I bought an iPod specifically so I wouldn't have to listen to people blathering wherever I go. I guess Podcasting isn't for me then. Even the music Podcasts have irritating DJs introducing everything, but at least I can fast forward through them.
I'm also downloading a new iPod updater which is supposed to add Podcast support to "iPod with color display," "iPod with Click Wheel," and "iPod mini." Looks like the 3G series has reached its end-of-life as far as support goes.
MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom that owns MTV, MTV2, VH-1, VH-1 Classics, Nickelodeon, and various other networks. It's not just the single non-music channel.
My iPod 3G has a similarly terrible interface. No buttons: just sensitive zones of a touch pad. I wish I had a dollar for every time I hit "next track" when I meant to hit "pause." The center "button" is just as bad: with zero tactile feedback it's impossible to know whether you've actually pressed it -- and with zero UI feedback it's impossible to know whether the iPod is "thinking" (spinning up the HD) or just waiting for a button press.
Apple switched to the click wheel because people have learned to press buttons to get things done. Even Apple's mice have real physical buttons on them, albeit just one per mouse.
I have that same problem with Google Maps in Firefox. I wonder if all the AJAX stuff causes so many requests that Firefox/Mozilla (especially with lots of other tabs open) gets overwhelmed. Yes, JavaScript is enabled. No, it's not a good idea to use a web browser as an application platform.
It's frequently gotten so bad that I've had to switch to Mapquest or other non-beta maps sites. Google Maps has other idiosynchrasies like suddenly forgetting whether your search was valid (I see "Cannot find a route from Pittsburgh to Boston" after zooming out from that very same route).
Personally, and I speak as someone who has Super Mario Bros. DX for Game Boy Color and all four Super Mario Advance titles, I'd rather see an original 2D Mario game. Rumor has it that one is coming out on the Nintendo DS, but last I heard was that it was going to be called "New Super Mario Brothers" and that there were five boring screen shots circulating. I want details!
I've never used it. I did borrow a friend's Keyspan Digital Media Remote and hooked it up to my (Windows) laptop for some presentations. It was very finicky about line-of-sight, so if someone sat between me and the laptop I had to contort my hand just right to get the signal across. I can only hope, especially for $50, that the Express Remote has better reception.
Could you kindly point out where you would go for "good sound... not for THAT much more $$'s"? I'm in the market for reasonably good stereo equipment and I was honestly planning to go to Best Buy to purchase the stuff.
If you have to ask, it's not for you. This system is meant to go in expensive homes where you might want to have music running in the living room, the dining room, the parlor, the kitchen, your bedroom, the kids' bedrooms, the maid's bedroom, the patio, the poolhouse, and the wine cellar. Systems that the Sonos competes with cost thousands upon thousands of dollars and have to be installed by professional installers. For someone who wants a simple solution with a really sweet remote control, the Sonos fits the need.
Sonos is a luxury product. If you have to try and rationalize the purchase, then you're not in the company's target market.
The Keyspan Express Remote plugs into the USB port on the Airport Express and lets you control playback. You still need a computer that broadcasts the music, just like the Sonos. Sadly. the Express Remote is nowhere near as cool as the Sonos remote.
Yes. The $299 Dells don't have surround-sound-out or wireless, you would have to rig up a PDA or laptop as the wireless controller, and the towers are much larger than the Sonos stations. You would also lose out on the ability to play the same thing in multiple zones all at once without some careful synchronization (also not easy).
I just bought a $18 video game using BidPay and had to pay a $2.95 fee as the buyer. That's ridiculous, especially since all BidPay does is get a money order (90 cents at the post office) and mail it First Class (37 cents) to the seller!
By contrast, to accept an $18 credit card payment at PayPal is ($18 x 2.9% + $0.30) = $0.82. That's less than the cost of the money order, and it doesn't cost anything to transfer the remainder to my bank account.
BidPay might be a nice deal for large auctions, but it's terrible for anything I might buy on eBay.
If you use eBay's shipping calculator, you can tack on a preset hidden fee for handling and packaging. That's a great way to recoup some or all of the PayPal fees, if you don't mind charging $10 in S&H for a cable. (That's about par for the course at eBay: $1 for a cable plus $10 S&H still beats most stores.)
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I bought an iPod specifically so I wouldn't have to listen to people blathering wherever I go. I guess Podcasting isn't for me then. Even the music Podcasts have irritating DJs introducing everything, but at least I can fast forward through them.
What's the point in keeping the 50 podcast programs for Mac OS X up to date now that Apple has updated iTunes?
I find it funny that you claim that "Nickelodean is just plain stupid," misspelling the name of the channel in the process.
It's ironic -- just like the Alanis Morrisette video I watched on MTV!
(warning: Alanis irony is not real irony)
I'm also downloading a new iPod updater which is supposed to add Podcast support to "iPod with color display," "iPod with Click Wheel," and "iPod mini." Looks like the 3G series has reached its end-of-life as far as support goes.
MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom that owns MTV, MTV2, VH-1, VH-1 Classics, Nickelodeon, and various other networks. It's not just the single non-music channel.
My iPod 3G has a similarly terrible interface. No buttons: just sensitive zones of a touch pad. I wish I had a dollar for every time I hit "next track" when I meant to hit "pause." The center "button" is just as bad: with zero tactile feedback it's impossible to know whether you've actually pressed it -- and with zero UI feedback it's impossible to know whether the iPod is "thinking" (spinning up the HD) or just waiting for a button press.
Apple switched to the click wheel because people have learned to press buttons to get things done. Even Apple's mice have real physical buttons on them, albeit just one per mouse.
No, I'm pretty sure it's internets. (Warnings: link leads to Flash movie with sound and has banner ads that may not be safe for work)
I have that same problem with Google Maps in Firefox. I wonder if all the AJAX stuff causes so many requests that Firefox/Mozilla (especially with lots of other tabs open) gets overwhelmed. Yes, JavaScript is enabled. No, it's not a good idea to use a web browser as an application platform.
It's frequently gotten so bad that I've had to switch to Mapquest or other non-beta maps sites. Google Maps has other idiosynchrasies like suddenly forgetting whether your search was valid (I see "Cannot find a route from Pittsburgh to Boston" after zooming out from that very same route).
Nice! I think that just might be a killer app for the DS. :)
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Good luck using Google for anything other than web searching.
Personally, and I speak as someone who has Super Mario Bros. DX for Game Boy Color and all four Super Mario Advance titles, I'd rather see an original 2D Mario game. Rumor has it that one is coming out on the Nintendo DS, but last I heard was that it was going to be called "New Super Mario Brothers" and that there were five boring screen shots circulating. I want details!
Thank you very much! Once I get done with various other house-related tasks, I'll be able to buy and wire up a kickass sound system.
I've never used it. I did borrow a friend's Keyspan Digital Media Remote and hooked it up to my (Windows) laptop for some presentations. It was very finicky about line-of-sight, so if someone sat between me and the laptop I had to contort my hand just right to get the signal across. I can only hope, especially for $50, that the Express Remote has better reception.
Could you kindly point out where you would go for "good sound... not for THAT much more $$'s"? I'm in the market for reasonably good stereo equipment and I was honestly planning to go to Best Buy to purchase the stuff.
Move your mouse pointer over that link. Just hold it there for a while. You'll see your status bar change to
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I think the AT&T channel will really reach its peak when it starts getting trolled by loudmouths who enjoy yelling at loudmouths just like CNN did.
Save yourself some time and use acronym finder.
ISN is not unique, but neither is CNN. I'm pretty sure that every TLA (even TLA) has been used and reused and reused by now.
If you have to ask, it's not for you. This system is meant to go in expensive homes where you might want to have music running in the living room, the dining room, the parlor, the kitchen, your bedroom, the kids' bedrooms, the maid's bedroom, the patio, the poolhouse, and the wine cellar. Systems that the Sonos competes with cost thousands upon thousands of dollars and have to be installed by professional installers. For someone who wants a simple solution with a really sweet remote control, the Sonos fits the need.
Sonos is a luxury product. If you have to try and rationalize the purchase, then you're not in the company's target market.
That's not ironic. That's targeted.
The Keyspan Express Remote plugs into the USB port on the Airport Express and lets you control playback. You still need a computer that broadcasts the music, just like the Sonos. Sadly. the Express Remote is nowhere near as cool as the Sonos remote.
Yes. The $299 Dells don't have surround-sound-out or wireless, you would have to rig up a PDA or laptop as the wireless controller, and the towers are much larger than the Sonos stations. You would also lose out on the ability to play the same thing in multiple zones all at once without some careful synchronization (also not easy).
I just bought a $18 video game using BidPay and had to pay a $2.95 fee as the buyer. That's ridiculous, especially since all BidPay does is get a money order (90 cents at the post office) and mail it First Class (37 cents) to the seller!
By contrast, to accept an $18 credit card payment at PayPal is ($18 x 2.9% + $0.30) = $0.82. That's less than the cost of the money order, and it doesn't cost anything to transfer the remainder to my bank account.
BidPay might be a nice deal for large auctions, but it's terrible for anything I might buy on eBay.
If you use eBay's shipping calculator, you can tack on a preset hidden fee for handling and packaging. That's a great way to recoup some or all of the PayPal fees, if you don't mind charging $10 in S&H for a cable. (That's about par for the course at eBay: $1 for a cable plus $10 S&H still beats most stores.)
That's not why they changed their name.