Comments on: Apple Doesn’t Like Buttons http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:49:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: soundwash http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1500256 soundwash Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:28:17 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1500256 #51 & #52.. -ah no. i'm a big open source/universal plugs & standards kinda guy. i really hate companies that come out with products that uses non-typical voltages, connectors or similar concepts. i'm also very hard on equipment and typically have at least two or more of an item because one has failed from abuse. i like having the ability to take parts from companies products and plug'em straight into another's. -and i should be able to use a product out of the box in the dark. ( i was a sound engineer for 8yrs+ and worked alot in very dark nightclubs doing live recordings) being able to feel my way around equipment i never used before in the dark makes sessions so much more enjoyable etc.. -s #51 & #52..

-ah no. i’m a big open source/universal
plugs & standards kinda guy. i really hate companies that come out with products that uses non-typical voltages, connectors or similar concepts.

i’m also very hard on equipment and typically have at least two or more of an item because one has failed from abuse.

i like having the ability to take parts from companies products and plug’em straight into another’s.

-and i should be able to use a product out of the box in the dark.

( i was a sound engineer for 8yrs+ and worked alot in very dark nightclubs doing live recordings)

being able to feel my way around equipment i never used before in the dark makes sessions so much more enjoyable etc..

-s

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1500047 pedro Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:11:20 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1500047 #47 Don't think so. No Braille instructions nor signs on the control. #51 I'm doubtful too. He should make it clearer. #47 Don’t think so. No Braille instructions nor signs on the control.

#51 I’m doubtful too. He should make it clearer.

]]> By: QB http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499962 QB Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:26:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499962 soundwash, so let me get this straight. Will you be buying one or not? You seem to be on the fence. ;-) soundwash, so let me get this straight. Will you be buying one or not? You seem to be on the fence. ;-)

]]> By: Mackie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499960 Mackie Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:21:02 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499960 #48 Chronos - Why don't you answer my question. The point of my response was not to bitch, but was to set up an alternate circumstance for you to comment on, not to tap dance around. If a man that can hardly communicate with his professional peers can make it in engineering, how is my one informal blog posting going to knock me off? That's what I thought. And congratulations on moving to a country where you don't speak the language. I'm amazed beyond believe. #48 Chronos – Why don’t you answer my question. The point of my response was not to bitch, but was to set up an alternate circumstance for you to comment on, not to tap dance around. If a man that can hardly communicate with his professional peers can make it in engineering, how is my one informal blog posting going to knock me off? That’s what I thought. And congratulations on moving to a country where you don’t speak the language. I’m amazed beyond believe.

]]> By: soundwash http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499949 soundwash Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:59:27 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499949 wtf is that..? The New Depression Era Minimalist's iShuffle -taking cost cutting to the extreme. motto:"we cut the cost so you don't have to" (?) this is not styling, this is nothing but proprietary acce$$ory marketing 101 ala sony..(and logitech speakers, to a degree) proprietary connections, **especially** putting the sole transport controls to the unit on a wire, is the ultimate act of user-unfriendliness -and just plain sucks. further, unless this unit has line-outs, it means you cant even use it to drive a pre-amp in a home/hotel/dorm or poor man's car-stereo etc. -just chuck versatility to the wind? way to go for the college demographic Einstein. i'm sure needing replacement headphones will hurt big time..double that if your out of a job and have no access to $5 knockoff street vendors.. wooO, it talks 14 languages! BFD. -can it tell me where i left my keys? this is apples idea of progress? this is shishi with one shi missing.. -pass. -smallest music player in the world? me thinks i'll stick with my generic $25 2gb usb-key player w/voice & FM. -plug it in, open any file manager, drag your audio and/or data files over, done. i have music, security podcasts, NA and most all of the tools and definitions i need for my jobs in one unit. true versatility. on top of that, i can fall asleep on the subway and still wake up with the player in my possession...ha! shuffle that homeslice! -s (heck, almost makes me want to repent and dust off my walkman wm-d6c pro.) wtf is that..?

The New Depression Era Minimalist’s iShuffle
-taking cost cutting to the extreme.
motto:”we cut the cost so you don’t have to”

(?)

this is not styling, this is nothing but proprietary acce$$ory marketing 101 ala sony..(and logitech speakers, to a degree)

proprietary connections, **especially** putting the sole transport controls to the unit on a wire, is the ultimate act of user-unfriendliness -and just plain sucks.

further, unless this unit has line-outs, it means you cant even use it to drive a pre-amp
in a home/hotel/dorm or poor man’s car-stereo etc.

-just chuck versatility to the wind?
way to go for the college demographic Einstein.

i’m sure needing replacement headphones
will hurt big time..double that if your
out of a job and have no access to $5
knockoff street vendors..

wooO, it talks 14 languages! BFD.
-can it tell me where i left my keys?

this is apples idea of progress?

this is shishi with one shi missing..
-pass.

-smallest music player in the world?

me thinks i’ll stick with my generic $25 2gb usb-key player w/voice & FM. -plug it in, open
any file manager, drag your audio and/or data files over, done. i have music, security podcasts, NA and most all of the tools and definitions i need for my jobs in one unit.

true versatility.

on top of that, i can fall asleep on the subway and still wake up with the player
in my possession…ha!

shuffle that homeslice!

-s

(heck, almost makes me want to repent and
dust off my walkman wm-d6c pro.)

]]> By: father time http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499947 father time Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:31:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499947 Boo hoo Mackie. I live in a country who's single national language I don't speak. This is the second time I've done this with my life. Get used to it in the new global economy. It would do you well to learn Mandarin. Boo hoo Mackie. I live in a country who’s single national language I don’t speak. This is the second time I’ve done this with my life. Get used to it in the new global economy. It would do you well to learn Mandarin.

]]> By: JL http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499924 JL Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:07:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499924 Its a good product for the blind if you ask me Its a good product for the blind if you ask me

]]> By: Mackie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499911 Mackie Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:30:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499911 Believe me, pedro, I hear it daily Believe me, pedro, I hear it daily

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499906 pedro Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:15:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499906 We need more Engrish We need more Engrish

]]> By: Mackie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499898 Mackie Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:25:00 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499898 #43 Chronos - I've played this as a source of sarcasm for long enough. Is it a capital crime to blog a little informally? It surely seems so. The vast majority of my professors are speak Japanese or Chinese as a native language, which makes it extremely hard to understand them. How do you explain their rise in the engineering field in both research and instructing? Mere happenstance? I don't think so. #43 Chronos – I’ve played this as a source of sarcasm for long enough. Is it a capital crime to blog a little informally? It surely seems so. The vast majority of my professors are speak Japanese or Chinese as a native language, which makes it extremely hard to understand them. How do you explain their rise in the engineering field in both research and instructing? Mere happenstance? I don’t think so.

]]> By: father time http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499865 father time Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:16:26 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499865 Mackie. An engineer with poor grammar skills will, at best, be marginalized, and at worst, soon out of a job and the industry. You are on the fast track to the latter, but continue to believe as you do because your attitude clears a path for the better qualified in the dog-eat-dog world. Mackie.

An engineer with poor grammar skills will, at best, be marginalized, and at worst, soon out of a job and the industry.

You are on the fast track to the latter, but continue to believe as you do because your attitude clears a path for the better qualified in the dog-eat-dog world.

]]> By: Mackie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499847 Mackie Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:49:05 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499847 #33 pedro - Evidently you didn't read my post #21. There's a link to Apples iTunes support page. But, yeah, I'm pretty sure that site's exclusive to Macs. I've never heard "Old dog knows better than to get into that shit." I think you made that up. I live in Columbus, OH. Come by sometime and I'd be happy to show you around. Don't get your scrutiny of #25. One question: Have you ever had a Mac, or used one for an extended period of time? I bet you say you have, surprise, surprise. #33 pedro – Evidently you didn’t read my post #21. There’s a link to Apples iTunes support page. But, yeah, I’m pretty sure that site’s exclusive to Macs.

I’ve never heard “Old dog knows better than to get into that shit.” I think you made that up.

I live in Columbus, OH. Come by sometime and I’d be happy to show you around.

Don’t get your scrutiny of #25. One question: Have you ever had a Mac, or used one for an extended period of time? I bet you say you have, surprise, surprise.

]]> By: Angel H. Wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-3/#comment-1499823 Angel H. Wong Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:10:32 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499823 damn, wrong clip, Looks like NBC made sure the weekend update parody of the iPod Pequeno is gone from youtube. damn, wrong clip, Looks like NBC made sure the weekend update parody of the iPod Pequeno is gone from youtube.

]]> By: Angel H. Wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-2/#comment-1499820 Angel H. Wong Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:04:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499820 ooh! I almost forgot. It seems like SNL was somehow predicting the future of the iPod on this skit. http://gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/34624.html ooh! I almost forgot.

It seems like SNL was somehow predicting the future of the iPod on this skit.

http://gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/34624.html

]]> By: Angel H. Wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/12/apple-doesnt-like-buttons/comment-page-2/#comment-1499810 Angel H. Wong Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:35:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=42980#comment-1499810 "That would require a hole - Apple doesn't like those either - ed." Aha! That confirms my theory! Steve Jobs doesn't like holes nor buttons because he can't find the clitoris! “That would require a hole – Apple doesn’t like those either – ed.”

Aha! That confirms my theory! Steve Jobs doesn’t like holes nor buttons because he can’t find the clitoris!

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