‘Poddy fever. It’s time to boogie down…
The wife, who deserves big-time props, let me open the box and get it set up. I didn’t have a chance to do too much to it last night – just open the box, plug it up and let it charge.
This morning WE had a chance to get it set up. There was one scare: The instructions said to install some software, which I thought was arleady on my Mac. So, I gave it a try and it basically erased everything on the iPod and reloaded it.
Kind of redundant, don’t you think?
Then it kept asking if I wanted to install the software. Duh! I just did!
Then iTunes wouldn’t open automatically – as the instuctions said it would – so I had to start it myself. After that, my iTunes library started flowing into the iPod.
After that, it was party time!
Again, I’ve got to give it up to my wife. To her credit, she was as excited as I was to get it working. I wish her Shuffle had come, too.
I will have to replace the Apple-supplied ear buds, or at least get a second set for my wife, whose ears are much smaller than mine.
Yep, I’m going to let her play with it, too.
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I was in the Atlanta airport the other day and saw a curious looking vending machine. You won’t believe it, but they were hawking ipods and other high-tech stuff.
At first I thought, “Damn, how clever.” Then I though, “wait a minute, if you buy an ipod you still have to charge the thing up and put music on it, something the airline environment won’t help you do. How stupid.”
Anyway, if you weren’t in the mood for an iPod you could also pick up a wireless modem card for your PC, which seemed a little more practical.
I believe it. Thing is, the people who buy ‘em might have their computers with them. They can charge them at the hotel or back home. I wouldn’t do it, but there are a few people who might.
They’d also be great gifts if, say, you needed to give a gift to a loved one if you’d been away for awhile.
I doubt you’d see such a machine at PTI, though. In Atlanta, Boston, Miami, N.Y., where folks have more of that type of disposable income — and impracticality — it might be a nice convenience.
Yep. The wireless modem card is infinitely more practical.
Oh, and I’m glad PTI is selling gum again, aren’t they. I’d rather buy gum in an airport than an iPod.