Thursday, July 2, 2009

Time Capsules

Nice article over at iLounge on the frustrating limitations of Time Capsule. I have to agree - I've often wondered why Apple doesn't really develop it's hardware to fully cater for modern usage. The create something with great potential that somehow doesn't quite manage to exploit it's own abilities.

Why, for example, can't I have multiple users accessing an iTunes library via wifi on the Time Capsule? Why aren't the iPhone's iTunes and Remote apps integrated into one single app? Why can't I listen to my iTunes library from my iPhone without having to use a third party's app? Why can't the time capsule we used as an AirTunes server if the basic Airport Express can? The top of the range hardware should have all the functionality of the cheaper hardware.

It's weird. It's as if some of the departments at Apple don't use the hardware they create.

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