Please Petition to Steve Jobs and Apple : Problem Apple Censorship, Please sign the petition.

A petition to Steve Jobs, Apple, Inc., to restore the Manhattan Declaration App

We, the undersigned, urge you to reinstate the Manhattan Declaration App to the Apple app store.

The Manhattan Declaration, in a civil, reasoned, and respectful way, promotes the sanctity of every human life, traditional marriage, and religious freedom.

That Apple would deem the Manhattan Declaration as “offensive” is alarming and distressing. Some who are “offended” by the Manhattan Declaration can only be offended by the positions the Manhattan Declaration takes—positions based on biblical Christianity and affirmed by nearly half a million Christians representing dozens of denominations.

Despite the claims of some, the Declaration does not promote hate or homophobia. It is not anti-gay. Rather, it proclaims that all human beings are loved by God and are worthy of respect.

Civil discourse is a hallmark of a civilized and free society. Disagreement is not hate. We urge you and Apple, therefore, to promote communication and civil dialogue on these important social issues by reinstating the Manhattan Declaration App.

Thank you.

As for the ripping check out SoundTaxi.

http://www.sound-taxi.info/

It does a nice job of converting the Mp4 to MP3 and keeps the track names.

I have been trying most of the last three days to get my music library out of iTunes and into a format I can use elsewhere. With over 5000 titles all either bought from the iTunes store or loaded from my CD collection, this is proving to be a nightmare.

I am using Tune clone virtual CD writer to convert everything to MP3 and then Media Monkey to manage it.

Why? Well I have two iPods and two iTouch players around the house but there was no way I was going to pay the price addple and 02 (in the UK) are asking for an iPhone which falls short in many features compared to what I have now – the HTC Desire with a 16GB microSD card.
As a part time musician I support the efforts apple have gone to to ensure copyright holders get paid for their work but I don’t care very much for the way they use this as an excuse to lock people into using their hardware.

I am unlikely to stop using iTunes in the near future but my experience over the past few days has ensured I won’t buy another Apple product.

Mark

1. It never occurred to me back then to Google for “Will my Creative Labs mp3 player work with itunes?” because I just had assumed music was music. Admittedly, I was wrong.

2. Yep, my kids both now have iPods and my wife has an iPhone – Personally, I use a Blackberry.

3. Yes, we have an SEO iPhone app. Just because I don’t personally want an iPhone doesn’t mean I’m not willing to make money on an app. If that seems hypocritical, too bad, get over it.

4. Yes I was trying to stir the pot with a controversial title. Don’t like it? Well, I can’t really say I care what you like, and it seemed t owork, didn’t it?

5. There are 59 comments here, so I don’t know WTF you’re talking about. Nothings been deleted, and all the Apple fanboys that attacked in the first couple of days are there. See the link that says “older comments”? Are you actually blind, or just too stupid to look?

6. Yep, ranking for SEO is a tough one. Sad that I’ve had to settle on ranking #1 for both for “search engine expert” and “internet consultant”. Guess I have to live with that failure…

7. Calling me a moron and an asshole really doesn’t bother me, but calling me a spammer does. I have no idea (again) WTF you’re talking about, by saying …”hundreds of links for your little Search Commander spammed all over facebook and myspace”. Why don’t you back that up with proof,, or an example of some links to my spam on Myspace or FB? Because you can’t – they don’t exist, that’s why.

Thanks for taking the bait and wasting your time commenting here, Dick. err… Tom

Scott, you got dissed because you’re a moron.

It’s ok if you’re not tech-savvy, but to go on a ranting rage about things you know nothing about it is pure stupidity. How did you, the self proclaimed “SEO expert” forget how to google “Will my Creative Labs mp3 player work with itunes?”

The answer: You’re an asshole. What’s funny was that I foresaw your fate. While I was reading this rant I thought to myself “I bet he’s already bought an iPod” and sure enough I found your blog saying you bought 3!

The icing on the cake was that you said “Itunes is dead to me forever.” and then I found your SEO Automatic app on the iTunes Store! http://www.seoautomatic.com/iphone-app/

You’re just an asshole trying to stir the pot with provoking statements such as “proprietary format ripoff music vendor” and “I HATE Itunes” (it’s iTunes, buddy). So Apple sold you a DRM song… Who’s fault is that? Take responsibility for your actions.

Also, where did all the other comments go? Only an asshole would delete comments oppose their views.

Just for fun, I googled “SEO” and couldn’t find you in the first 1000 results. Not surprising. I did however, find hundreds of links for your little Search Commander spammed all over facebook and myspace.

HATE IT!

i won a nano at the office christmas party never got any warranty help, cuz i didn’t have receipt my old windows 98 computer would not communicate with ipod- arrghhh

got a new laptop with vista — worked for awhile – built nice big library…… windows updated and would no longer load itunes service module ipod and computers not talking again

got a new desktop (stil vista – work in acad, need windows)… itunes loads on new one – norton instead of mcafee (could this be it?)… got a shuffle for the gym — it loads fine —

old library on laptop and nano — new library on desktop desktop will play nano – but not let me manipulate playlists or library…. so amazingly frustrated with my ipod experience!!!!

WAIT — for even more mister — Let’s not forget that idiotic itunes, keeps duplicating all my non apple files…. ya — that’s great, too! Stupid effen applebots!

http://www.copytransmanager.com

it’s free and light!