Hi, my name is Matt and I like to break software...

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james mckinney — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:18:17 GMT

i have a 30 and an 80 they are both having problems i looked at the hd today with the dook at work and at home i have over 800.00 in to zune and none of it works so where do i send it to get serviced please i want the hd but dont want to wast more money

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MARilyn — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:28:41 GMT

My zune will not sync or setup software

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Jessica Zahn — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:23:12 GMT

Dude, come on! The only way you will beat me in the quest for more friends is if you dye your hair pink.

And if you need advice on how to do that, you know where to come.

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Matthew Akers — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:28:02 GMT

@all

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! Suggestions are being noted. :) Come on over to my forum on Zune.net and feel free to post any suggestions or issues you are having there.

First Tip and Trick is coming soon...

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Callon (Canada Eh!) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:23:17 GMT

Forgot one more...

#14. Add DJ playlists...have the Zune play your favorites, top songs of the day, month, random, etc. The Creative Zen Vision M had this too...awesome feature.

Thanks

Callon

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Callon (Canada Eh!) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:55:48 GMT

#1. The Zune rocks.I love the screen and especially the wireless sync.

#2. I think the Zune should allow the option to give access to the storage to copy files, data, music...etc. Same as what the iPOD and Creative devices give you.

Also when the Zune is docked, it should show up in the My Computer in the Devices section. So that if the option to see the data section was available, it could be interacted with.

#3. It would also be nice to have the option from the Zune software to link in to Podcasts that aren't shown by Zune. There are a lot of Podcasts in iTunes that would be nice to tap into. I don't know if this can be done now or not, but it's something to definitely consider.

#4. More codecs. I have movies on my laptop that I can't convert (not without a lot of troubles) to the Zune. It should be transparent. I should have the ability to convert any WMV, MP4*, etc to the Zune. I shouldn't need to get another piece of software.

#5. When is version 3 coming :) and what's included? Can any details be told at this time? I think it would be good if the Zune users knew of what's coming and more importantly when, like on a scheduled release. Every 3-6 months we would do an update or something.

#6. For heavens sake...get me the Marketplace in Canada!!! I don't know what the issue is and why iTunes is here and Marketplace isn't.

#7. Get the Zune out to other Countries!!!

#8. Keep up the good work. I like what I'm seeing coming with Zune Games. I think it would be nice if the Zune had a date/time on the player (shown in corner at all time) and some basic date/calendar functionality. Nothing like a PIM, but to show you date and be able to browse...sometimes you need a calendar handy on the GO.

#9. Voice recorder (v3 zunes). I had a Creative Zen Vision M, and this was a wonderful feature. I don't think it would cost all that much to integrate into the Zune...it would just make it that much better.

#10. Touch...I know its been talked about...but get Touch in ASAP before the iTouch kills you.

#11. Fix the playlists that were broken from WMP.

#12. I love the rating system (heart, broken, none)...totally makes sense. 5 stars was overkill. Most of the time you put in 3, 4, 5 or 0. You either love a song or like it...and the ones you dont like...dont sync (broken heart).

#13. Zune Software...sorting, arranging, etc of the music. Right now it's too limiting. I like the thumbnails, but a detailed grid option would be nice.

I could keep going all day long. I'm a fellow software developer engineer and I see so much potential in the Zune and would like to see it get there.

I hope my comments and suggestions help.

Thanks

Callon

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John in S.Florida — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:46:49 GMT

Hi Matt, I'm looking forward to learning some of the history behind how certain things/features came about and definitely some of the untapped usage scenarios you all had visioned.

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Wayne Froese — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:58:12 GMT

Hi Matt,

I am looking forward to the tips!

Check out lifehacker - yesterday or so they had a question about favourite media players and Zune came up frequently in the list. Show the team and tell them to take a bow.

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Firehousejames — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:47:48 GMT

Thanks for reaching out to those who use the Zune. I look forward to interacting with your posts Matt.

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dsharp75@hotmail.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:40:33 GMT

Welcome buddy; we Zuners will help you with features and hurt you with questions ;)

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neilksos — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:18:02 GMT

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing what tip you have to share with us!

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Dan D — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:42:24 GMT

i think its awesome we are getting to know more about the zune team as a whole. soo hey matt whens that mac client coming *wink* i hope you guys open up to mac because my pc died and all i have is my macbook right now. either way i cant wait to see what you guys develop and what i learn about the zune software that i prob dont know already!

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vendetta — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:44:41 GMT

The zune itself maybe a good player but its software is horrible. I already accepted that there will be no drag and drop in the near future, like I had with my previous player as an usb mass storage. But proper use of the zune software is nearly impossible. Plainly said, it's the slowest peace of not beta or alpha software I ever saw. It takes ages to arrange and modify your collection, it doesn't recognize tags properly and the whole syncing process is a farce. You have so little control about what gets synced and the overall process takes alot more time than it should.

I don't think all these speed issues are related to my comp, cause it's way over the top to run some music collection manager.

Sorry for the hard words but you still have a long way to go before you can call the zune software good or even satisfying.

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Eddie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:11:39 GMT

Hey Matt! You worked on WMP 11? I love the toolbar option it has. Any chance of that coming so the Zune anytime soon?

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Jander — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:33:58 GMT

Right on, nice to see some tag-teaming.