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Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:32 pm

Itunes does suck a little yes.

the PLA · Post by **the PLA** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:12 pm

Thank you very much Dave. Both Steermouse & Litte Snitch have proven quite useful.

Btw- My trainer at the Apple store says that the cursor problem is in the webpage coding when viewed with Safari & not in Safari itself. It makes sense but I'm not sure I completely believe him. Not that it really matters because I'm using Firefox now.

usernick · Post by **usernick** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:19 pm

Whilst on the subject of Apple (only slightly off-topic), I have just treated myself to a new 160GB iPod!

(My 60GB one is full-up)!

the PLA · Post by **the PLA** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:12 pm

Well if we're going off topic.... What's the deal with making the itouch (touch screen ipod) only 16gigs? What a dumb ass idea. That's not nearly enough room for many users music, then you add in additional downloads from the wi-fi & other new features.

I hope it was an actual limitation of some sort & not just a choice made by some apple bug wig.

& congrats on the 160 nick. I'll be needing one before the end of the year I think.

usernick · Post by **usernick** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:20 pm

the PLA wrote:Well if we're going off topic.... What's the deal with making the itouch (touch screen ipod) only 16gigs? What a dumb ass idea. That's not nearly enough room for many users music, then you add in additional downloads from the wi-fi & other new features.

I hope it was an actual limitation of some sort & not just a choice made by some apple bug wig.

& congrats on the 160 nick. I'll be needing one before the end of the year I think.

Totally agree with the 16GB Touch Screen - wtf?? I was actually tempted, and thought wa-hey, a 160GB Touch Screen.... Then I noticed the 16GB memory limitation...

So, went for the bog-standard 160GB iPod - it'll save me having to attempt to delete stuff off the current version... Might even have enough room for Steve White's DJ set!

hippy dave · Post by **hippy dave** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:06 am

it's because they use flash memory, like the iphone - as opposed to a hard drive, like the 'classic' ipod. so yeah it's a technical limitation - flash memory is getting bigger (capacity) and cheaper tho (like the original nanos were 1 or 2 gig or something?), so give it time.

personally i'm not interested in getting a hard disk-based mp3 player, i've had enough hard disks die on me when they were sitting perfectly still at home, let alone jiggling around in my pocket - so for now i'm making do with the crappy built-in mp3 player in my knackered old nokia, until flash memory gets big & cheap enough

the PLA · Post by **the PLA** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:39 am

I hadn't checked to see if it was HD or flash based. Now I know.

Any HD will last longer than the ipod/iphone's battery.

hippy dave · Post by **hippy dave** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:59 pm

not any hard drive. my macbook's hard drive died about 2 months after the macbook's 12 month warranty expired. i've had two other hard drives die on me in the past but they were both just over 3 years old (coincidentally the warranty was 3 years). yeah i'm unlucky.... so i'm not gonna push my luck by getting a hard disk mp3 player

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:18 pm

maybe this one won't die on you...

hippy dave · Post by **hippy dave** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:20 pm

sweet

the PLA · Post by **the PLA** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:46 am

Apple did their own version of that. It's called the ivinyl.

You can see the add here.
http://stage6.divx.com/G4TV/video/16133 ... dy:-iVinyl