58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune - Page 4

**Johnny** · November 17th, 2006

Originally Posted by Vanquished

Like the functions.
Wish they made it bigger so it could have more storage.

Yeah, the size does inhibit it a little bit. But, who is going to listen to 200 hours of music? Unless they are driving cross country or something. As for just everyday driving, to and from work and the like; the size is perfect ..

**omg its nlm** · November 17th, 2006

Originally Posted by Vanquished

Well i just thought, ur gonna pay 100-150 for an mp3 player, a screen would be nice...

$79

**Vanquished** · November 17th, 2006

Originally Posted by Johnny

Yeah, the size does inhibit it a little bit. But, who is going to listen to 200 hours of music? Unless they are driving cross country or something. As for just everyday driving, to and from work and the like; the size is perfect ..

True,
I was thinking for data storage/videos and such.

**muzikool** · November 17th, 2006

Right, you can partition an iPod, for example, so essentially you could have a 30-80GB hard drive for data storage.

**Vanquished** · November 18th, 2006

Do you have to do something special to the ipod to make it hold data?
Like my creative already has a file for data

**muzikool** · November 18th, 2006

Originally Posted by Vanquished

Do you have to do something special to the ipod to make it hold data?
Like my creative already has a file for data

iTunes allows you to set a specific amount of the hard drive for data, so you can drag data to the iPod as if it were an external HD. You can make any percentage of the iPod's storage available for data.

**Vanquished** · November 18th, 2006

Ok, but does it require any Know-how?

**muzikool** · November 18th, 2006

Originally Posted by Vanquished

Ok, but does it require any Know-how?

No, it's part of the iTunes interface when your iPod is connected. There's a slider that lets you set how much of the space to use for data.

In general, Apple is very much about the user-experience, so most Apple software and hardware-software interaction are straightforward and intuitive.

**Grandmaster** · November 18th, 2006

Originally Posted by muzikool

In general, Apple is very much about the user-experience, so most Apple software and hardware-software interaction are straightforward and intuitive.

Except when it comes time to take a screenshot

**muzikool** · November 18th, 2006

I just use Grab -- bring up Spotlight and launch it from there. Pretty quick, actually.

I never bothered to memorize the screen capture shortcuts.

**Grandmaster** · November 18th, 2006

I seriously spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to take a screenshot on a Mac at a uni lab.

They didn't have Grab.

**muzikool** · November 18th, 2006

I agree, it would be easier if there were a print screen-type button.

**Vanquished** · November 18th, 2006

I dont believe i have ever used a Mac Computer.
Maybe back in Grade School

Playing muncher or something

**muzikool** · November 18th, 2006

I couldn't stand Macs until OS X came out in 2001. The last 5 years have really been incredible for Macs IMO.

GEN3RIC · November 18th, 2006

Really. Mac OS 9 is such a feeble little OS that they have Portable OS 9 that you can boot and run from a flash drive.

And even so, nobody bothers. LOL

**Vanquished** · November 18th, 2006

lol

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Originally Posted by Vanquished Like the functions. Wish they made it bigger so it could have more storage. Yeah, the size does inhibit it a little bit. But, who is going to listen to 200 hours of music? Unless they are driving cross country or something. As for just everyday driving, to and from work and the like; the size is perfect .. Paul Reed Smith.

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omg its nlm lvl 17 Hax Joined: January 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,829 Reputation: 1210 Power: 133	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Originally Posted by Vanquished Well i just thought, ur gonna pay 100-150 for an mp3 player, a screen would be nice... $79 \| Vista Ultimate \| AMD 4900 \| Nvidia 9600 512 \| 2 gigs Corsair Ram \| Cooler Master Stacker 830 \|Dell 22 Inch Wide screen \|

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Vanquished B's logo for a game! Joined: January 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,840 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1816 Power: 144	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Originally Posted by Johnny Yeah, the size does inhibit it a little bit. But, who is going to listen to 200 hours of music? Unless they are driving cross country or something. As for just everyday driving, to and from work and the like; the size is perfect .. True, I was thinking for data storage/videos and such. Phenom II X4 955 BE \| 12GB DDR3 1600mhz \| Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 \| ATI Radeon 5770 CrossfireX \|Windows Awesome (I Mean... Windows 7 Ultimate!) OSNN - The Best Place to Stay on the Internet! Watch Improv-A-Ganza!

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 232	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Right, you can partition an iPod, for example, so essentially you could have a 30-80GB hard drive for data storage.

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Vanquished B's logo for a game! Joined: January 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,840 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1816 Power: 144	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Do you have to do something special to the ipod to make it hold data? Like my creative already has a file for data Phenom II X4 955 BE \| 12GB DDR3 1600mhz \| Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 \| ATI Radeon 5770 CrossfireX \|Windows Awesome (I Mean... Windows 7 Ultimate!) OSNN - The Best Place to Stay on the Internet! Watch Improv-A-Ganza!

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 232	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Originally Posted by Vanquished Do you have to do something special to the ipod to make it hold data? Like my creative already has a file for data iTunes allows you to set a specific amount of the hard drive for data, so you can drag data to the iPod as if it were an external HD. You can make any percentage of the iPod's storage available for data.

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Vanquished B's logo for a game! Joined: January 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,840 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1816 Power: 144	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Ok, but does it require any Know-how? Phenom II X4 955 BE \| 12GB DDR3 1600mhz \| Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 \| ATI Radeon 5770 CrossfireX \|Windows Awesome (I Mean... Windows 7 Ultimate!) OSNN - The Best Place to Stay on the Internet! Watch Improv-A-Ganza!

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 232	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Originally Posted by Vanquished Ok, but does it require any Know-how? No, it's part of the iTunes interface when your iPod is connected. There's a slider that lets you set how much of the space to use for data. In general, Apple is very much about the user-experience, so most Apple software and hardware-software interaction are straightforward and intuitive.

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Originally Posted by muzikool In general, Apple is very much about the user-experience, so most Apple software and hardware-software interaction are straightforward and intuitive. Except when it comes time to take a screenshot

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 232	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune I just use Grab -- bring up Spotlight and launch it from there. Pretty quick, actually. I never bothered to memorize the screen capture shortcuts.

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune I seriously spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to take a screenshot on a Mac at a uni lab. They didn't have Grab.

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 232	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune I agree, it would be easier if there were a print screen-type button.

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Vanquished B's logo for a game! Joined: January 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,840 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1816 Power: 144	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune I dont believe i have ever used a Mac Computer. Maybe back in Grade School Playing muncher or something Phenom II X4 955 BE \| 12GB DDR3 1600mhz \| Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 \| ATI Radeon 5770 CrossfireX \|Windows Awesome (I Mean... Windows 7 Ultimate!) OSNN - The Best Place to Stay on the Internet! Watch Improv-A-Ganza!

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 232	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune I couldn't stand Macs until OS X came out in 2001. The last 5 years have really been incredible for Macs IMO.

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GEN3RIC OSNN Senior Addict Joined: April 2005 Location: Woodbury, MN Posts: 634 Reputation: 260 Power: 96	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune Really. Mac OS 9 is such a feeble little OS that they have Portable OS 9 that you can boot and run from a flash drive. And even so, nobody bothers. LOL

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Vanquished B's logo for a game! Joined: January 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,840 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1816 Power: 144	Re: 58% of iPod owners likely to buy Zune lol Phenom II X4 955 BE \| 12GB DDR3 1600mhz \| Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 \| ATI Radeon 5770 CrossfireX \|Windows Awesome (I Mean... Windows 7 Ultimate!) OSNN - The Best Place to Stay on the Internet! Watch Improv-A-Ganza!