Three years ago I bought an original ipod shuffle to listen to podcasts while we built our house. Since then I’ve used it almost everyday: in the car, while doing mindless household tasks, gardening and my latest obsession, running. Yesterday after finishing the third coat of stain on the shed, while listening to running podcasts, I came inside and plugged it into the Mac. I wanted to refill it with more podcasts but, it did not load into itunes and when I looked on the desktop I couldn’t find it. For two annoying hours I fiddled around trying all Apples suggestions on how to fix it, to no avail. As a lost resort I phoned Apple. They said it was getting old and was probably at the end of its life.
The shuffle has been great, I can’t complain. The only thing I don’t like is its inability to rewind if you miss something the podcast host is saying or fast forward if the podcast is getting boring.
In the last month I’ve been eying the new iphone G3s because I want an ipod upgrade, I want the iphones web capabilities and most of all its GPS capabilities. The GPS, along with specific apps, will be useful for clocking my runs, the distance and the time it takes me. I can also use it when I’m out in the back country, skiing and hiking.
The only thing holding me back from getting it is its unavailability. It is not available in Canada and no one at Apple or Rogers knows when it will be.
I can’t live without my daily dose of podcast listening. Of course I can plug the Mac into my stereo and listen to them but I can’t take it with me. I ‘m looking for a cheap ipod, all I ask is that it works.
2 comments:
We have a couple of old Shuffles like yours here that we don't use anymore -- we could mail you one. Let me know.
Oh, and I think you can fast-forward and rewind if you hold down the forward or back buttons, if I recall correctly.
Sounds like my RCA Lyra..you foreward/rewind same way. I've had that since 2004 and still going strong, although looking a bit worn. It's been around with me, and I even used it in New York. :)
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