tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post5546478585989720810..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sing Me A Song I'm The Gadget ManAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-48605548519875640342010-01-06T23:21:22.601+00:002010-01-06T23:21:22.601+00:00who'd of thunk you'd be jumping on that ap...who'd of thunk you'd be jumping on that apple cart! not I! only apples in our house are the kind one eats. of course if santa ever gave any of the other kind to either f or I they would be gobbled up!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-89538990365679274342010-01-05T16:54:10.208+00:002010-01-05T16:54:10.208+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31796186749901565572010-01-05T16:53:00.528+00:002010-01-05T16:53:00.528+00:00Alan, I live just down the road from R.I.M. (maker...Alan, I live just down the road from R.I.M. (makers of the Blackberry). I don't own a Blackberry, mind you.<br /><br />I tend to deny interest until I get the technology in my hand. Then I get obsessed. (It's best not to get it in my hand.)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69877837804707566792010-01-05T12:09:02.349+00:002010-01-05T12:09:02.349+00:00Oh I am so happy for you. Hubby just bought me an...Oh I am so happy for you. Hubby just bought me an MP3 player and I cannot figure out how to put music on it. Granddaughter put a few songs on it for me and so I am listening to the same 10 songs. Oh well I guess that is better than none.<br /><br />I love the gadgets but do not know how to use half of them. But I mostly love kitchen gadgets. My Kitchen Aid Mixer rocks!!!<br /><br />God bless.Mrsupolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563854387767106508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-447728248235122482010-01-05T11:12:33.725+00:002010-01-05T11:12:33.725+00:00Glad you were a good boy and got your new toy.Glad you were a good boy and got your new toy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-46037846797775121982010-01-05T11:05:57.297+00:002010-01-05T11:05:57.297+00:00> Betsy : There is Kindle fir itouch (which I h...> Betsy : There is Kindle fir itouch (which I have downloaded) but the problem is that there is so little text per screen that you have an awful lot of page turning to undertake.<br />> Chairman B : Actually I don't exist. I am the invention of a marketing firm experimenting with new approaches to product placement (why don't you enjoy a Cadbury's Twirl whilst you read this comment)<br />> Keith : I expect a user report on that Sony eBook as it is on my techie queue. And you are right, I'm just a big kid.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18299122640314471582010-01-05T11:01:21.382+00:002010-01-05T11:01:21.382+00:00> Larry B : It would have to be a very compulsi...> Larry B : It would have to be a very compulsive gadget in order to interfere with the blogging. No danger.<br />> Martin H : I sometimes wish that I could run gadgets into the ground but usually, I have moved on to the next gadget before the surface paint is scratched.<br />> Baino : I am sorry. I recant. I will never insult Macs again.<br />> Stephanie : I do agree - I can only get mine working because I was shown how to do it by others who had them. For the on-line stuff, try Safari (on the bottom row of apps)Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-74900822679831321852010-01-05T10:55:45.333+00:002010-01-05T10:55:45.333+00:00> John : It was your recommendation that tipped...> John : It was your recommendation that tipped the scale - you are to blame.<br />> John H : As usual, your senses are right.<br />> JenC : I sometimes wonder what techie freaks like your husband and I did before technology was able to deliver sich a constant supply of new toys.<br />Fran : Not sure on the apps / application thing - it happened during the period I was sulking and refusing to acknowledge i-touches.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-23459235495648095582010-01-05T10:50:39.955+00:002010-01-05T10:50:39.955+00:00> jennyfreckles : no I haven't and don'...> jennyfreckles : no I haven't and don't tell me about it because my techie queue is already overflowing.<br />> mo.stoneskin : your loss my friend, your loss (could you order a Kindle Reader next please)<br />> Jeffscape : Wise advice which I will reluctantly take.<br />> Angel : Fell free (if any gadget manufacturers are reading this, just think : I could test and publicise your gadgets for you).Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18825221622040956112010-01-05T10:33:32.321+00:002010-01-05T10:33:32.321+00:00You're just a big kid at heart.
Saying that, ...You're just a big kid at heart.<br /><br />Saying that, so am I. Although I couldn't afford it on my meagre old age pension, this year I have bought an "all-singing-all-dancing state of the art" pocket transceiver for the amateur radio bands of 144mhz and 432mhz complete with a scanner receiver for the aircraft band, broadcast band, shipping band and so on.<br /><br />I bought it last July and haven't got around to seriously playing with it yet because I also bought a Sony eBook reader and put about 100 books into it and I'm wading my way through them at the moment. Pffft!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17541972638823797722010-01-05T10:24:07.575+00:002010-01-05T10:24:07.575+00:00Alan - you appear to be the answer to a marketing ...Alan - you appear to be the answer to a marketing man's prayers. Ever tried going off-grid?Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-21845595656876931122010-01-05T02:53:13.646+00:002010-01-05T02:53:13.646+00:00OH, I'm so glad you got that instead of a lump...OH, I'm so glad you got that instead of a lump of coal! LOL!<br /><br />The Mister is still loving his Kindle, so you can start the salivating all over again...after you get that I-phone. :) (which my Taylor has and loves, btw!)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-37592618428293695902010-01-05T01:36:10.084+00:002010-01-05T01:36:10.084+00:00You're doing better with yours than I am with ...You're doing better with yours than I am with mine. Did you notice the lack of instructions? <br /><br />Haven't figured out how to get online except for email. <br /><br />I'm waiting for a teenager to come over and set me up...Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197440053108414394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-88660623164642054202010-01-04T21:11:18.567+00:002010-01-04T21:11:18.567+00:00Alan! Wash your mouth out. I am an Apple Mac advoc...Alan! Wash your mouth out. I am an Apple Mac advocate! I love my iMac and MacPro and iPod but haven't felt the need for an iTouch since the iPhone. It appears to do everything but make a cup of tea in the morning. I just wish they'd make an iPod with a radio . . .Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66658779761560871892010-01-04T19:53:12.016+00:002010-01-04T19:53:12.016+00:00I used to be much more of a gadget man than I am t...I used to be much more of a gadget man than I am today. Sometimes I still get to the point where I'm reading reviews and twisting this way and that over whether to buy or not to buy. The i-touch is tempting, but Scrooge has the better of me now and I tend to run my disintegrating gadgets until the buttons fall off.<br /><br />Have fun!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-88885398459518851922010-01-04T19:47:02.622+00:002010-01-04T19:47:02.622+00:00I am holding out because I am not around one. If y...I am holding out because I am not around one. If you had said much more, I would have had to drive south to the mall and look them over. I am the same way with flat screen tv right now. I will cave all at once as soon as they quit being a fad. Of course they are a part of the future, and I am just fooling myself. Have fun. I suppose you will be blogging less, or more, depending on how much new things that you have learned from your new, beautifully colored device. Beam me up Scottie be for I have to buy one.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51119754510862868882010-01-04T19:16:34.826+00:002010-01-04T19:16:34.826+00:00Did anyone ever call 'apps' 'applicati...Did anyone ever call 'apps' 'applications' or did we go straight to the abbreviation? Did I miss a transition from one to the other? These things happen so quickly these days (or perhaps I am just old ...) Enjoy your new toy. Sounds great.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-36001101496698922582010-01-04T18:21:10.233+00:002010-01-04T18:21:10.233+00:00My husband is with you. He loves techie gadgets. M...My husband is with you. He loves techie gadgets. Me? I'm good if I can stand near a computer and it not go on the blitz. Funny, considering I answer phones for a tech support company. Then again, there are many reasons why I only answer the phones...<br /><br />Happy Monday!<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69933290086183707412010-01-04T18:02:32.978+00:002010-01-04T18:02:32.978+00:00Enjoy it! I can sense the i-phone looming on the ...Enjoy it! I can sense the i-phone looming on the horizon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-4407390853158893422010-01-04T17:37:15.775+00:002010-01-04T17:37:15.775+00:00Alan, glad the Christmas stocking came through on ...Alan, glad the Christmas stocking came through on the day. I have to admit I have been slower on the techie curve with gadgets; my Palm Tungsten is still in use, even though I have the iTouch; I religiously keep a paper diary "just in case", and I was very slow into digital cameras. However, like you I love the iTouch. Just been listening to some lectures from Stanford on Colonial America downloaded from iTunes U.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-23779358122320738722010-01-04T17:34:45.805+00:002010-01-04T17:34:45.805+00:00Before I get a new gadget, Alan, I will be sure to...Before I get a new gadget, Alan, I will be sure to consult you about all its faults and good points.RLM Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218851852114927602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61144952692351779202010-01-04T17:29:49.606+00:002010-01-04T17:29:49.606+00:00Might want to wait a couple months... the Droid ph...Might want to wait a couple months... the Droid phones seem to be giving Apple a run for its money. ;)JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80407198191642633312010-01-04T17:24:14.800+00:002010-01-04T17:24:14.800+00:00I think Santa must have got our addressed mixed up...I think Santa must have got our addressed mixed up because I ended up with a couple of old MP3 players in my stocking...mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-25118171857155327212010-01-04T17:05:56.431+00:002010-01-04T17:05:56.431+00:00Oh dear, I don't even know the difference betw...Oh dear, I don't even know the difference between an ipod touch and an iphone! But I do know that I love my iMac - have you got one of those yet?jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62226288748579336282010-01-04T16:59:46.904+00:002010-01-04T16:59:46.904+00:00> Thanks for the link Subby, I will follow up o...> Thanks for the link Subby, I will follow up on it.<br />> Not a Techie Girl Willow! Nonsense. I always imagined you timing your pasties with a digital kitchen timer, finding the right word for your fabulous poems with a digital dictionary. Are all my illusions destined to be shattered?<br />> Yes it does help Tina (and thanks for the advice you gave me over at Writers Talk.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.com