this Palm Desktop user is happy camper again...

gilcarvr · 12/11/2010, 01:39 AM

I updated my phone from a Centro, to the Palm Pre on 11/22/2010...

After grousing around about the lack of HotSynch for days & weeks... finally gave in and decided to go w/the flow

I set up an e'mail account on the phone thru my ISP... easy as pie... then exported my palm desktop contacts to a .vcf and sent it to myself via said e'mail...

arrived on my phone, clicked on it... and w/in a few seconds all of my contacts were right there... no problemo...

Then, I set up SyncToy from Microsoft to mirror the entire contents of my Pre when its plugged in as a usb device... so all contacts (and anything else) are secure on my laptop then backed up to an external drive...

now if only i could figure out which folder to put my amazon music mp3s so they are recognized and played.. i could become very happy indeed!

Cantaffordit · 12/11/2010, 01:44 AM

u should be able to put your tunes into any folder and the music player will see them. but, they need to be mp3 or mp4 so that the player can see/play them.

gilcarvr · 03:11 AM

so far mp3s neither appear nor play...

20 minutes later... 2 out of 3 albums I transferred via usb have appeared...

hmmm...

oh... in the famous words of Miss Emily Litella

Never Mind!!!

i copied an album that's all in *.wma

somline · 12/11/2010, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilcarvr

so far mp3s neither appear nor play...

I don't hear much music on pre but did a quick test for u.
I copied two .mp3 Files to USB drive /downloads (/media/internal/downloads). After restart the stock music player they appear in the list and play.

mikeisnowonfire · 12/11/2010, 01:27 PM

Welcome to webOS and good luck!

Cantaffordit · 12/11/2010, 01:31 PM

grab the pandora and radiotime apps. Both are free and make it convenient to listen to music over the air.

have fun!

netwrkr9 · 12/11/2010, 01:32 PM

I listen to music on my Pre all of the time (why lug 2 devices around) and I just drop the music files into the "download" folder.

gilcarvr · 12/11/2010, 02:05 PM

SOLVED!

my initial music foray was stymied by copying an album recorded in *.wma ... does not play...

error since corrected...

thanks one and all for your time and patience...

12/11/2010, 01:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
gilcarvr Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 31 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 26 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	this Palm Desktop user is happy camper again... I updated my phone from a Centro, to the Palm Pre on 11/22/2010... After grousing around about the lack of HotSynch for days & weeks... finally gave in and decided to go w/the flow I set up an e'mail account on the phone thru my ISP... easy as pie... then exported my palm desktop contacts to a .vcf and sent it to myself via said e'mail... arrived on my phone, clicked on it... and w/in a few seconds all of my contacts were right there... no problemo... Then, I set up SyncToy from Microsoft to mirror the entire contents of my Pre when its plugged in as a usb device... so all contacts (and anything else) are secure on my laptop then backed up to an external drive... now if only i could figure out which folder to put my amazon music mp3s so they are recognized and played.. i could become very happy indeed! __________________ Palm IV > Palm Treo 600 > Palm Centro > Palm Pre Plus
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12/11/2010, 01:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,150 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,911 Times in 2,777 Posts	u should be able to put your tunes into any folder and the music player will see them. but, they need to be mp3 or mp4 so that the player can see/play them. __________________ . Some people say "If you can't beat them, join them". I say "If you can't beat them, beat them", because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise.
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12/11/2010, 02:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
gilcarvr Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 31 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 26 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	so far mp3s neither appear nor play... 20 minutes later... 2 out of 3 albums I transferred via usb have appeared... hmmm... oh... in the famous words of Miss Emily Litella Never Mind!!! i copied an album that's all in .wma Last edited by gilcarvr; 12/11/2010 at 03:11 AM.*
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mikeisnowonfire Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 1,076 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 80 Thanked 156 Times in 111 Posts	Welcome to webOS and good luck!
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12/11/2010, 01:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,150 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,911 Times in 2,777 Posts	grab the pandora and radiotime apps. Both are free and make it convenient to listen to music over the air. have fun!
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12/11/2010, 01:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
netwrkr9 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Likes Received: 154 Thanks: 453 Thanked 495 Times in 364 Posts	I listen to music on my Pre all of the time (why lug 2 devices around) and I just drop the music files into the "download" folder.
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12/11/2010, 02:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
gilcarvr Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 31 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 26 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	SOLVED! my initial music foray was stymied by copying an album recorded in *.wma ... does not play... error since corrected... thanks one and all for your time and patience... __________________ Palm IV > Palm Treo 600 > Palm Centro > Palm Pre Plus
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