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Re: iTunes/IPhone helpFirst off, don't blame Apple for the goofy copying restrictions. The music industry demanded that of Apple. Way back when, iTunes was way more friendly for moving stuff around. It's better than it was though.I would look into syncing with iCloud instead of to your computer. I never have to plug my phone in to iTunes that way. Since I have several computers, it was a nightmare trying to sync before that. I'd never remember which is which. With cloud sync, that problem goes away. If you have music that wasn't purchased from iTunes, iTunes Match, for $25/yr fixes that problem too. Now all of your music can be on all of your devices when you want it. Pretty amazing, really.
Re: iTunes/IPhone help
First off, don't blame Apple for the goofy copying restrictions. The music industry demanded that of Apple. Way back when, iTunes was way more friendly for moving stuff around. It's better than it was though.
I would look into syncing with iCloud instead of to your computer. I never have to plug my phone in to iTunes that way. Since I have several computers, it was a nightmare trying to sync before that. I'd never remember which is which. With cloud sync, that problem goes away. If you have music that wasn't purchased from iTunes, iTunes Match, for $25/yr fixes that problem too. Now all of your music can be on all of your devices when you want it. Pretty amazing, really.