Craig Patchett's Profile

I definitely don't want my iPod to be a personal organizer (it will never replace my Palm), nor a portable game console. I would, however, like it to integrate with iPhoto (and possibly iMovie) as seamlessly as it does with iTunes. But even before that happens, I would like to see Apple take the music-oriented features from great to exceptional. Some of the things missing (aside from bugs like the battery indicator): 1. Crossfade - allow me to specify a time between tracks, from negative (crossfade) to positive (silence). iTunes has it...why doesn't the iPod? 2. Dynamic playlists - let me add and remove songs from playlists on the iPod. 3. Ordered song lists - unless you're viewing the songs for one album, song lists (such as all songs for a given artists) should be sorted alphabetically, not by album and track number as they are now. 4. More navigation tools - if I'm listening to a song I should be able to quickly access all songs by that artist, from that album, or in that genre without having to go back to the top menu and search through the menus. 5. Truly smart playlists - smart playlists should update on the iPod as I listen to songs, not when I resync to my Mac. 6. Upcoming song list - give me a choice between full details for the current song and minimal details along with a list of upcoming songs. 7. Add "Decade" to the list of Browse categories. These are just a few ways that Apple could enhance the firmware without having to change the hardware. And, as I mentioned before, they would help take the iPod from being a great MP3 device to being an exceptional one. Craig