When I forget to download my podcasts…
Every day before I head out in the morning I pick up my iPod and do a quick download of my favorite podcasts. Buzz out loud is daily, but once in a while I am surprised by a new "The Instance" or "Wicked Good Podcast", who's schedule I still haven't really figured out. Then there are the day I forget.
I head out the door, podcastless, and am forced to turn on the radio. Being a fan of talk radio, I naturally tune into WTKK. The problem, Don Imus is on until 9AM. Once in a blue moon he is talking about something I care to listen to but usually he is saying something that makes me think, "This idiot has a syndicated radio talk show!?!?"
Still, I have discovered something, listening to Imus is like a little punishment for forgetting to download my podcasts. It reminds me to download tomorrow or face another hour of mind numbing Imus dribble. So the next morning I think, "Crap, I better download my podcasts or I'll suffer a bout of Imus." The only thing that saves me is if I am running late Michael Graham comes on just after 9.
Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal
Why do you care? Likely you don't since only a small percentage of owners actually jailbreak their iPhone. Even myself (although I don't have an iPhone) once jailbroke my iPod due to the number of VERY useful apps I could get in the "free market." Still, I rebuilt my iPod and left it "locked" because the Apple started offering many of the apps I had on iTunes.
However, this really isn't about Apple and iPhone, this is about the DMCA in general. This stance, if it is approved by the courts, set a precedent. That precedent is that you can't use stuff you buy the way you want. So most people will just say "so what." With iPhone I kind of agree. Apple gives a majority of the people what they need and a slightly majority what they want via iTunes. Still, what about other things you buy.
Think about a few items in your house right now and imagine if all of a sudden the makes tell you how to use it. Your coffee maker will only take coffee from certain makers. Your toaster will only toast certain brands of bread. Your car will only allow you to put in "super" grade gas. It may seem ridiculous but I bet 50 years ago people would look at things today and find a few of our everyday experiences ridiculous.
Link: Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Like Rock Music? Looking for motivation music?
I thought I would share my "Angry Rock" Pandora station with all my visitors. I don't think I have blogged about pandora yet, but I should have. I use this site almost daily, usually more than once daily. It basically replaces the need for radio in my life. It streams free music to your computer, but the thing I really like is it streams music to my iPod and smart phone too!! I just dock my iPod into my speakers downstairs, call up the Pandora app and select my station. Free music. Check out the site, create your own station then, if you have an iPod touch or iPhone, load their app. This site gets 5 stars!
If you want to listen to what I listen to while working, exercising, or shoveling snow (yes, my WiFi to iPod works outside too!) then check out my "Angry Rock" station.
http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh44148192251893788
(As always this is my personal opinion and not a paid post, but if someone wants to pay me I am open to negotiation.)
iPods Don’t Float
Well, my iPod Touch made it into the washing machine for almost a full run. My wife asked me what the noise was, but seeing as we have the loudest washing machine in the US (buttons on the kids clothes sound like an open roll of quarters) I just assumed it was some new clothing article we just hadn't washes yet.
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