On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:55:41 -0700, ZnU wrote
(in article <znu-DCC386.19554126062007@individual.net>):

> In article <slrnf837ba.nv.nospam@debian.dns2go.com>,
> Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
>> George Graves wrote on [Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:32:28 -0700]:
>>> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:42:46 -0700, Justin wrote
>>> (in article <slrnf82r1m.nv.nospam@debian.dns2go.com>):
>>>
>>>> George Graves wrote on [Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:27:04 -0700]:
>>>>> Yeah, that is really difficult. Plug the iPod into the computer (it
>>>>> automatically launches iTunes, that's a daunting task) when iTunes
>>>>> launches
>>>>> pull down the file menu and select "Sync iPod". Boy that's sure hard and
>>>>> non-intuitive, yessir. I don't see how anybody ever figures it out!
>>>>
>>>> Yup, and to achieve that alleged simplicity it runs two processes
>>>> continually that take up way more ram than necessary.
>>>>
>>>>>> Nope, because of the brand recognition, they recognised
>>>>>> the brand when they decided they needed a media player
>>>>>> and a superficial look showed that its a viable product.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's more than just superficially viable. Every test of players that's
>>>>> ever
>>>>> come down the pike has placed the iPod above all others. Many have cited
>>>>> the
>>>>> GUI as one reason.
>>>>
>>>> Yep, the exellently intuitive gui that doesn't even tell you how to turn
>>>> the thing off. Or how to recover from the frequent crashes it has.
>>>
>>> What frequent crashes?
>>
>> I know the nano I have crashes on two of three days at least once. Yes,
>> it's updated, it's one of the current gen.
>>
>> No, I didn't buy it, it was a prize. It works OK for podcasts.
>
> I'd visit an Apple store with it. I think my previous generation nano
> has crashed all of once, ever. I've had it for a year.
>
>

Hmm I didn't know that they crashed at all! Fancy that.