Maybe the World is Just Too Big
1.) iTunes help writes: "When you import an item by dragging it to the iTunes window or choosing File > Add to Library, a reference (or "pointer") to the item-not the item itself-is placed in the iTunes folder."
Gee, thanks, iTunes. Explaining that a reference is called a "pointer" made all the difference.
That said, I happen to know what pointers are, and I could argue with myself about whether I think that was an appropriate way to handle it, but I'm not going to go there.
I think the point of all this is simply that I need a better system of file management so that I can find things and don't have to spend eight hours explaining to programs where they can find the files they need all the time.
2.) It takes too long to organize printing things at home, too much running back and forth, especially when I'm on a timetable and file transfers never go quite as planned.
3.) Logistics are also horrible. I'm heading up to visit Clarkson, four and a half hours away, and I'm-- pretty firmly not amused. I don't like driving. I find cars uncomfortable and boring. The thought of spending ten hours in a car when instead I could be doing something comfortable and/or fun makes my soul hurt.
Gee, thanks, iTunes. Explaining that a reference is called a "pointer" made all the difference.
That said, I happen to know what pointers are, and I could argue with myself about whether I think that was an appropriate way to handle it, but I'm not going to go there.
I think the point of all this is simply that I need a better system of file management so that I can find things and don't have to spend eight hours explaining to programs where they can find the files they need all the time.
2.) It takes too long to organize printing things at home, too much running back and forth, especially when I'm on a timetable and file transfers never go quite as planned.
3.) Logistics are also horrible. I'm heading up to visit Clarkson, four and a half hours away, and I'm-- pretty firmly not amused. I don't like driving. I find cars uncomfortable and boring. The thought of spending ten hours in a car when instead I could be doing something comfortable and/or fun makes my soul hurt.