Jul
12
Now, not only do I own an Apple Mac Mini, but I've just purchased something I swore I never would. I've bought an iPod Nano. I don't listen to music "on the go", I don't like headphones or ear plugs, and if I did, I'd want to be sure it played protected Windows' Media Audio (and/or video) files. ...so why the iPod?
Simple: it's the best digital device for tracking (and assistive training in) running habits when you also purchase the Nike+iPod kit. Supposedly, it doesn't work with any other model (and who'd want to have a 30GB model strapped to their arm?), and all the other competitive devices I've seen just don't quite measure up to this dynamic duo. It is an expensive thing, but when looking at someone's 2nd look at the device in action, I couldn't resist. The ability to hack, gather, and use all that nifty data was just causing me to ooze with curiosity, and the "I want one" syndrome!
Simple: it's the best digital device for tracking (and assistive training in) running habits when you also purchase the Nike+iPod kit. Supposedly, it doesn't work with any other model (and who'd want to have a 30GB model strapped to their arm?), and all the other competitive devices I've seen just don't quite measure up to this dynamic duo. It is an expensive thing, but when looking at someone's 2nd look at the device in action, I couldn't resist. The ability to hack, gather, and use all that nifty data was just causing me to ooze with curiosity, and the "I want one" syndrome!
I ended up buying an extra Nike+iPod bundle (though from Target, I ordered my bundle directly from Apple to be sure I'd have support directly from Apple in case of problems) for a new "friend" (acquaintance) that I met a few weeks ago. She said she's in college and too poor to afford it (which makes sense considering she's in a medical-type field), so I thought I'd be nice. She runs much, much more than I do anyway - she'll be getting it this Saturday. Hopefully after her "booze cruise" she won't have too much of a hangover when we go for a run.
I'm actually kind of glad I have the Mac Mini. I don't have to put iTunes on my Windows' PC (and defile it) to gather/transfer the data and/or music if I get so inclined.
I'm actually kind of glad I have the Mac Mini. I don't have to put iTunes on my Windows' PC (and defile it) to gather/transfer the data and/or music if I get so inclined.
Oh, and...sorry about the BBCode thing, I've wanted to create a plugin that allows HTML, but the core of this system disallows it, and there are no hooks for that.
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