IPod ← A Little Ludwig Goes A Long Way

Playing Zune tunes in the car

Mar

2009

I like the all-you-can-eat economics of my Zune player, it has allowed me to try a lot of music that I would not otherwise have heard. A problem for me tho is — I do most my music consumption in the car while driving. I have the Zune car pack and it is fine for ...

Trying out a Zune

Dec

2008

OK I had pretty much given up on the Zune, but the latest devices actually look nice (the small form factor ones), and now with the subscription service PLUS the keep 10 songs forever each month offer, I am compelled to try. Trying to get it to work on my XP machine tho was an ...

beats per minute tagging

Mar

2008

nytimes article today mentioned beatunes at www.beatines.com, and also a roundup at snipurl.com/228ai.

Recent software of note

Jan

2008

* Remember the Googley Milk — major hole on iphone is lack of a todo list. this is my current favorite replacement. Nice PC UI. * Flot javascript graphing library. or there is what looks to be a server-side google alternative. Now I am embarrassed I have never put a graph on my site. * ...

New Zunes

Nov

2007

Microsoft One-Ups Apple’s IPod Engraving — oh well that will hurt Apple share big time. I don’t really understand what MSFT is doing. Anyone who gets a Zune instead of an iPod under the tree is going to be sad. The consumer asset MSFT has is in the gaming space, people love their XBOXes, I ...

Apple, Starbucks, AT&T, and T-Mobile Suck

Oct

2007

OK so I am in the grocery store this AM trying to check college football scores on my iPhone and what do I get? The stupid T-Mobile homepage because there is a Starbucks next door. And to support the iTunes store Apple slams you on to the stupid T-Mobile network, but no other web connectivity ...

Rick Thompson, Mr. Zune

Oct

2007

Microsoft Taps Thompson to Run Zune — good luck Rick. Tough job but a great guy.

iphone annoyances

Sep

2007

* I really need this — The Missing Sync for iPhone – Synchronize Mac OS X and iPhone — it is a bummer notes on the iphone don’t sync with anything useful * the new itunes store network connection in starbucks is a terrible implementation. Since i am not a paid user of the tmobile ...

Software tips to remember

Sep

2007

* Scott Hanselman’s Computer Zen – The Nuclear Option: Resetting The Crap Out Of Your Network Adapters in Vista * Forcing google apps into mobile mode on the iphone — sure the iphone can display big web pages, but the edge network is so freaking slow that you don’t want to get the whole freaking ...

More stuff I don't need but want

Aug

2007

* No-staple stapler is better for the environment (and looks cool) — I hate freaking staples. This looks useful and cheap * B&W Zeppelin iPod speaker system. I would probably never actually buy this but it looks wicked. * Powerkayak. Take a nice ecofriendly sport like kayaking, and jam some gas-consuming horsepower onto it! Wonderful! ...

Ignition blog roundup

Jul

2007

OK well mostly Rich highlights. * Tong Family Blog: iPod Backup — Rich points to a summary of ipod backup tools. L this is what you need. * Brett on field water purification. We just had an instance of giardia in the family so this is timely * Rich on home NASes. I’ve gone away ...

Vista and iTunes

Feb

2007

Man this is pissing me off. I would avoid Vista, even on OEM machines, until Apple and MSFT get this fixed. I’m pissed off at Microsoft. They jammed all this new media playing goo into Vista, and have all this ambition around Zune, but they haven’t made sure that the most important, most used music ...

Ford, GM, Mazda add ipod support

Aug

2006

Ford, GM, Mazda add ipod support — about time. Is there any reason 5 years from now the entire entertainment center of a car won’t be replaced by an ipod? basically the manufacturer will install speakers and an amp and a connector for inserting ipods. all that expensive multidisc player hoo-ha will be gone. similar ...

Grabbag of links

Jun

2006

* The blockbuster bestseller is dying. “…the evidence shows we are moving away from a winner-take-all society, not toward it” * Solar powered flickering candles. Ordered for Halloween * Great lens guidance from bob and rich. I now know infinitely more. * Netgear launches powerline 200. Exactly what I need for connecting up the Tivo ...

Mpire researcher on ipods

Mar

2006

Gosh this is cool — mpire researcher. Web2.0 mining of the ebay transaction activity. In this case for ipod sales. Wow. Disclosure — we are an investor in these guys. But it is still cool.