22:15:26
From:		joccam
Response to: A far simpler request
I totally agree. From day one, deleting is essential. Adding songs is relatively easy as a bulk process, but individual songs should be easily deletable during playback (when it's obvious whether you (dis)like the song(s) or not). It's a perfect match. I haven't run across a situation where I needed more (e.g., photo) space on the road, but I do have another application: deleting voice items from the iPod (e.g., conference on tape, or book on tape). Once it's listened to, it needs to be deleted, or if you just want random play, it'd be nice to delete all non-music. Plus, when your computer no longer has the same playlist, it's impossible to sync the iPod (the situation I'm in now). It'd be nice if the iPod were a little more self-sufficient with the deleting function. Great idea. I rate it #1.

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I concur: deleting essential
2004-01-23 09:13:40 hstuken [View]

Since the iPod is really meant to be a read-only device, and to protect you from accidental deletions, how about marking a song 'inactive' or 'hidden' in some way. That would you say whether you want to filter those out of your list, but the songs still exist. Then, when you get back to your desktop, the next time you sync you can be prompted to delete any/all songs marked deleted from the 'Pod.

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