Obama owns a zune!

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WelshBloke

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: darkxshade
I guess Apple is not too happy that he's PC in every sense of the acronym.

his Laptop is a Macbook Pro though ;) I have no idea why he would use a Zune but if he wants to be stuck with using shitty proprietary software to be able to put music on the damn thing, more power to him.

As opposed to that shitty proprietary software that the other company uses.
 

swbsam

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Hey! Obama took a crap today!

News and details at 11:00!!!!!!!!

*faint* obama crap! *sigh*

Shens, unless you have :camera:
 

QueBert

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Originally posted by: WelshBloke
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: darkxshade
I guess Apple is not too happy that he's PC in every sense of the acronym.

his Laptop is a Macbook Pro though ;) I have no idea why he would use a Zune but if he wants to be stuck with using shitty proprietary software to be able to put music on the damn thing, more power to him.

As opposed to that shitty proprietary software that the other company uses.

you mean the shitty Apple software you have a choice weather or not you want to use? Get back to me when I can also use 3rd party software with a Zune, actually never mind you don't have to get back to me because that'll never happen...

to yllus don't worry IT IS possible, it only took me about an hour to get it working on my GF's, for some reason the Zune Software needed other things installed, but MS doesn't want to include them (too easy?) so after I manually updated my Windows Install to 3.1, downloaded the latest Net Framework and edited a file in her user profile it worked. On a flip side I plugged my iPod Touch into the same box and it just worked, imagine that...
 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: WelshBloke
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: darkxshade
I guess Apple is not too happy that he's PC in every sense of the acronym.

his Laptop is a Macbook Pro though ;) I have no idea why he would use a Zune but if he wants to be stuck with using shitty proprietary software to be able to put music on the damn thing, more power to him.

As opposed to that shitty proprietary software that the other company uses.

you mean the shitty Apple software you have a choice weather or not you want to use? Get back to me when I can also use 3rd party software with a Zune, actually never mind you don't have to get back to me because that'll never happen...

to yllus don't worry IT IS possible, it only took me about an hour to get it working on my GF's, for some reason the Zune Software needed other things installed, but MS doesn't want to include them (too easy?) so after I manually updated my Windows Install to 3.1, downloaded the latest Net Framework and edited a file in her user profile it worked. On a flip side I plugged my iPod Touch into the same box and it just worked, imagine that...

I thought you could copy MP3's onto the Zune by accessing it like a removable drive, whereas the iPod requires you to use iTunes?

 

Jschmuck2

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Has Obama walked on Water yet, like all the liberals are harping that he will? I'll pay attention then.

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FUCK LIBERAL PAYPAL! FUCK THEM! FUCK FUCK FUCK ASS FUCK!

Ahem.
 

blinblue

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I like to start each person with a neutral respect level, he just got a +1 in my respectometer
 

nace186

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Guess what OS he use on his personal computer? It's Vista!! You hear it here first folks.
 

irishScott

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I have one of the new Creative Zens. 16 GB Flash, nice screen, slim, durable, FM receiver and microphone, support for a decent amount of formats with transcoding that beats the living shit out of iTunes, ZenCast automatically converts podcasts to wmv to be compatible with it, it owns. Too bad Creative sucks at marketing.
 

QueBert

Lifer
Jan 6, 2002
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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: WelshBloke
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: darkxshade
I guess Apple is not too happy that he's PC in every sense of the acronym.

his Laptop is a Macbook Pro though ;) I have no idea why he would use a Zune but if he wants to be stuck with using shitty proprietary software to be able to put music on the damn thing, more power to him.

As opposed to that shitty proprietary software that the other company uses.

you mean the shitty Apple software you have a choice weather or not you want to use? Get back to me when I can also use 3rd party software with a Zune, actually never mind you don't have to get back to me because that'll never happen...

to yllus don't worry IT IS possible, it only took me about an hour to get it working on my GF's, for some reason the Zune Software needed other things installed, but MS doesn't want to include them (too easy?) so after I manually updated my Windows Install to 3.1, downloaded the latest Net Framework and edited a file in her user profile it worked. On a flip side I plugged my iPod Touch into the same box and it just worked, imagine that...

I thought you could copy MP3's onto the Zune by accessing it like a removable drive, whereas the iPod requires you to use iTunes?

Nope, you can't access a Zune at all with anything except the Zune software, which unless you're an Apple hater is still worse than iTunes. The latest version is far better than the previous but it's still shat. The Zune will never be cracked so no chance of Rockbox or any 3rd party solution for loading music on it. My iPod I have about 20 different programs I can use to put music on it, you don't need iTunes at all.
 

D1gger

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Originally posted by: swbsam
Originally posted by: TallBill
I'm wearing Dr. Martin boots today.

I'm wearing a sandwich..From home.. F this recession

Yes but what we really want to know is did your wife make you the sandwich and then you dogged her for making you food you don't like???
 

SludgeFactory

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
I thought you could copy MP3's onto the Zune by accessing it like a removable drive, whereas the iPod requires you to use iTunes?
There was a work-around to do that, but you still had to use the Zune software to sync the device if you actually wanted to listen to or view what you put on there. And that little hack is gone with the latest firmware revision anyway. Like QueBert said, Ipod has been hacked, Zune probably never will be.

I have no experience with Itunes, but god I hate the Zune software. All I need is drag and drop, I don't need this syncing BS. The program is a total resource hog that drags my old P4 to its knees and loads a bunch of background processes at startup. I knew I was chained to this stupid software when I bought a Zune, but I didn't imagine what a PITA it would be. I'm pretty happy with the device itself though.
 

ultimatebob

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I'm still bummed that the original Zune hasn't been hacked. With that built-in 30 GB hard drive, WiFi connection, and nice big screen, it could have been a handy little pocket sized computer if someone put a different OS on it.

I'll bet that you could have checked your e-mail, surfed the web, even played multi-player games on it... not bad for something that you could have picked up on Woot for $80 over a year ago.
 

IEC

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What, do people worship him so much as to gawk at him doing NORMAL things?

Sheesh.
 

DangerAardvark

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So he spends an hour trying to sync his podcasts because they happen to be tagged in a manner the Zune software doesn't like?
 

Jeff7

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Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
What, do people worship him so much as to gawk at him doing NORMAL things?

Sheesh.
Remember how many people watched the OJ Simpson trial almost nonstop? Or have you seen most of what's on prime time TV?
People will watch anything.


"ABC's newest shitcom, Shit on a String! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll shit your pants!"
And then for the next half hour, it's just a giant turd dangling in front of the screen, with stupid music playing in the background, and a laugh track would accompany it. People would watch it.



This would have been more impressive:

?[He] walked majestically across the gym floor in his track pants and sweat shirt, and whipped it out. I did a double take, and soon after that, looked around the gym to see if anyone else noticed. Nobody could help but notice. But he hopped on the machine next to me and broke a mean sweat while fapping to a copy of USA Today and listening to his Zune.?

 

yhelothar

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I did a double take, and soon after that, looked around the gym to see if anyone else knew he was here. Nobody seemed to notice.

all niggaz look alike to him
 

gorcorps

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Jul 18, 2004
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Originally posted by: between
sad that the guy is stuck with a Zune... he deserves better than that
maybe Michelle will buy him an ipod for Christmas

Have you used the Zune? It's damn nice. The software isn't the best, but it's better than itunes. I'll never install that fucking program on my computer again.

Also, Obama doesn't want an mp3 player that took 5 generations to release a black one.