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Yar!  iPod Woes
« on: February 05, 2005, 12:53:49 PM »
Well, my will finally broke. I did it. I splurged and got an iPod. I justify it as a reward for passing Boards. That's how I keep from feeling bad about spending my extremely fixed income.

I've been wanting one for over a year. Now I have one.

And, of course, it can't just work right out of the box. I've spent quite a bit of time researching and it looks like picking up a Firewire card will fix the problems I'm having. Sigh.

So I've ordered an Adeptec 3400 Firewire card from Best Buy that I'm going to pick up later today.   I just hope it works


I've been downloading my entire music collection into my computer.  As soon as I get this thing up and running I'll have access to my entire musical collection anywhere I go at the touch of a button.

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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2005, 02:31:16 PM »
Yeah firewire is the way to go...

Since APL builds all its computers with firewire they forget that people w/o need to get it.

And hey now that you have firewire you can get some cool accesories...

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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2005, 05:49:09 PM »
Pleasington, they are so worth it. I have had mine for several months now, and I have no real complaints. I would highly recommend that you get a case for it, they are only like $10 as I recall, and you really need one if you are going to carry it around with you.
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2005, 11:37:00 PM »
Got the firewire and got around my connection problems.

Then I had software problems that were frustrating the heck out of me.

Then it worked.

And then I was a happy, happy man.
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2005, 03:16:23 AM »
You didn't get the USB2 version iPod?

I like Firewire myself, as a mac user, but...I don't have an iPod...
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2005, 09:52:57 AM »
We had to buy a firewire for my sister about a year ago, he has a SONY digital camcorder and USB2 couldn't transfer the files fast enough (it was all choppy on the pc).  I have no idea why the camera and it's softwere couldn't just save the whole movie to the HD, but anyway Firewire is a lot nicer the USB2.
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2005, 11:47:53 AM »
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You didn't get the USB2 version iPod?

I like Firewire myself, as a mac user, but...I don't have an iPod...



All recent iPods are made for both USB2 and Firewire.  USB2 doesn't always work very well though, as I found.  This firewire rules!
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2005, 11:32:50 PM »
At this very moment every song on every CD I have ever owned is available to me, anywhere I go, at the touch of a button.

This is so cool.
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2005, 11:34:54 PM »
Now if only you could view TWG on it... :P

And you will know your in Punk when you can kill enemies with your Ipods built in weapons...
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2005, 11:35:21 PM »
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At this very moment every song on every CD I have ever owned is available to me, anywhere I go, at the touch of a button.

This is so cool.



I am suitably jealous.
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2005, 11:37:13 PM »
yeah the experience was very liberating for me as well..
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2005, 11:38:49 PM »
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Now if only you could view TWG on it... :P

And you will know your in Punk when you can kill enemies with your Ipods built in weapons...



Heh.  They'll make an iPod taser.
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2005, 11:39:49 PM »
The iStun
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2005, 11:40:23 PM »
Or a solid state chemical laser  ;D
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Re: Yar!  iPod Woes
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2005, 11:40:52 PM »
Don't forget the iGlowstick for raves.
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