Tag Archives: iPod

I Love My iPod Touch

This is so cool – I can write blog posts on my Touch. It’s been a long time since a new gadget was this much fun, although the Wii is pretty awesome, too.

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Amarok makes my iPod happy

In populating my new iPod with music I discovered an annoying thing: album art was only being loaded for music ripped and encoded with iTunes. Well, that sort of made sense, okay. But iTunes does not give you a way … Continue reading

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The car works again

The Saturn did not have a dead battery after all yesterday. It was just a loose terminal. That’s good because the battery’s only a year old. It’s bad because the guy at the auto parts store told me tt was … Continue reading

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Craptacular

I did not get promoted. There will be no celebratory new iPod. At least there is consolatory beer.

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Rockbox can’t play AAC files on my iPod correctly

Just a little word of warning. It plays MP3s just fine, and most of my collection is in that format because I ripped it myself, from CDs I own. I’ve only bought one or two songs from iTunes. For some … Continue reading

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iPod Correctors and Rockbox saved my iPod mini

Regular readers are aware that I dropped my iPod mini two days before I left for Brazil in August. Apple would do nothing for me because I was out of warranty, but a sympathetic Genius Bar staffer pointed me at … Continue reading

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Well, today’s the day. VanRaden, Paul is coming by at 17:30 to pick me up. I’ve still got to pack my suitcase, but I’ll get right on that when This Entry is written. I hope to buy a phone card … Continue reading

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Catastrophe! (updated)

I dropped my iPod last night. The guy at the Apple Store in Annapolis confirmed that it’s probably the hard drive (I’ve got a 4 GB Mini). Since I’m out of warranty, Apple can’t do anything for me. iPod ResQ … Continue reading

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iPod Top Ten

It’s no secret that I love my iPod. You’ll get it when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. The NRA’s got nothing on us Apple types, I tell you what. So, here are the ten most frequently played … Continue reading

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