http://ayende.comAyende @ RahienCopyright (C) Ayende Rahien 2004 - 2021 (c) 202660What if you email yourself the epub file? the iPhone should be able to open it and you should find a button to import to iBooks http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment41http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment41Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:01:57 GMTDo you really need them on your PC? I personally use the Audible.com app for the iPhone and download them directly to the phone. I almost never listen to them on my PC anyway, and you could always use Audible's manager software anyway. Pretty much the only time I plug my iPhone into my laptop anymore is when I want to take a backup. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment40http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment40Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:32:43 GMTForgive me if this isn't feasible (I don't use iTunes, nor own an iPhone) but if they're basically just files I'd suggest having a look at dropbox ( [https://www.dropbox.com/anywhere](https://www.dropbox.com/anywhere)) which now has an iPhone app. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment39http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment39Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:08:57 GMTUse the Audible iPhone app instead of iTunes -- It'll download the books OTA and has a nice player too. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment38http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment38Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:33:40 GMTI have to suggest again, what others have... Winamp tends to be my player of choice... Not sure if there are plugins for current iOS based iPods (Touch/Phone), but I used it in the past when I had my Gen3 iPod, and worked great. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment37http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment37Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:07:07 GMTBuy an android. The iPhone is a piece of junk. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment36http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment36Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:38:54 GMT+1 for MediaMonkey. Although it uses iTunes services under the hood, so not sure if it'll work for you or not. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment35http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment35Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:11:07 GMTUgh! I know the feeling. The only reason I use Windows anymore is my iPad. :-|. Best of luck to you... http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment34http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment34Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:02:27 GMT[http://www.i-funbox.com/](http://www.i-funbox.com/) - free, exposes entire file system [http://www.xilisoft.com/iphone-transfer.html](http://www.xilisoft.com/iphone-transfer.html) - not free, but handles iTunes synching rather than direct file system access Between these two i've had no need for iTunes any more... and best of all both allow you to access YOUR files without threatening to delete everything every time you swap computers! http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment33http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment33Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:06:26 GMTohh yeh I feel your pain, iTunes is rubbish and extremely slow even on mac. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment32http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment32Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:33:51 GMTSadly, there's only one solution to these kinds of problems, boycott such products. Why oh why does these problems even exists, so sad so sad. :) http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment31http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment31Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:51:20 GMTMy company phone is an iPhone, which means i have no choice but to use iTunes to sync it and keep it up to date - so far I have used it in both VMWare and MS Virtual PC to keep iTunes from taking over my computer and both have worked fine for me. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment30http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment30Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:48:14 GMTOops, should have realise that audible.com are audio books not ebooks. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment29http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment29Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:30:02 GMTI use Calibre for all my ebook managment, will sync to iPhone/iPad, will sync wirelessly with Stanza. It's free and open source. [http://calibre-ebook.com/](http://calibre-ebook.com/) http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment28http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment28Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:25:36 GMTGraham, Thank you, this solution works beautifully http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment27http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment27Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:30:12 GMTI dual-boot my MBP and run iTunes and all my productivity software on OS X. You did buy an MBP, right? ;) http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment26http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment26Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:35:15 GMTI installed iTunes on my 5 year old laptop. The only instance of iTunes in my whole house. So to sync, I connect to the old laptop. No way I allow iTunes invest the rest of my house. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment25http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment25Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:38:41 GMTWP7 is as bad as Symbian based smart phones at this point in time. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment24http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment24Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:10:04 GMT@Graham, what do you use to connect your WP7 to PC? Yes... it's called crap ware. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment23http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment23Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:08:30 GMTinstall just [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/](http://www.apple.com/quicktime/) or repair? http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment22http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment22Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:54:26 GMTJailbreak + Cydia + iFile + [iPhone Explorer](http://www.macroplant.com/iphoneexplorer/) Enjoy! http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment21http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment21Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:41:33 GMTWhats wrong with the .NET platform? http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment20http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment20Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:07:56 GMTanother +1 for sharepod. works great. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment19http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment19Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:06:46 GMTI feel your pain. I tried and tried with iTunes but it was forever wreaking havoc. Call me cynical, but I suspect the quality control on Windows iTunes is stepped down a bit to make people think it'll be better to just buy a Mac. @CausticMango - I imagine running iTunes on Windows 95 was a bitch. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment18http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment18Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:58:45 GMTApple definitely loses some points here for an obviously wrong dialog box. I recently came across a nearly identical problem related to Windows Live Photo Gallery. I was getting a message that a component was missing to view images that seemed unsolvable after trying everything. That aside, generally, syncing to iTunes works for most users, so the problem is definitely solveable. If you're still interested in getting iTunes working instead of going with the alternates, here are a few things that come to mind to try to figure out the problem: 1. Does the syncing work on another computer with a fresh install of Windows, all of the latest updates, and the latest version of iTunes? If it works, then a hardware problem can be ruled out. 2. Start installing all of the software you use on your current machine on the new machine. Does the syncing still work after installing each one? If it still worked, then you can rule out major conflicts of your software. I can't say I've ever come across a major incompatibility between iTunes and other software, but I am sure that some examples exist, such as hardware drivers, virus scanners, utilities, etc. 3. Still stumped? Your current Windows installation is therefore in a weird state and this problem will be the first of many more similar ones. Without the need to point fingers at what software problem caused the problem, a Windows reinstallation will solve the problem. Then complain to Apple for having such a lousy error dialog. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment17http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment17Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:55:09 GMTI completely switched from Windows to Mac OS X but this switch so far is strictly for home use only because at the moment I am sort of 'stuck' on the .NET platform. I will be looking for ways to switch to non-Windows development in the future. I actually wanted to know why Ayende sticks around .NET platform consider that a lot of his works are open source and open source in .NET community isn't particular good compared to other platforms. Or is it because the lack of open source efforts in .NET community makes it easy to provide commercial support to open source projects? http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment16http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment16Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:52:00 GMTIn my experience this isn't an Apple problem so much as it's a persistent and pernicious Windows problem and why I eventually just gave up on it four or five years ago. First for Ubuntu, now for OS X. Most of this type of goofy, pointless system fiddling has largely gone away. http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment15http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment15Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:00:13 GMTtime to buy a macbook air :-) http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment14http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment14Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:51:51 GMT+1 for MediaMonkey http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment13http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment13Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:37:48 GMTHave you tried SharePod? It's free, but not open source. [http://www.getsharepod.com/](http://www.getsharepod.com/)http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment12http://ayende.com/4700/enough-is-enough-itunes-got-to-go#comment12Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:35:24 GMT