Comments on: Get your ipod running… http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/ A utopia of randomness and maybe a few things about Invision Power Board Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:32:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 Matt Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:12:45 +0000 http://www.mattmecham.com/blog1/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/#comment-2255 Podophile - nice of you to drop in. I've made my first run which I'll blog about shortly. Podophile – nice of you to drop in. I’ve made my first run which I’ll blog about shortly.

]]> By: Podophile http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 Podophile Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:05:43 +0000 http://www.mattmecham.com/blog1/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/#comment-2254 I actually used to run with my hard-drive based iPod before getting the nano. It wouldn't "skip", but it would freeze on occasion. I had to reset it to get it working again... not a big deal, but not much fun either. I was able to minimize this happening by holding the iPod in my hand when I ran, and keeping it as steady as possible. I think the hard drive is at least a factor in Apple's decision not to support regular iPods. I actually used to run with my hard-drive based iPod before getting the nano. It wouldn’t “skip”, but it would freeze on occasion. I had to reset it to get it working again… not a big deal, but not much fun either. I was able to minimize this happening by holding the iPod in my hand when I ran, and keeping it as steady as possible.

I think the hard drive is at least a factor in Apple’s decision not to support regular iPods.

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/comment-page-1/#comment-2253 Andrew Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:05:07 +0000 http://www.mattmecham.com/blog1/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/#comment-2253 Marcus - It's still no good for the life of the drive, and people are expected to run for longer than 20 minutes. Not saying it's not possible to do it, but Apple don't want people to have a sub-par experience, so they don't offer it for anything other than the nano. Marcus – It’s still no good for the life of the drive, and people are expected to run for longer than 20 minutes.

Not saying it’s not possible to do it, but Apple don’t want people to have a sub-par experience, so they don’t offer it for anything other than the nano.

]]> By: Marcus http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/comment-page-1/#comment-2252 Marcus Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:15:46 +0000 http://www.mattmecham.com/blog1/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/#comment-2252 Andrew, the 5G iPod has something like a 20 minute flash-based buffer. There's no issue with skipping. Andrew, the 5G iPod has something like a 20 minute flash-based buffer. There’s no issue with skipping.

]]> By: Matt http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Matt Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:42:57 +0000 http://www.mattmecham.com/blog1/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/#comment-2251 Ah, good point Andrew. Ah, good point Andrew.

]]> By: Andrew Aitken http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 Andrew Aitken Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:00:07 +0000 http://www.mattmecham.com/blog1/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/#comment-2250 It only works on the nano because the 5G iPod is hard drive based and doesn't offer the kind of skip protection that flash based players do. If you are exercising, you don't want your tracks skipping. Apple doesn't want to 'dilute the experience' - so that's why it's not on 5G iPods. It only works on the nano because the 5G iPod is hard drive based and doesn’t offer the kind of skip protection that flash based players do.

If you are exercising, you don’t want your tracks skipping. Apple doesn’t want to ‘dilute the experience’ – so that’s why it’s not on 5G iPods.

]]> By: Tomi http://blog.mattmecham.com/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/comment-page-1/#comment-2249 Tomi Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:26:23 +0000 http://www.mattmecham.com/blog1/2006/08/31/get-your-ipod-running/#comment-2249 I think we have the same shoe. Or similar, at least. :P I think we have the same shoe. Or similar, at least. :P

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