Posted on 02/09/2005 12:56:45 AM PST by davidtalker
Pardon the vanity but I believe this will make for an intriguing thread.
I have been following rather closely this I-Pod phenomenon with interest. There was a piece in USA Today last week where they compare the I-Pod users with cult members. One 20 something was quoted as saying "my I-Pod changed my life." IMHO, that means this individual was in serious need of a life.
Now follow me here. Libs complain about those of us in the "radical religious Right." However, it is my observation that the Left is just as religious as any Evangelical,Conservative Catholic or devout Jew. They just worship God's creations not God himself.
They have their own Churches. PETA,NOW,ACLU, Greenpeace,AIM, et al. They have clergy-Shrinks. They have condoms for Rosary beads... Follow. I think I-Pods are now part of their religion. Apple?
Notice I didn't say MP3 player. It has to be an I-Pod. Otherwise, it's like water and Holy Water. Won't work.
Now, I happen to believe MP3 players are definitely nifty gadgets. I am researching the purchase of one for myself. However, they are gadgets not lifechanging experiences. I have no doubt many freepers own I-Pods. I also have little doubt you are more than what is on you I-Pod.
Morning!
do you have an iPod?
i'm thinking of getting one.
I bought one yesterday. I love it. The 20gb one for three hundred dollars.
"Ya know, there's nothing more pitiful than a plain girl looking for excuses to belittle the pretty girl."
*lol* Always so bumpy in the morning?
Nice!
I'm thinking of the bigger of the shuffles.
Small, and I can justify the price.
Wait till you have to "REPLACE THE BATTERY."
Shuffle is cute.
Yes.
If I DO get one, I'll let you know how it works.
Does whoever makes them, intend to make a PROFIT on Dem?~}
Fair enough. I don't know you well enough to see that, but in retrospect I can.
I work as IT manager in a radiology department, and I do desktop support, working with Windows 95, OS2, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, I also manage a unix server as well as several Windows 2000 servers, so I have a chance to work with a few different OS's.
I am certainly not one of those "Windows Sucks" people, although I sometimes feel that way (who doesn't?) I recognize that there are things that Windows does better, such as networking, shared drives and such. Now, that may be because Microsoft has made all their stuff interoperate fairly well on a network, but hey, that's reality. It does work for the end users. But I also recognize that there are things the Mac does better.
Anyway, I know what you mean about the Mac Nazi, but remember, there are also Windows Nazis. Just try to live in a Windows environment with a Mac, and you will know what I mean.
My toaster has its own show on Air America.
Not with his hands - they were cut off and put somewhere else.
I disagree. I got an Archos Gmini 220 for Christmas, and I just load it up and plug it into my computer here at work. It's a wonderful thing. It get really nice reviews. The iPod is too big. This Archos is 20 gig and easily fits in my pocket.
Well, I would say that my iPod changed my life, but...then so did my wife, so did my computer, so did college...etc.
I bought my iPod in October 2000. Since then, I guess it has changed my life and broadened my horizons. I listen to it every single day. I listen for an hour on my ride into work, and an hour home. At first, I just ripped all my CD's (about 800) and that made a huge difference for me.
I have been so busy in my job for the past six years, that I simply had stopped listening to my music. I had CD's in my car, but...it was such a hassle. I forgot how much I loved music.
When I bought the iPod, I began listening to my music again. And stopped listening to my stereo. Now, I have sold my stereo, the only components I kept were the Amp and the speakers. I set up an Airport Extreme, and pipe my music into my stereo. I haven't touched my CD's in years.
But things really opened up for me when I began listening to audiobooks. I got a subscription to Audible, and I began to download books. I love listening to audiobooks, to and from work. I don't even listen to the radio anymore.
If I want to listen to Laura Ingraham or Sean Hannity, I can record them off the internet while I sleep and listen the next day.
The point I want to make is, it wasn't the iPod per se that changed my life, it was technology. It could have been a Microsoft player, or any MP3 player.
I just think Apple did the best job of making it easy. That's my opinion, other people may think otherwise, and I am not going to try to convert them.
Come on. It isn't THAT bad. I had my iPod since October 2000, and I just replaced the battery a few months ago. I could have sent it somewhere and had it done for $15 more than the price of the battery, but I did it myself. Not a big deal.
I was completely satisfied with four years of constant use, multiple drops onto concrete (several times causing it to explode into multiple components, which I just snapped back together).
My hard drive just died. I bought a brand new iPod, and am trying to decide if I want to buy a new hard drive, polish the surface of the unit to make it like new, and give it to someone I care for. Only about $100 to replace the drive...should I do it?
I bought an iPod, and I love it. I love it because it stores a lot, and it is flexible. I had purchased an MP3 player from Creative Labs, and while it was a very fine unit, it didn't have the flexibility of an iPod, so I returned it. With the iPod, I can also download and replay audio books, which I couldn't do with the mp3 player I'd bought. Did it change my life? Hardly.
No you don't. You do have to use the iTunes software to load music on your iPod, however. Most of the music on my iPod is from CD's I already owned. I've also purchased audio books from Audible.com and downloaded them to the iPod. I don't use a Mac, I use a PC with XP.
Nah, but they can make you ghey. :P
Nonetheless, as a piece of technology, the iPod is simply the best in its class on the market. There may be cheaper MP3 players, but they tend to be bulkier and less reliable than the sleek and well-made iPods. After researching available MP3 players, the only one I wanted was the iPod.
Of course, it hasn't changed my life, but it (and a pair of noise-cancelling headphones) makes my daily commute much, much more tolerable.
I would like to get a PDA that has good audio, so that I can store mp3's on SD disks. A voice recorder would be nice also.
Apple has designed the player to forbid you from playing music in wmp format, the real networks music store and who knows what other restrictions in their software. Apple has forbidden you from even changing the battery when it goes dead.
I'll admit it looks good, and the wheel is great, but there are plenty of other players that don't have these restrictions. MP3 players are just hard drives and a little software. that's it.
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