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Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:18 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Washington DC" trafficsucks
Tried sorting by artist on the Ipod and the Podcasts are still listed.
For some reason the podcasts I downloaded from iTunes are in the Podcast and Songs menus on the iPod.
--- In the_ipod_group@yahoogroups.com , Ryan Waldon <ryanwaldon2002@...> wrote:
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> I'm still at work for a few more hours, so I can't check out the interface on my old-school iPods, I just have my Touch, iPad and iPhone with me now. I'll check mine when I get home.
>
> In the meantime, have you tried sorting your media by artist?
>
> --ryan
>
> Sent from my Apple iPhone 
>
> On Dec 24, 2012, at 5:01, "Washington DC" <page-me@...> wrote:
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> > Thanks Ryan. I followed the steps you clearly outlined. I verified- in my iTunes 11.0.1 the "Media Kind" for each of the podcasts is PODCAST, yet the podcasts also appear in the SONGS menu. I am stumped?!
> >
> > --- In the_ipod_group@yahoogroups.com , Ryan Waldon <ryanwaldon2002@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm currently at work, away from my Macs and therefore unable to completely verify the procedure, but here it is to the best of my recollection.
> > >
> > > In iTunes (on your computer), right-click on a podcast and choose "Get info" from the contextual menu. Then click on the "Options" tab. Towards the bottom of the resulting page you should see an item labeled "Media type", click there and choose "Podcast". Click "APPLY"
> > >
> > > After you've changed the media type on your files you'll need to re-sync you're iPod.
> > >
> > > --ryan
> > >
> > > Sent from my Apple iPhone 
> > >
> > > On Dec 24, 2012, at 1:11, "Washington DC" <page-me@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I have an 80GB 5th Generation iPod. There are separate menu items titled
> > > > "Playlists" "Artists" "Albums" "Songs" "Podcasts" "Genres"
> > > > "Composers"....
> > > >
> > > > Individual podcasts are shown in the listing by "Podcast" and "Songs" so
> > > > if songs are played in alphabetical order, a Podcast may play as well.
> > > > How do I remove Podcasts from the Songs menu?
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
For some reason the podcasts I downloaded from iTunes are in the Podcast and Songs menus on the iPod.
--- In the_ipod_group@
>
> I'm still at work for a few more hours, so I can't check out the interface on my old-school iPods, I just have my Touch, iPad and iPhone with me now. I'll check mine when I get home.
>
> In the meantime, have you tried sorting your media by artist?
>
> --ryan
>
> Sent from my Apple iPhone 
>
> On Dec 24, 2012, at 5:01, "Washington DC" <page-me@...
>
> > Thanks Ryan. I followed the steps you clearly outlined. I verified- in my iTunes 11.0.1 the "Media Kind" for each of the podcasts is PODCAST, yet the podcasts also appear in the SONGS menu. I am stumped?!
> >
> > --- In the_ipod_group@
> > >
> > > I'm currently at work, away from my Macs and therefore unable to completely verify the procedure, but here it is to the best of my recollection.
> > >
> > > In iTunes (on your computer), right-click on a podcast and choose "Get info" from the contextual menu. Then click on the "Options" tab. Towards the bottom of the resulting page you should see an item labeled "Media type", click there and choose "Podcast". Click "APPLY"
> > >
> > > After you've changed the media type on your files you'll need to re-sync you're iPod.
> > >
> > > --ryan
> > >
> > > Sent from my Apple iPhone 
> > >
> > > On Dec 24, 2012, at 1:11, "Washington DC" <page-me@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I have an 80GB 5th Generation iPod. There are separate menu items titled
> > > > "Playlists" "Artists" "Albums" "Songs" "Podcasts" "Genres"
> > > > "Composers".
> > > >
> > > > Individual podcasts are shown in the listing by "Podcast" and "Songs" so
> > > > if songs are played in alphabetical order, a Podcast may play as well.
> > > > How do I remove Podcasts from the Songs menu?
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:18 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Washington DC" trafficsucks
I will look for this option. Thanks!
Still taking suggestions......................
--- In the_ipod_group@yahoogroups.com , "OK room except the Bathroom" <tfotb@...> wrote:
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> In iTunes in the same menu as the type of file ( podcast, music, tv show, ...) one option is "skip _______" try selecting this for all podcasts, maybe it will skip the podcasts unless you select them.
>
> --- In the_ipod_group@yahoogroups.com , David Smith <davidsmith.01123@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Yes, that's a nuisance. An improvement backwards, for me.
> >
> > I've found it necessary to first locate the item in "genres" - track or album - I want to listen to, then search for it, then, from the search results, play just that item. As you've discovered, if you select an item directly from the "genres" list, you're telling the program to play everything from there down.
> >
> > Apparently, the designer of the "upgrade" thot that most users would want to create quick playlists.
> >
> > I'm not satisfied that this is the best solution, tho, so if anyone else has a better one, I'd be grateful to learn about it.
> >
> > --
> > david@
> > pad4
> >
> >
> > On Dec 24, 2012, at 1:11 AM, "Washington DC" <page-me@> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I have an 80GB 5th Generation iPod. There are separate menu items titled
> > > "Playlists" "Artists" "Albums" "Songs" "Podcasts" "Genres"
> > > "Composers"....
> > >
> > > Individual podcasts are shown in the listing by "Podcast" and "Songs" so
> > > if songs are played in alphabetical order, a Podcast may play as well.
> > > How do I remove Podcasts from the Songs menu?
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> >
>
Still taking suggestions.
--- In the_ipod_group@
>
> In iTunes in the same menu as the type of file ( podcast, music, tv show, ...) one option is "skip _______" try selecting this for all podcasts, maybe it will skip the podcasts unless you select them.
>
> --- In the_ipod_group@
> >
> >
> > Yes, that's a nuisance. An improvement backwards, for me.
> >
> > I've found it necessary to first locate the item in "genres" - track or album - I want to listen to, then search for it, then, from the search results, play just that item. As you've discovered, if you select an item directly from the "genres" list, you're telling the program to play everything from there down.
> >
> > Apparently, the designer of the "upgrade" thot that most users would want to create quick playlists.
> >
> > I'm not satisfied that this is the best solution, tho, so if anyone else has a better one, I'd be grateful to learn about it.
> >
> > --
> > david@
> > pad4
> >
> >
> > On Dec 24, 2012, at 1:11 AM, "Washington DC" <page-me@> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I have an 80GB 5th Generation iPod. There are separate menu items titled
> > > "Playlists" "Artists" "Albums" "Songs" "Podcasts" "Genres"
> > > "Composers".
> > >
> > > Individual podcasts are shown in the listing by "Podcast" and "Songs" so
> > > if songs are played in alphabetical order, a Podcast may play as well.
> > > How do I remove Podcasts from the Songs menu?
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> >
>
