With the author’s mention of a five-star rating from the acclaimed Tucows network, we were thrilled to download this home run from that unparalleled quasar of Namibian software, Intelligent Computer Products. Until, that is, we remembered how thoroughly worthless Tucows has always been. Couple that with a lack of any actual official rating of Playlist Creator in the Tucows database, and our happy anticipation quickly faded into unmitigated anger.
Our belligerence towards this plop-like compost of feature replication only intensified once the metal palette/progress window made its leering appearance. And we say “palette,” because this window does indeed behave akin to a palette window, disappearing like a transient blackhead when placed in the background.

After an interminable period of waiting, we were finally taken to a scrofulous grid of popup menus, which allows one to select nearly any combination of genres imaginable (up to 20), and subsequently create a playlist from those items matching your criteria. Very useful for those instances where an undiagnosed mental compulsion prevents you from using the much-superior interface within iTunes for this task. Truly, the only unique function offered by this random sequence of bytes masquerading as “software,” is the ability to produce playlists on the basis of file format. Since only constipated audiophiles would store their music in AIFF format, and later create playlists on this basis, we can only surmise that the author’s creativity has been stifled by an infestation of Namibian tsetse flies. Perhaps the author has realized his own failure, as the previous $5 price (37.25 Namibian Dollars, abbreviated on the currency exchange as NAD) has been lowered to entirely free. Still, we do not accept this friendly gesture — we insist on compensation for our wasted time.
Intelligent Computer Products, we find your pitiful attempts at products to be entirely unintelligent, and your communication of intent to be semaphoric at best. Please accept our carefully considered 10.9 rating.
Posted by ladd at August 1, 2003 11:51 AM | TrackBackOooohhh look, I got the last post! Now don't you guys post after me, you hear!
Posted by: Norm O. Tidwell on August 1, 2003 11:54 AMI'm last first!
mmm....brushed metal....
O, and this whole app can be done in AppleScript at a fractons of the code weight.
/code snobbery
Posted by: Fuckwit on August 1, 2003 12:23 PMDear Mr. Fuckwit (may I call you Mr. Fuckey? You know, the one finger salute guy.),
The big question is not that it can be done in apple script for a lot less "weight" (curious, last time I looked programs didn't have weight since they are purely codified thoughts), but that it should be done at all.
With your line of thinking, I suppose you go into public restrooms looking for unflushed toilets so that you can make a public pronouncement that it could of been done with a lot less weight.
Posted by: Norm O. Tidwell on August 1, 2003 12:56 PMActually, it is possible to write a replacement for Playlist Creator in pure Applescript. I have done so, and call it "iPlaylist Creator Pro 8.1.2" Below, I have reproduced the script, which not only allows one to alter/create iTunes playlists, but does so in a GUI superior to Platlist Creator. Additionally, I have removed the constipation-causing "arrange by file type" option.
Due to these improvements, iPlaylist Creator Pro 8.1.2 is $5 shareware. If you use it, please post a picture of yourself in this forum which I can sell to a porn site for at least $5.
The Script:
tell application "iTunes"
launch
end tell
Actually, the Smart Playlists in iTunes already allow you to select by format; it's under Kind. One fewer reason for this software.
Posted by: anon on August 1, 2003 02:20 PMSmart Playlists in iTunes do NOT let you select by format via a sucky interface.
Why would anyone want a nice, easy way to do something when you could use Windows in conjunction with Smack?
This is the last post.
Posted by: Comment Space Waster Pro™ on August 3, 2003 06:15 AMDear Mr. Comment Space Waster Pro™,
Thank you for clarifying that was your last post. We will hold you to your promise to not post again. If you should ever attempt to post again, we will be forced to feed your gonads to a raging pack of sex starved pack ice penguins looking for a good time.
Posted by: Norm O. Tidwell on August 3, 2003 08:03 AM