Thank god, it sucked and the cable was to damn long.

Why are some people incapable of understanding that others may have different needs than their own? "Thank god?" The remote's very existence offended you somehow?

Quote: Originally Posted by Icruise Why are some people incapable of understanding that others may have different needs than their own? "Thank god?" The remote's very existence …

It wasn't the greatest remote in the world, and Apple's handling of it visa-vie the cord length was pretty half-assed. But there are all sorts of situations where it is convenient …

Quote: Originally Posted by Icruise Why are some people incapable of understanding that others may have different needs than their own? "Thank god?" The remote's very existence …

To slightly divert the topic, it now looks like any in-line remotes for any iPod generation are going the way of the dodo. If I want to pick one up for my iPod photo, should I get…

I only know of one third party remote, but there are probably more. I bought one of these a while ago. It's very cheap feeling (very light and the buttons are kind of crappy) but i…

I actually liked the remote. I had the SP style inner ear headphones from sony so the cord was really short. The apple remote plus those were a great length.

The iFM might be a possible remote alternative for the new iPods. It is an FM radio tuner, but also acts as a remote control that plugs into the dock connector. Apparently you have…

Quote: Originally Posted by Icruise Why are some people incapable of understanding that others may have different needs than their own? "Thank god?" The remote's very existence …

Quote: Originally Posted by mathew_m Remember you're talking about the Star Wars dude. His relevance resides solely in the MacNN forums. Regarding the remote, they probably cu…

Although I never really used the remote that much, I think they should have kept it. At least they should have kept the connector and made the remote an option. Apparently, Apple t…

Quote: Originally Posted by mathew_m Regarding the remote, they probably cut it out of the package for the same reasons that they left out the charger because it costs money. …

Icruise, thank you for posting that alternative and wish I had saw that a few months ago. Although I now have the logitech wi-fi headphones, I will definitely recommend this remote…

hiya, I recently sold my 4th gen b/w 40gb ipod for $300 to someone at work to go towards a 60g 5th gen black video (drool). Anyway, im a mac user and the person i sold the ipod to…

He has to load iTunes on his PC to get it to be seen as anything other than a generic USB-connected disk drive. There seems to be a version of iTunes for all the current versions …

with the ipod updater does he click on update or restore? is there anyway to do this w/out losing the content thats in the ipod itself??

as a 12" powerbook user (1.33g alubook), i'm both disappointed and relieved. disappointed because i'd hoped for at least a speed bump, maybe a better screen, and the backlit keybo…

Anyone who was expecting something major hasn't been reading the news. With the Mactels less than a year away, this bump is fine to hold the line until the new models come.

This is a pathetic upgrade. The screen isn't 1920x1200. Why not? You can get 1920x1200 on a Dell, and it costs $1200 less. No dual-layer DVD burner either. Overall, I'm not impr…

Quote: Originally Posted by Randman Anyone who was expecting something major hasn't been reading the news. With the Mactels less than a year away, this bump is fine to hold the …

Have you ever tried reading anything on a 1900x1200 17" screen?

Exactly. Many people will wait. If you need a 15 or 17 right now, the update isn't bad but nothing to break the bank over. If anything, this leads me to think that the Mactel PBs w…

I was SO impressed with the updates today that I just bought a 12" iBook. Screw the PowerBooks until Apple gets their act together. I'm keeping my money.

82 days until MWSF.... may there be something better.... last year (they year of the powerbook per apple) and this year (year of high definition) have been pretty poor years. N…