Smartalyx Computer Musings

Hope everyone is having a great time with family during this season. Also wishing much success in 2009!

While they have been around, I was recently asked by a client what I thought about the iPods. It was not until recently taht I had the chance to use an iPod day to day. I have a Creative Labs Zen Vision M, so there wasn’t a real need to run out and grab an iPod. I now have a iPod Touch, I thought it was a good time to share my thoughts. So client A- thanks for asking and here is my response.

I started using an iPod Touch (2nd Gen) about a month ago. There are a couple things I have disliked about the whole i-whatever line of products. One- the claim that Apple created the whole MP3 product. This is just another example of Apple marketing and it is false. Is the iPod the most successful at this point? No question, they just weren’t the first. This claim may not have been directly claimed by Apple but they are not quick to quell the rumors either. The other problem (and it is the biggest problem for me) is the locked down environment you “must”exist in in order to use the products. You cannot use any service other than iTunes in order to get media on or off the i-whatever.

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Well we did it. SmartAlyx Computer musings upgraded to Wordpress 2.7. Being in the technical field the word “upgrade” brings along a little heartburn among other things. However, I chose Wordpress in the first place due to the ease of use and the fantastic documentation I found. And once again the product did not fail to impress.

Following the directions here were a snap. I also made sure to follow these backup instructions, just in case. Within minutes I had moved my entire blog (small I know, but it is mine) to the new version. Short version of what I did- backup wp files and database, upload new wp files, modify config files as needed and hit the admin pages for the database to be upgraded. Painless and quick.

As I look at the admin interface I think I will enjoy the product even more.

Hats off to the Wordpress folks!