Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-06 Thread Maureen
On Feb 5, 2008 4:17 PM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 6. mac book air. i mean, a company that can make that thing... i mean, > wtf, why not be with them I am lusting for MacBook Air. I love the look of it. But it just won't do all I need to do. I need a new machine for my studio that will

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Rick Root
On 2/5/08, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > why have anything else. Because I like the bigger screen and the longer lasting (replaceable) battery that my Zen Vision offers. Sure the Zen doesn't have the cool touch-sensitive "finger dial" thingie like the ipod.. but the graphical interface is j

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Larry Lyons
One thing you may want to consider if you are in the market for a new iPod is where you get it. I bought a new iPod about a month ago. When I was searching around, I found that my local Costco was cheaper than even the educational discount offered by Apple. hth, larry >And.. > >As far as f

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Paul Ihrig
i wanted to get my wife a touch or iphone. i think both, like her are sexy as hell.. but now she wants a mac book pro or 24" imac.. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Fr

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
Excellent points. I just wanted to hear the concrete whys, because I spent a lot of time deliberating between the two and it took awhile to come to my decision. In the beginning, I wanted to be like all the cool kids, and own an iPod. In the end, I really liked the way the Zune felt and I preferred

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Tony
itunes appears to be VERY heavy. prolly lots of ws calls and loading time waits... tw On Feb 5, 2008 7:17 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm certainly no Apple fan-boy, my iPod is the only Apple product I have > ever owned. Having said that, I don't think there is anything that is e

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Robert Munn
I'm certainly no Apple fan-boy, my iPod is the only Apple product I have ever owned. Having said that, I don't think there is anything that is even remotely competitive to the iPod at this point. The software kicks ass, and that's really why I own it. I have a nice case for it, I don't own any othe

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Tony
for me its a couple things 1. form factor. the ipod is just too damn sexy. 2. interworkoperability with LOTS of cool devices. 3. all the aforementioned things 4. its not MS 5. functions and interacts with my finger and brain flawlessly, it all just "MAKES SENSE" 6. macbook air. i mean, a company

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
Will do! By the way, forgot to say, when I first saw your message, an image of your dad and you working in the office floated into my head. Adam sitting at his desk, checking CFComm, seeing the Zune posting and calling out to you "Hey David! Erika's got a Zune! come post!" :) I'll let you know ab

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Bruce Sorge
Sort of. Like I said, I am 0 for 3 on MS hardware. And I have tried several different MS keyboards, mice and two joysticks. All were crap and were under $200.00. Regarding software, Windows XP and Office 2007 are great pieces of software. Vista is very close to sucking ass. I have been using i

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
Ahhh. M$ bias ... I understand that. On 2/5/08, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And again I have to keep looking at the fact that the Zune is an MS product. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Bruce Sorge
And.. As far as features, I look for only a few: Create a play list Shuffle either songs, entire albums or play lists Album Art (makes it easier to see who I am loading up while driving since I know what each of my CD's covers look like) Seamless integration with computer (iTunes is very mat

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
Fair enough! :) On 2/5/08, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Lastly, the iPod has never been released in brown. > > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get th

RE: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread David Churvis
o: CF-Community Subject: Re: IPOD vs. all others not having a zune, I'm not really qualified to compare the two. That said, here's my rundown If I have a choice between an interface designed by Apple and an interface designed by MS, I'll almost always choose Apple. The next thing is the u

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Cameron Childress
No, the Transformers had better characters and the CONSTRUCTICONS!!! Who can argue with heavy construction equipment that joins together to make a giant ass kicking robot?!?! -Cameron Erika L. Walker wrote: > So it's about what is cool? > > On 2/5/08, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
not having a zune, I'm not really qualified to compare the two. That said, here's my rundown If I have a choice between an interface designed by Apple and an interface designed by MS, I'll almost always choose Apple. The next thing is the ubiquity of stuff for the iPod vs the Zune. You can get

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
So it's about what is cool? On 2/5/08, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's just like the whole Transformers vs GoBots...only the uncool kids > had GoBots. > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
But what about the ipod is so much better than the zune? It isnt about the money either, because the zunce costs as much as an ipod... so it's definitely user preference. Saying it's the "shizzits" doesn't always cut it. Well, sometimes ... :D Seriously though, what blows the competition out of t

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
n there's no buy-in ;) Let me > > know when and where and I'll try to get there. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:18 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re:

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Tony
t; I love free tourneys! So much cheaper when there's no buy-in ;) Let me > know when and where and I'll try to get there. > > -Original Message- > From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:18 PM > To: CF-Communi

RE: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread David Churvis
I love free tourneys! So much cheaper when there's no buy-in ;) Let me know when and where and I'll try to get there. -Original Message- From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:18 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: IPOD vs. all others

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Crow T. Robot
On Feb 5, 2008 2:06 PM, David Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > but I've always wanted to try my poker face on you ;) C'mon, Charlie, you don't have anything to say here? :) ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
Well that would be nice if they fix some of the bugs. Look forward to that. Pretty as it is, I need usability! We should meet for poker! Bring it on! There's so many great leagues in the area and Charles plays as well, so we must make a point of meeting somewhere near you when they have a game! An

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Rick Root
On 2/5/08, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I bought my wife a Creative Zen a couple years ago.. and we love it.. > I like it better than an iPod but you'll find people with different > tastes and preferences.. I like the Zen Vision personally because of the large screensize (quite a bit

RE: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread David Churvis
PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:35 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: IPOD vs. all others OMG! David How the hell are you That's exactly what I have, the black 30gig Zune. I love it, love the wireless sync, love the look, the feel, the ability to hook it up to the 360. It&

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
OMG! David How the hell are you That's exactly what I have, the black 30gig Zune. I love it, love the wireless sync, love the look, the feel, the ability to hook it up to the 360. It's just cool! I'm still stumbling around the software and confused with adding stuff to it, especially pod

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Greg Morphis
ties. I'm going for an 80GB one if this one ever dies. > > > > Dave Churvis > > -Original Message- > From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:58 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: IPOD vs. all others > >

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>I have a 30GB black one that I love. I prefer its interface to the iPod's, >I personally think it has better sound, and it's just cute as hell! I have an iRiver clix, and love it. iRiver has always made great devices, with superb sound quality and tons of features, and the clix is no exception.

RE: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread David Churvis
ng parties. I'm going for an 80GB one if this one ever dies. Dave Churvis -Original Message- From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:58 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: IPOD vs. all others Just to be different, have you checked out a Zune

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I've got 5 iPods connected up to my iTunes library. 1 Classic (Mine), 1 Mini (my wife's), and 3 shuffles (the girls) On Feb 5, 2008 10:09 AM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I?m getting an IPOD sooner than later, I have a Dell DJ which I don?t > like. > >One thing I have noticed is t

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Larry Lyons
>I?m getting an IPOD sooner than later, I have a Dell DJ which I don?t like. >One thing I have noticed is the sound quality difference between the IPOD >and the DJ. > >Does the Apple (AAC?) format include some kind of equalization and/or >compression? There are equalization presets on the ipod con

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Rick Root
On 2/5/08, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm getting an IPOD sooner than later, I have a Dell DJ which I don't like. I had a Dell DJ when they first started doing them. Hated it. My current mp3 player is a Creative Zen Vision (not the Vision M)... I like it. > Secondly can one copy

Re: IPOD vs. all others

2008-02-05 Thread Erika L. Walker
Just to be different, have you checked out a Zune? I really love mine... On 2/5/08, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm getting an IPOD sooner than later, I have a Dell DJ which I don't > like. > One thing I have noticed is the sound quality difference between the IPOD > and the DJ. >