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In case you haven’t been following, here’s the first post about this.

The Matchstick Zune program is wrapping up shortly and so I am going to toss a few more comments in here while I can. I might actually have to make a switch to the Zune because my Zen has started acting a little funny lately, and I have to remove the battery just to get it to turn off - not a good sign. So I guess we’ll see what happens there.

I just want to reiterate how annoying the software is. I am still not a fan of it at all. I really dislike having to go find the screen to monitor a folder with media in it AND THEN go back and see them being added to the collection, AFTER which I can drag them into the player to sync up. Too many steps. The Zen just has a menu; you explore your computer yourself, select what you want, and in it goes. Really fast and easy and user-friendly. This monitoring business is a pain in the butt at best, and if I wasn’t computer-savvy to begin with I would have a whole lot of trouble with it. Thumbs down.

Also this is not so much a comment about the Zune itself, but all the extra stuff they sell for it (that was sent to me as part of the package), like the extra headphones or the AC adapter, has way too much packaging. I don’t need an eight-inch by four-inch box for a pair of earbuds.

I am really enjoying the videos though, and am starting to experiment with playlists. The player itself has been great and I haven’t had any problems with it so far, so props for that. It’s been fun; I will probably continue to use this (especially if my little red Zen dies - that would be a sad day indeed).

Actual music posts to follow.

Edit: WHOA! My sad face turned into an emoticon. I had no idea those were supported on WordPress. That is pretty awesome.