In: Online
18 Jan 2009Now I have had this hunch for quite a while. I am not sure what experiences other people have had, but despite the “it just works” marketing hoopla, many times our Macs don’t just work. In recent memory I have had problems in OS X, Logic, iTunes and iPhoto just to name a few. These [...]
What’s that you say? Subscription sucks because you want to own your music? Here are some numbers for you.
iPod Classic 120GB
Zune 120GB
$224 @ Amazon
$239 @ Amazon.com
$0.69 DRM
$14.99/mo.
16,000 songs
16,000 songs
$11,040
61 years @ 14.99/mo.
What’s that you say? let me explain a little further. I pay $14.99 per month with my Zune Pass subscription. It gives me access [...]
In: Music
23 Nov 2008 I am really curious about something. iTunes is a media player, right? QuickTime is a codec and a browser plugin for the most part, correct?
I mean, iTunes plays MP3 and other media files, I can see there being file associations to open iTunes with certain file types. I know that it’s meta-data is all [...]
I know I have complained about this before, but tell me this isn’t somewhat predatory:
All I have installed on this PC is quicktime.
I got a software update saying there was a new version of Quicktime, I unchecked Safari and Itunes because I don’t want them on my work machine.
I updated Quicktime and the dialog box [...]
In: Random
19 Mar 2008On my main machine I had installed Safari for Windows for testing purposes. Knowing that, I was not surprised when Apple’s update software alerted me that 3.1 was available for download. I updated and all was right with the world.
I saw update pop up on my wife’s machine this week and noticed Safari in the [...]
In: Technology
16 Jan 2008I was browsing the iTunes movie store so I could rent a flick to review for you fine folks. We all have seen the pricing scheme:
$2.99 for a regular movie
$3.99 for a new release
$5.99 for an HD movie
The only problem is, what is a new release? They have already stated that they will be available [...]

Jason Burns is a technology enthusiast, Microsoft guy, photographer, musician and all around geek. This blog is the general rambling one, check out the links for the specific ones!
