Friday, September 26th, 2008
I just got home after a boring day of work. The high point was my commute which involved the PATH train, the R train and the B train. Sounds bad. But it wasn’t because of the shuffle feature on my Zune. Back in the early days of the iPod, people rediscovered their old music through [...]
Filed in Computers, Music, Zune
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Tagged Anita O'Day, Bessie Smith, commute, Johnny Cash, Microsoft, MixView, Music, Robert Johnson, Shuffling, software, Zune
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
I’m less than a day into my first day off the Cupertino junk and am using the Redmond Brick. One of the big changes is from stars to hearts for rating songs. Granted, Microsoft didn’t invent a heart system. Last.fm and Pandora and Slacker all use it. But, because Apple “thinks different”, they use stars [...]
Filed in Computers, Reviews
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Tagged Apple, Cupertino, dislike, Genius, iTunes, Microsoft, Pandora, rating, ratings, Slacker, system, Zune
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
This is part 1 of a review of the Zune 120GB. Someone in Redmond has balls the size of watermelons. You have to have giant freakin’ balls to walk into a boardroom and say “Here’s what we’re going to do to become competitive in the PMP market. Two words: Pink Camouflage.” I got my [...]
Filed in Computers, Reviews, Zune
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Tagged 120GB, Apple, Camouflage, Firewire, ipod, Microsoft, ORIGINALS, Redmond, Skynet, unboxing, USB, Zune, zune originals
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
I just got off the phone with Apple Care. The reason – I need a box to send Girlie’s iPod classic in for a replacement. Last night, I came home and Girlie – distraught – told me that her iPod stopped charging. She was quick and adamant to point out that she had taken great [...]
Filed in Apple, Computers, Reviews
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Tagged 160GB, Apple, AppleCare, defective, iphone, iPod classic, Leopard, Minidisc, Products Liability, replacement, Vista, ZEN
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
The Concept: Cheap, reliable bus service with WiFi access en route The Ad Copy: We’ve done some things to make the trip more enjoyable. More legroom – we’ve taken a standard coach configuration and removed seats. This adds about three extra inches of legroom per seat. Internet – our buses are equipped with wi-fi hot [...]
Filed in Reviews, Travel
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Tagged boltbus, Boston, bus service, Chinatown, coach, DC, fung wah, Metro Station, New York, NY, Philadelphia, Travel, WiFi
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