Post #113,793
8/14/03 9:59:47 AM
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taking the plung
A friend's giving me an older G3, I'll be picking it up at the end of the month. The only things I know about it so far are it's 300MHz and it has firewire - I forsee an iPod in the near future :-)
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://www.spiceware.org/cgi-bin/spa.pl?album=./Artistic%20Overpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #113,795
8/14/03 10:16:40 AM
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You have a nice friend
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Post #113,823
8/14/03 2:44:58 PM
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that I do
He and his wife were visiting Tuesday and Wednesday(they live in Corpus Christi, 210 miles south of Houston). He loves Weird Al Yankovic so his wife got tickets for the Houston show for his birthday(which was last month). Not a concert I'd normally consider going to, but had a great time. Weird Al put on a heck of a show.
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://www.spiceware.org/cgi-bin/spa.pl?album=./Artistic%20Overpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #115,311
8/25/03 1:30:09 PM
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got the iPod
I went with the 15GB model. There's no tape deck in my car, so I was going to pick up an iTrip. However, it only works with the older models. I see on Griffin's site that the new model is "shipping soon".
Also picked up a drive for the G3 as I didn't think the 6GB drive would be big enough to deal with the MP3s. Found a 120GB drive at Fry's for $80.
Now just to get the G3 :-) I'll be visiting my friend this weekend.
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://www.spiceware.org/cgi-bin/spa.pl?album=./Artistic%20Overpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #115,342
8/25/03 7:23:14 PM
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Re: got the iPod
I got a little over-excited when it came out. I have the 30-gig model.
It is SUCH a shiznit!!!
Not only does it hold my music (6 gigs and growing), It is also my backup FireWire drive. So, there's 7 gig left.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has-Margaret Mead
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Post #115,344
8/25/03 7:42:28 PM
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Confused
Music is at least 40% percent of my life. I have a digital piano. I make "living scores" from Beethoven - authentic performances coupled to a music display of the score in real time. I've received numerous emails from all over the world for the quality of the result. I have a CD collection of everything from Dowland to the Who to Jethro Tull to Joe Jackson to Neil Young. When I'm out, I don't need a radio, I use my head.
So what the hell is the attraction with putting mangled (ie ripped) music on a stupid PDA? This isn't music - it's MTV with a bad picture
Rant: stop
Understand: never
-drl
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Post #115,365
8/25/03 10:31:14 PM
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Re: Confused
I don't know how much of a percentage music is in my life. I bet it's not even 40%. But I do have HUNDREDS of CD's. Of all genres.
Of these hundreds of CD's, I have roughly 60% in my iBook. I have "mangled" them (right now I used 128K AAC) but to my amateur ears, I can't tell the difference. It shows about 1350 songs right now, that would take 3.8 DAYS to play from start to finish.
Here's the wonder of the iPod. With those 1350 songs, I can take them ANYWHERE. I can set up playlists or have it go random. I love going random. I find a song that I didn't realize I had.
Some of my iPod-totin' friends are DJs. Guess what? The iPod is their favorite toy. They create playlists and then hook the iPod up to its Dock connector (which has a line in jack) and do their shows from it.
Most people didn't see the use of the cellular phone as well. But the biggest advantage to a cell phone is the same with the iPod: convenience.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has-Margaret Mead
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Post #115,404
8/26/03 9:58:16 AM
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yep
I love going random. I find a song that I didn't realize I had. I've got a hacked iopener with 20GB of MP3s(ripped from my CDs). Random play of my entire music collection is great. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://www.spiceware.org/cgi-bin/spa.pl?album=./Artistic%20Overpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #115,448
8/26/03 1:24:34 PM
8/26/03 1:29:02 PM
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Nifty iTunes smart playlist trick
[Courtesy of [link|http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3561|Derrick Story] ]
Create a smart playlist and call it something like "Unsung Heroes"
Use the following conditions:
Last Played is not in the last 30 days
Album does not contain Christmas
Genre is not Spoken Word
Limit to 50 songs selected by song name
Match only checked songs
Live updating
Viola! You now have a constantly changing playlist of tunes that you haven't listened to in a while for some variety. Set to Random and enjoy.
Tom Sinclair
"Man, I love it when the complete absence of a plan comes together."
- [link|http://radio.weblogs.com/0104634/|Ernie the Attorney]
Edited by tjsinclair
Aug. 26, 2003, 01:29:02 PM EDT
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Post #115,453
8/26/03 2:06:58 PM
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Thanx!
that's cool! I have the "few days before Xmas" feeling right now :-)
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://www.spiceware.org/cgi-bin/spa.pl?album=./Artistic%20Overpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #115,385
8/26/03 12:59:33 AM
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Admittedly it's not for everyone
My main attraction to the iPod is for audio books. I used to get books on tape when I had long/frequent commutes. Now I load them on to the iPod and never have to change a cassette again.
It really made a difference when my wife and I drove from Denver to Chicago and back over the term break.
Tom Sinclair
"Man, I love it when the complete absence of a plan comes together."
- [link|http://radio.weblogs.com/0104634/|Ernie the Attorney]
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