Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread katan
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:55:27 -0500, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: I love my iPod but would tolerate a Zune for the FM radio for gym use. An integrated FM Radio is the biggest thing missing from a near perfect piece of technology. The ability to tune Internet radio stations would *really* be the coup

[CGUYS] Print from iPhone/Touch

2008-12-17 Thread b_s-wilk
Can you print directly from an iPhone/Touch via Bluetooth or other means to [Bluetooth] photo printers? What about printing from other smart phones? Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread RLeeSimon
I bought a broken Motorola m25 player on eBay for $5.00. It plays mp3, wav, wma with ID3 tags, and audible.com downloads as well as podcasts. It has Microsoft DRM code support. It plays VBR files. It recives and records FM radio over the air. It takes one AAA battery for 17 hours of

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes CORRECTIONS ENTERED IN TEXT

2008-12-17 Thread RLeeSimon
I bought a broken Motorola m25 player on eBay for $5.00. It plays mp3, wav, wma with ID3 tags, and audible.com downloads as well as podcasts. It has Microsoft DRM code support. It plays VBR files. It recives and records FM radio over the air. It takes one AAA battery for 17 hours of

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
There is an app for the 3G iPhone and iPod touch that tunes internet radio. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- The ability to tune Internet radio stations would *really* be the coup de gras. Local radio is so crappy I rarely use my tuner at home, and only listen to WAMU in the

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread Chris Dunford
That's a two year old review comparing the now Classic iPod with essentially the same Zune of today. Oranges to oranges: comparing comparable models is an honest evaluation. Also, although the Zune hardware hasn't changed a whole lot, the firmware has been greatly enhanced. It can do a lot

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread Tom Piwowar
My ego will just have to take the status hit from the public display of a mere iPod classic. How will I ever get the cool kids to notice me? I will pull out my 1G iPod and you will instantly become cool, or at least cooler. Mine is scratched and stained and twice as thick as yours. But the

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread Tom Piwowar
I bought a broken Motorola m25 player on eBay for $5.00. I might buy that too, but I'm terribly risk averse. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map,

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread Jeff Wright
That's a two year old review comparing the now Classic iPod with essentially the same Zune of today. Oranges to oranges: comparing comparable models is an honest evaluation. From what I've seen online and from playing with Zune demos, the Zune is actually better for the more scratch-resistant

[CGUYS] Mac Updates

2008-12-17 Thread Stephen Brownfield
I see that Apple has an update for Leopard (10.5.6) and Tiger (Security Update 2008-008). Does anybody have any comments about either of them? Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Updates

2008-12-17 Thread Tom Piwowar
I see that Apple has an update for Leopard (10.5.6) and Tiger (Security Update 2008-008). Does anybody have any comments about either of them? Reports of problems are running above average. I'm hanging back. * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

2008-12-17 Thread David K Watson
It was an honest evaluation at the time it was written, when both products were the best of their respective companies and the market hasn't evolved to where it is today. Not so much today. More importantly, where have you gone that you have been able to test these things on a Zune? At