Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Shuffling

I'm an admitted brand whore. I have certain brands that I'm loyal to in many aspects of my life - I love my Chuck Taylor sneakers, I love my Droid, I love Ben & Jerry's (you'll rarely find any other pint in my freezer). I even have a statistical solutions brand - I will always be loyal to SAS over SPSS. I'm just as particular about my beer. I'll drive miles out of my way for a coffee from Dunkin Donuts before I hit the Starbucks down the street. That's just how I am - I find something I like and I stick with it.

I also practice brand abstinence. I've always been a PC, and somewhat self-satisfied that I managed to make it through life without succumbing to the beautiful-yet-trendy Apple iProducts. Yes, I was perfectly comfortable in my geekiness, even if Justin Long is way more pleasant to look at than John Hodgman. (Really, back in the day, Justin Long as Apple would have been my boyfriend. True story.)



All that changed on Saturday, when I bought my iPod Shuffle. Not only did I cave and buy the iProduct to begin with, but when I started playing with it and realized that the playlist function on Winamp was almost completely incompatible with the Shuffle, I did the unthinkable. I uninstalled my beloved Winamp and replaced it with... dun dun dun... iTunes. And I feel dirty, like I've been sneaking around with my best friend's husband. Or with Justin Long.

But really, look at how cute it is!

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So small, so pretty, so SQUARE. And the Genius playlist functions? Well, they're freaking genius. Ew, I can't believe I just said that.
Posted by Jene at 6:30 AM
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8 comments:

  1. brainellaMarch 15, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    I love my Shuffle. It's great for exercising -- mine is full of 80's pop, hip-hop and loud rock. :-) I also have the big iPod. I'm on my third one. iTunes is okay though the prices keep going up. Not Cool.

    I'm not an Apple girl but I love my iPods. :)

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  2. KatieMarch 15, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    You're a convert! :)

    I love those Mac vs. PC ads, love them.

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  3. KatieMarch 15, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Oh, and I have to admit -- when I saw your post title, I thought it meant you were shuffling because you hurt yourself running. That's something I would do.

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  4. Bill LislemanMarch 15, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    (being written on a MacBook Pro) I've owned macs since the mid-90's but I have used and owned PCs too. The number of times I've been frustrated by windoze compared to mac OS is probably 100:1. The Ipods and Itune are great IMHO. If you have not tried Itune Genius feature, you should. Yes the prices could be better and the whole inaccessible battery thing is a downside. Don't want a smartphone and so far don't see a good reason for a tablet.

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  5. JodiMarch 15, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    I'm with ya!

    Well, at least as far as PCs go. The other stuff, I don't really care about.

    But I have yet to understand why anyone would choose a Mac over a PC. No matter how many times my Mac friends try to explain it to me. Seems like just a lot of jumping-on-the-bandwagon to me. Ha!

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  6. LindseyMarch 15, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    I love my shuffle! I can't stand anything big and bulky on my while running, so the shuffle was the perfect solution!
    Enjoy!!

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  7. A CopyCat CooksMarch 15, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    I couldn't live without my iPhone... I know how you feel!

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  8. KatieApril 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Oh, and I have to admit -- when I saw your post title, I thought it meant you were shuffling because you hurt yourself running. That's something I would do.

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