[Tfug] iPod Replacement

[sitkaa at email.arizona.edu]

One more thing about the Cowon: if only it were as easy to use as an ipod
thingy...

Then I would probably know how to use more of its functions. Maybe even all of
them.




Quoting Matt Jacob <matt.jacob at gmail.com>:

> Will,
>
> That's a good point. I know a lot of older people and computer
> illiterate people who are afraid to try new things on their computers,
> yet they're not afraid to buy an iPod and just plug it in. Sure, iPods
> are more expensive than most other music players out there, but they
> have great software and cult status to back them up. And, of course,
> you get what you pay for.
>
> Matt
>
> On 5/4/06, William Stott <WStott at ventanamed.com> wrote:
>> http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/3
>>
>> I would like to retort about the construction comment of the Nano. I
>> bought one for my 8 year old son because of its durability, and the link
>> above is some pretty good proof about how durable it truly is. It is
>> simple enough that my son doesn't need to ask me how to use it, and
>> durable enough to outlast anything he can do to it. On top of that, he
>> can't copy anything to it without my knowledge because he can't just
>> copy any type of file over to it. I don't believe there is a catch all
>> best product on the market, but I think there are products that are best
>> for each individual based upon their needs. Some of us have Macs with
>> ITunes already installed, and using it is quite easy. Importing music
>> that is already owned is easy also. Others may not have a Mac, but like
>> the interface for the Ipods and/or ITunes. Yet, others still may look at
>> the base fact that Ipods cost more then other devices and don't offer
>> alternative (non-proprietary) methods of interacting with their OS (be
>> it UNIX, Linux, Windows or whatever).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Will
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of
>> Glen Pfeiffer
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:17 PM
>> To: Tucson Free Unix Group
>> Subject: Re: [Tfug] iPod Replacement
>>
>> --- johngalt <johngalt1 at uswest.net> wrote:
>> > Thanks Glen, for submitting the second or third most amusing post
>> > today. The best part was repeating the offending post but
>> > censoring the naughty words.
>>
>> It was my pleasure. I feel honored to have received a "second or third
>> most amusing post today" award. ;-)
>>
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