In the Spirit of Ipod One....

[adbutcher]

But i am cheap and cant watch the movies anyways. The mp3s are good for when I am coding something or doing system administration or playing WoW/EQ2 online. lol.

I am not, lol. I didn't get one yet. I waiting to get a license to build a media center PC. After I build it then I will probably get one.

WOW and EQ2 DAMMMMM! I don't know where you find the time. I have "Jade Empire" being delivered today and I probably won't be able to play it until July. After this semester one more semester and I am finally FREE!!

 

[adbutcher]

al green/tendy pendgrass, luther when fat, barry white for night time recreational music for sure. but they suck for doing squats, lol.

al green is my fave raw singer of all time.

That will be my second playlist. As far as working out....Rap all the way and I am talking Pac, Biggie, NWA, TI, Too Short, Ice Cube, Dre (The Chronic, best rap album ever). That will keep you krunk the entire workout.

 

[Yeagermeister]

al green/tendy pendgrass, luther when fat, barry white for night time recreational music for sure. but they suck for doing squats, lol.

al green is my fave raw singer of all time.

Rev Al.....his church is somewhere around my neck of the woods.

 

[adbutcher]

Rev Al.....his church is somewhere around my neck of the woods.

Is it in Memphis? I saw him in concert a couple of years ago and he be switching gears from gospel to r & b. Some people complain but I kinda dug it. He can still sang his arse off.

 

[Avery]

Start Apple rant... now.

Do not feed the Apple monster and buy an Ipod Shuffle.

First and foremost, it looks like a tampon.

Second, it has no LCD display. The Apple freaks will tell you that's good because it's one less thing to break. The rest of us will tell you that it's annoying to not be able to see your battery life, settings, etc. You have to create playlists via Itunes and import them if you want to hear them in any specific order. Apple will tell you that 'life is random' and some dimwit will proclaim Apple are geniuses once again (which they are in regards to marketing).

I won't ramble any more, I'll just say Apple has a stranglehold on the market not because their products are off the charts but because they are savvy marketers. Not to say their products are crap which they are not, very user-friendly, but their battery life has lagged behind competitors since the get-go and you can get a perfectly good MP3 player for cheaper.

I have two myself: one is a Rio Forge 256 player with an additional 512 MB SD card inside to expand the memory. I use that when I go running since it's flash-based and won't skip. I got that for $37 after rebates and some price-matching to Staples. Also note it has a FM tuner which all Apple products lack. I also have a Rio Carbon 5 GB player that is smaller than an Ipod and has better battery life and comparable sound quality for $119 after rebate. Very impressed with that.

In the end, do your research and buy what you like best.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Is it in Memphis? I saw him in concert a couple of years ago and he be switching gears from gospel to r & b. Some people complain but I kinda dug it. He can still sang his arse off.

It's somewhere in the Memphis area just not sure exactly where.

 

[jterrell]

I am not, lol. I didn't get one yet. I waiting to get a license to build a media center PC. After I build it then I will probably get one.

WOW and EQ2 DAMMMMM! I don't know where you find the time. I have "Jade Empire" being delivered today and I probably won't be able to play it until July. After this semester one more semester and I am finally FREE!!

bah to alicense.

try this: http://www.sllug.org/how-to/linux-htpc/htpc_software.html

its all free except the hardware including tivo-like recording.

i have been working 60 hours(posting for 30 of that lol) so my guys are weenies still but I can keep up with the friends.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Start Apple rant... now.

Do not feed the Apple monster and buy an Ipod Shuffle.

First and foremost, it looks like a tampon.

Second, it has no LCD display. The Apple freaks will tell you that's good because it's one less thing to break. The rest of us will tell you that it's annoying to not be able to see your battery life, settings, etc. You have to create playlists via Itunes and import them if you want to hear them in any specific order. Apple will tell you that 'life is random' and some dimwit will proclaim Apple are geniuses once again (which they are in regards to marketing).

I won't ramble any more, I'll just say Apple has a stranglehold on the market not because their products are off the charts but because they are savvy marketers. Not to say their products are crap which they are not, very user-friendly, but their battery life has lagged behind competitors since the get-go and you can get a perfectly good MP3 player for cheaper.

I have two myself: one is a Rio Forge 256 player with an additional 512 MB SD card inside to expand the memory. I use that when I go running since it's flash-based and won't skip. I got that for $37 after rebates and some price-matching to Staples. Also note it has a FM tuner which all Apple products lack. I also have a Rio Carbon 5 GB player that is smaller than an Ipod and has better battery life and comparable sound quality for $119 after rebate. Very impressed with that.

In the end, do your research and buy what you like best.

My creative labs nomad works just great and I don't have to deal with ITunes.

 

[jterrell]

Start Apple rant... now.

Do not feed the Apple monster and buy an Ipod Shuffle.

First and foremost, it looks like a tampon.

Second, it has no LCD display. The Apple freaks will tell you that's good because it's one less thing to break. The rest of us will tell you that it's annoying to not be able to see your battery life, settings, etc. You have to create playlists via Itunes and import them if you want to hear them in any specific order. Apple will tell you that 'life is random' and some dimwit will proclaim Apple are geniuses once again (which they are in regards to marketing).

I won't ramble any more, I'll just say Apple has a stranglehold on the market not because their products are off the charts but because they are savvy marketers. Not to say their products are crap which they are not, very user-friendly, but their battery life has lagged behind competitors since the get-go and you can get a perfectly good MP3 player for cheaper.

I have two myself: one is a Rio Forge 256 player with an additional 512 MB SD card inside to expand the memory. I use that when I go running since it's flash-based and won't skip. I got that for $37 after rebates and some price-matching to Staples. Also note it has a FM tuner which all Apple products lack. I also have a Rio Carbon 5 GB player that is smaller than an Ipod and has better battery life and comparable sound quality for $119 after rebate. Very impressed with that.

In the end, do your research and buy what you like best.

I do hear you. But the Ipod shuffle will cost me all of 94 bucks shipped.
It uses itunes which is a much better software solution than most and it is ideal for portability. I actually prefer using something that can be mounted as a drive in linux and the Rio line was a consideration. But I also need to be able to swap out playlists at work on the windows boxes and carry it around under a polo shirt. The earbuds work great for that tho they will offer much less bass the my Senn's.

I'll look at the Rio stuff again. I do want flash based and small/cheapish.

 

[adbutcher]

bah to alicense.

try this: http://www.sllug.org/how-to/linux-htpc/htpc_software.html

its all free except the hardware including tivo-like recording.

i have been working 60 hours(posting for 30 of that lol) so my guys are weenies still but I can keep up with the friends.

No offense JT but you are the first friendly Linux guy I have met. Usually they are condescending and arrogant. I tried getting some help early on and man talk about some jerks. Linux probably would gain a lot more interest if there communities treated the noobies better.

I still might look into a alternative but I still would rather have windows media pc, it is less of a hassle, imo.

 

[Yeagermeister]

No offense JT but you are the first friendly Linux guy I have met. Usually they are condescending and arrogant. I tried getting some help early on and man talk about some jerks. Linux probably would gain a lot more interest if there communities treated the noobies better.

I still might look into a alternative but I still would rather have windows media pc, it is less of a hassle, imo.

I tried Linux for a week on my spare pc and erased it and put windows back on it. I prefer a usable pc to a Linux one

 

[Duane]

I have a Creative Muvo TX with the FM tuner. It's a 256mb USB zip drive MP3 player and it's been great so far. I think you can pick one up at Walmart for under $80 right now.

 

[Crown Royal]

dude u have Yanni on there?

Live at the Acropolis was a terrific album. I lost a bet to myself - I figured the Enya would be pointed out first....

 

[trickblue]

Live at the Acropolis was a terrific album. I lost a bet to myself - I figured the Enya would be pointed out first....

Enya > Yanni

 

[joseephuss]

Start Apple rant... now.

Do not feed the Apple monster and buy an Ipod Shuffle.

First and foremost, it looks like a tampon.

My friend says it looks like a pregancy test device.

 

[Yeagermeister]

My friend says it looks like a pregancy test device.

Yes it does

 

[jterrell]

No offense JT but you are the first friendly Linux guy I have met. Usually they are condescending and arrogant. I tried getting some help early on and man talk about some jerks. Linux probably would gain a lot more interest if there communities treated the noobies better.

I still might look into a alternative but I still would rather have windows media pc, it is less of a hassle, imo.

Hey I am as arrogant and condescending as anyone.

try www.linuxquestions.org. Pretty friendly there.

Windows is easier to set up much less rewardign a lot more expensive. Its also less stable once set up. There are quite a few step by step guide for linux hom theater pcs out there.

If you do want to bother with it just shoot me a PM.

Now as to keep my good name:
All you windows noobs are losers caving into THE MAN.
Fight the Power!

 

[jterrell]

My friend says it looks like a pregancy test device.

somewhere some sicko is trying to figure out how to get some hot chick to tinkle on his ipod, lol.

 

[jterrell]

Live at the Acropolis was a terrific album. I lost a bet to myself - I figured the Enya would be pointed out first....

Oh I misread.
I thought you mean that the music was for when you went to get an enema ROFL.

Just Kidding.

 

[Gibby!]

Hey I am as arrogant and condescending as anyone.

try www.linuxquestions.org. Pretty friendly there.

Windows is easier to set up much less rewardign a lot more expensive. Its also less stable once set up. There are quite a few step by step guide for linux hom theater pcs out there.

If you do want to bother with it just shoot me a PM.

Now as to keep my good name:
All you windows noobs are losers caving into THE MAN.
Fight the Power!

I'd just like to know why linux is more stable? What is "less stable"? This windows box was built almost 2 years ago now, and gets rebooted about 1 every 6 months, when I scrape together enough cash to put a new piece of hardware in it. I think I have had 1? Maybe 2 crashes in that time? And it was my own fault (Overclocking has its advantages but aint worth the expense in the end...)

You don't need a "Media Center" pc to set up a HTPC. A decent TV and reciever will do the trick with your HTPC, I had a shuttle hooked up as a HTPC for months with straight up Windows XP, the only reason I changed was because I wanted a multi disk player (Now have a 3 disk changer no need for HTPC). My digital sound is still hooked up, EQ2 has some great environment sounds !

Don't get me wrong, *Nix has its place in the world. I mean if it wasn't *Nix users the pc world would be desperatly void of virus' and trojans and keyloggers, hackers, crackers, pharmers, phishers, etc... ! (j/k) Your average user is not a *Nix user. Microsoft came a long way with XP SP2, they admitted a lot by "fixing" all the things it did. Windows gets a bad rap more because of a lot of poor 3rd party programers and developers than it deserves, but its all a part of the game. !!! However, I will say that mandrake is pretty good and easy to use for a n00b. And the mandrake community is pretty much like JTerrel is, pretty easy going and helpful.

Your only caving to the "man" if you pay the "man"...

I also agree about the apple monster !

Ahem... As for playlists... yeah...