Metalscape: The Metal Podcast » Apple http://www.metalpodcast.net Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:45:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 I, Touch http://www.metalpodcast.net/2010/01/27/i-touch/ http://www.metalpodcast.net/2010/01/27/i-touch/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:04:55 +0000 ron http://www.metalpodcast.net/?p=1340 I recently received a handsome influx of money as payment for some services I will be rendering, details of which I will only be discussing in the next Metalscape episode, and I have used part of it for this one purchase: My new iPod Touch.

I was already growing bored with my old ass iPod; its weary and scratched face sadly looking back at me every time I grabbed it as if it was trying to tell me something (“Kill me please”?). It’s been 4 beautiful years filled with musical enjoyment, but I feel it is now necessary to move on. I believe I will be retiring ol’ Fred with the record of longest surviving iPod in the Metalscape community, since everyone in the forums that’s had an iPod has reported a malfunction of it at some point before today. If you can prove otherwise I’d like to hear it.

I was waiting for Apple to release a 60 something GB version of the touch as I deemed 30 GBs was simply not enough. And while I probably should’ve waited a little longer until they release a 120 GB version, having the money burning a hole in your pocket to make the purchase immediately is a very hard thing to resist. So 64 GBs it was.

While my hatred for Apple and all their god damned brainless minions is very well known, I will admit that their line of iPod portable music players is a rather fine accomplishment. This here iPod Touch is friggin’ awesome. Just the gorgeous screen alone is worthy enough to deserve my praise. As I was telling Zachary earlier this week, “It’s like an oasis of pixels amidst my barren, analog life”. And then you have the wi-fi connectivity and the apps which both combined provide an incredibly vast range of content. It’s safe to say that I’m pretty happy with it.

I have of course jailbroken it already and I’m enjoying all the benefits the hack brings. I got Christina as my background in lieu of the usual black and I even designed my own icons to use on the dock (they’re smaller and less intrusive, which allow me to have more screen real estate to drool at). So yeah, I know some of you in the Horde have Touches, so if you have any app recommendations or any other tips, feel free to share.

]]> http://www.metalpodcast.net/2010/01/27/i-touch/feed/ 4 I thought everything was going to be awesome once I got to NICARAGUA… http://www.metalpodcast.net/2009/06/19/i-thought-everything-was-going-to-be-awesome-once-i-got-to-nicaragua/ http://www.metalpodcast.net/2009/06/19/i-thought-everything-was-going-to-be-awesome-once-i-got-to-nicaragua/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:45:31 +0000 ron http://www.metalpodcast.net/?p=809 …but then I got here and found out the only computer in my house is a god damn Mac; a MacBook Pro to be more precise.

So for the next 2 months or so Metalscape, the greatest metal podcast on the planet, will be brought to you entirely Mac-powered.

Excuse me while I go lower the AC temperature again as this fucking notebook is redefining the meaning of “hot to the touch” by the minute.

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