Comments on: Am I Too Uncool For An iPod? http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/ Business Development, Marketing, Common Sense & Creativity Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jake http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-143319 Jake Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:50:20 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/#comment-143319 If you need help down the line there’s a great troubleshooter over at helium, it covers everyting for all iPod models (including touch and shuffle): http://www.helium.com/items/921479-heres-trick-freak-friends If you need help down the line there’s a great troubleshooter over at helium, it covers everyting for all iPod models (including touch and shuffle): http://www.helium.com/items/921479-heres-trick-freak-friends

]]> By: mary http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-141367 mary Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:28:40 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/#comment-141367 Jeff, I hear ya. I finally got the hang of it, but I'm rethinking my lust for an iPhone. Jeff,

I hear ya. I finally got the hang of it, but I’m rethinking my lust for an iPhone.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-141364 Jeff Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:59:52 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/#comment-141364 One of the very well kept hidden secrets of the iPOD is that it is NOT easy to set-up. The number of frustrated people that send me notes every Christmas/Valentine's day is staggering. I had such a hard time that I went well past frustration to a place where I absolutely had to conquer the little piece of... I love it now but I am not looking forward to the next one. One of the very well kept hidden secrets of the iPOD is that it is NOT easy to set-up. The number of frustrated people that send me notes every Christmas/Valentine’s day is staggering. I had such a hard time that I went well past frustration to a place where I absolutely had to conquer the little piece of…

I love it now but I am not looking forward to the next one.

]]> By: mary http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-141354 mary Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:08:51 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/#comment-141354 Thanks, Steve! I feel soooo much better. Hmmm...child-proof caps - you may have something there. From a marketing perspective (and you know how I soapbox that everything you do is marketing) - Apple's target market seems to be the very young (all those oh-so-thin gyrating bodies in the commercials) - so maybe they did this on purpose, heh? ;-) Thanks, Steve!

I feel soooo much better.

Hmmm…child-proof caps – you may have something there.

From a marketing perspective (and you know how I soapbox that everything you do is marketing) – Apple’s target market seems to be the very young (all those oh-so-thin gyrating bodies in the commercials) – so maybe they did this on purpose, heh? ;-)

]]> By: Steve http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-141349 Steve Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:54:12 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2008/01/03/am-i-too-uncool-for-an-ipod/#comment-141349 Nah, it's not just you Mary. :-) Bought my wife a previous gen nano 2 or 3 years ago. She loves it, but just couldn't work out how to load music on to it. I eventually succumbed myself and got one of the regular ipods for video as well as music. Great little devices. But getting music on 'em? Arrrgghhhh! But wait! There's worse! Try and load *video* on to 'em. Gawd it's horrific! Have a few home movies of our little boy I wanted on there. Just. Too. Hard. First had to convert them to format X; Then import to i-cant-tunes; then convert again, and HOPEFULLY they wind up on the ipod itself. I gave up in disgust. We both have Comp Sci degrees and it's still too hard for us. Perhaps it's like child proof devices - that only stop adults? In that itunes is impossible for tech savvy people? Ok, I admit I'm a linux/unix nerd and all; But I do find it really funny that using the open source, linux based tool "gtkpod" I can trivially and easily get movies and music onto our respective ipods. I couldn't get itunes off our laptops fast enough after that. And boy did THAT save several gigabytes of space that itunes had gobbled for some reason. Video is still not super easy, I have to type a fairly cryptic command line to convert them to the right format, and then copy up. But it's a once only convert and a heck of a lot faster than it was in windows. None of this hard sell nonsense that itunes tries to inflict on you any more too. Just a simple tool for copying stuff onto and off an ipod. Perfect! There may be other third party itunes replacements out there??? Cheers! - Steve Nah, it’s not just you Mary. :-)

Bought my wife a previous gen nano 2 or 3 years ago. She loves it, but just couldn’t work out how to load music on to it.
I eventually succumbed myself and got one of the regular ipods for video as well as music. Great little devices.

But getting music on ‘em? Arrrgghhhh!
But wait! There’s worse! Try and load *video* on to ‘em.
Gawd it’s horrific!

Have a few home movies of our little boy I wanted on there. Just. Too. Hard. First had to convert them to format X; Then import to i-cant-tunes; then convert again, and HOPEFULLY they wind up on the ipod itself.

I gave up in disgust.
We both have Comp Sci degrees and it’s still too hard for us. Perhaps it’s like child proof devices – that only stop adults? In that itunes is impossible for tech savvy people?

Ok, I admit I’m a linux/unix nerd and all; But I do find it really funny that using the open source, linux based tool “gtkpod” I can trivially and easily get movies and music onto our respective ipods.
I couldn’t get itunes off our laptops fast enough after that. And boy did THAT save several gigabytes of space that itunes had gobbled for some reason.

Video is still not super easy, I have to type a fairly cryptic command line to convert them to the right format, and then copy up. But it’s a once only convert and a heck of a lot faster than it was in windows.

None of this hard sell nonsense that itunes tries to inflict on you any more too. Just a simple tool for copying stuff onto and off an ipod. Perfect!
There may be other third party itunes replacements out there???

Cheers!
- Steve

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