With the popularity of iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad), why are there so many people out there misspelling or incorrectly formatting the names of these devices? For instance, I noticed on a message forum a thread about a new app for iOS devices. The title of this thread not only had a hyphen jammed in the name of an iOS device, but the wrong letter was capitalized!
Let me break it down for you. The name "iPhone" is spelled LOWER-CASE i, CAPITAL P, H-O-N-E! Keep in mind that the i is ALWAYS lower-case, the P is ALWAYS capital, and there is NEVER a hyphen! Never! Looking at the back of my iPhone, I do not see "i-hyphen-Phone" printed on the back, but I see "iPhone" – lower case i, capital P, no hyphen.
Oh, and one more thing. What the heck is an "iTouch"? If you answer that it's a product designed and sold by Apple, and could be described as an "iPhone without the phone," you fail.
Showing posts with label iPod. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iPod. Show all posts
08 October 2010
07 February 2008
Two New iPod Games… It's Strange…
The other day, I was playing chess on my Palm Pilot, and I think to myself, "Wouldn't it be cool if they make a chess game for the iPod?"
A moment later, I think, "You know what, I haven't played Backgammon in a while."
Tuesday morning, I check out the iTunes Store, where lo and behold, there's a new iPod game: Chess & Backgammon Classics. This was like wishful thinking realized. I instantly bought and downloaded it. The controls are a bit weird on the iPod, but given the limitations of the iPod's click wheel, they try to make moving the chess and backgammon pieces as simple as possible by limiting your actions to legal moves. That can be said for both games.
The other game that was released is called Naval Battle: Mission Commander. It's like Milton Bradley's Battleship, but different.
Chess and Backgammon for iPod. They must have been reading my mind.
Speaking of which, sometimes, it seems like you can influence your iPod to play a certain song while shuffling so that it plays sooner than it would otherwise play. Here's what I did.
1. Began playing a song from a playlist, making sure that under Settings, Shuffle Songs was selected.
2. Go back to the playlist that's playing and highlight another song in the playlist.
3. Set the hold switch.
After one other song, the iPod played the highlighted song.
Then again, I tried this again with no success.
Either it only works some of the time, or I have such an intimate knowledge of my iPod that I know what it will play before it plays it.
A moment later, I think, "You know what, I haven't played Backgammon in a while."
Tuesday morning, I check out the iTunes Store, where lo and behold, there's a new iPod game: Chess & Backgammon Classics. This was like wishful thinking realized. I instantly bought and downloaded it. The controls are a bit weird on the iPod, but given the limitations of the iPod's click wheel, they try to make moving the chess and backgammon pieces as simple as possible by limiting your actions to legal moves. That can be said for both games.
The other game that was released is called Naval Battle: Mission Commander. It's like Milton Bradley's Battleship, but different.
Chess and Backgammon for iPod. They must have been reading my mind.
Speaking of which, sometimes, it seems like you can influence your iPod to play a certain song while shuffling so that it plays sooner than it would otherwise play. Here's what I did.
1. Began playing a song from a playlist, making sure that under Settings, Shuffle Songs was selected.
2. Go back to the playlist that's playing and highlight another song in the playlist.
3. Set the hold switch.
After one other song, the iPod played the highlighted song.
Then again, I tried this again with no success.
Either it only works some of the time, or I have such an intimate knowledge of my iPod that I know what it will play before it plays it.
19 December 2007
Messiah Has Come
No, I don't mean that the Second Coming of Jesus Christ has taken place (though it wouldn't be that far in the future anyway), but the Church in Manhattan had its annual Messiah sing-along this past Sunday, and I have a few things to say about it.
First off, the soloists and musicians in the orchestra were great. The chorus parts (filled in by the "audience") were a bit lacking at times, but filled in at most places where it was needed.
For example, at the beginning of And He Shall Purify, the sopranos were supposed to come in right at the beginning. However, there was some dead air for a second (at least until they all thought, "Oh crap, we're supposed to be singing now?" and then started singing.
I also have the recurring gripe about how we don't sing the whole thing. Here's the listing of the pieces, striking out everything that wasn't on the program.
As you can see by the strikethroughs, much of the second and third parts were omitted. The two arias in the third part (45 and 48) were cut short. Also, He was despised was also cut short. (I don't blame them for that though. The whole thing is 10 minutes long, anyway.) I was informed that we would be singing "the whole Messiah" by the one conducting a sacrament meeting for one of the singles wards. Obviously, this was not so. Fortunately, I have the whole "whole Messiah" on my iPod, so I listened to the omitted sections on my way home, and was completed before I walked in the door. And before that, they did an encore of the Hallelujah chorus. Personally, I think Worthy is the Lamb is the most powerful chorus of the whole thing.
Also included in the program was an intermission between His yoke is easy and Behold the Lamb of God. Hot chocolate was served, but it was the water-based kind. I prefer the milk-based kind. Anyway, it was a good time had by all.
First off, the soloists and musicians in the orchestra were great. The chorus parts (filled in by the "audience") were a bit lacking at times, but filled in at most places where it was needed.
For example, at the beginning of And He Shall Purify, the sopranos were supposed to come in right at the beginning. However, there was some dead air for a second (at least until they all thought, "Oh crap, we're supposed to be singing now?" and then started singing.
I also have the recurring gripe about how we don't sing the whole thing. Here's the listing of the pieces, striking out everything that wasn't on the program.
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- Overture
- Comfort Ye
- Every Valley shall be exalted
- And the Glory of the Lord
- Thus saith the Lord
- But who may abide
- And He shall purify
- Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive
- O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
- For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
- The people that walked in darkness
- For unto Us a Child is born
- Pastoral Symphony
- There were shepherds
- And the Angel said unto them
- And suddenly there was with the Angel
- Glory to God
- Rejoice greatly
- Then shall the eyes of the blind
- He shall feed
- His yoke is easy
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- Behold the lamb of God
- He was despised
- Surely He hath borne our griefs
- And with His stripes
- All we like sheep have gone astray
- All they that see him laugh him to scorn
- He trusted in God
- Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
- Behold, and see
- He was cut off out of the land of the living
- But Thou didst not leave
- Lift up your heads
- Unto which of the angels
- Let all the angels
- Thou art gone up on high
- The Lord gave the word
- How beautiful are the feet
- Their sound is gone out
- Why do the nations rage?
- Let us break their bonds
- He that dwelleth
- Thou shalt break them
- Hallelujah
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- I know that my redeemer liveth
- Since by man
- Behold I tell you
- The trumpet shall sound
- Then shall be brought to pass
- O death
- But thanks be to God
- If God be for us
- Worthy is the Lamb
- I know that my redeemer liveth
As you can see by the strikethroughs, much of the second and third parts were omitted. The two arias in the third part (45 and 48) were cut short. Also, He was despised was also cut short. (I don't blame them for that though. The whole thing is 10 minutes long, anyway.) I was informed that we would be singing "the whole Messiah" by the one conducting a sacrament meeting for one of the singles wards. Obviously, this was not so. Fortunately, I have the whole "whole Messiah" on my iPod, so I listened to the omitted sections on my way home, and was completed before I walked in the door. And before that, they did an encore of the Hallelujah chorus. Personally, I think Worthy is the Lamb is the most powerful chorus of the whole thing.
Also included in the program was an intermission between His yoke is easy and Behold the Lamb of God. Hot chocolate was served, but it was the water-based kind. I prefer the milk-based kind. Anyway, it was a good time had by all.
07 November 2007
Randomoneum
I got this game yesterday for my iPod called Phase. If you've ever played Dance Dance Revolution, StepMania, or Guitar Hero, you'll catch on quickly to Phase. The goal is to catch as many "notes" as possible as the song plays. One of the interesting things is that one of the background "journeys" you can take is an urban "landscape," with various buildings, yellow taxis, bridges, subway entrances, and even buses passing by you as you play. One such graphic is of a bus, either an Orion 5 or a Gillig Phantom, with a destination sign reading, "M5 LIMITED." (EDIT: Here's a screenshot!) I found that to be quite interesting. I'm pretty much hooked on the game, too. In my first day of having it, I've caught almost 2,000 notes.
Another new record on the 60th Street Tunnel run. 2:58.07, on an N with another set of R160's. However, it was spoiled by a missed connection with a 7 local train at Queensboro Plaza.
Here are a few nuggets I wrote, and posted at LDS LinkUp recently.
1. It isn't about homophobia. It's about protecting and defending the standards and values that God has set forth for His children.
2. Sure, there may be some who claim that God does not exist. However, there are many things in this world that could instantly disprove that claim, tearing it down like the winds of a tornado to a house of cards.
3. The creations of God are all around you. You needn't go far, just look out a window.
Look up at the sky. Notice the clouds, the sun, the moon, the stars. They didn't show up there all by themselves. Read the first chapter of Genesis. <link> It says that it was God that made all of those things. If you don't believe that, look at the Big Bang theory. It didn't happen all by itself. Someone or something had to start it all. Guess what? It was God.
Look at any buildings that may be in your view. Sure, they were constructed out of steel, or wood, or stone, but where is the source of those materials? If your answer is a business that sells building materials, ask yourself where did they get their supplies from. Follow this chain all the way to the source. Eventually, you'll realize that the source is something that was created by God, either directly or through a process which He gave power to exercise.
Finally, look in a mirror. You see that person staring back at you? That marvelous creation known as the human body. It is one of the greatest of God's creations. Both male and female were created after His image. In other words, the body which we all possess is designed after the body which God has. There is not one human being on this earth that was not created by a man and a woman, or at least the key components from each which make babies possible.
The creations of God are all around you. You needn't go far, just look at yourself!
Another new record on the 60th Street Tunnel run. 2:58.07, on an N with another set of R160's. However, it was spoiled by a missed connection with a 7 local train at Queensboro Plaza.
Here are a few nuggets I wrote, and posted at LDS LinkUp recently.
1. It isn't about homophobia. It's about protecting and defending the standards and values that God has set forth for His children.
2. Sure, there may be some who claim that God does not exist. However, there are many things in this world that could instantly disprove that claim, tearing it down like the winds of a tornado to a house of cards.
3. The creations of God are all around you. You needn't go far, just look out a window.
Look up at the sky. Notice the clouds, the sun, the moon, the stars. They didn't show up there all by themselves. Read the first chapter of Genesis. <link> It says that it was God that made all of those things. If you don't believe that, look at the Big Bang theory. It didn't happen all by itself. Someone or something had to start it all. Guess what? It was God.
Look at any buildings that may be in your view. Sure, they were constructed out of steel, or wood, or stone, but where is the source of those materials? If your answer is a business that sells building materials, ask yourself where did they get their supplies from. Follow this chain all the way to the source. Eventually, you'll realize that the source is something that was created by God, either directly or through a process which He gave power to exercise.
Finally, look in a mirror. You see that person staring back at you? That marvelous creation known as the human body. It is one of the greatest of God's creations. Both male and female were created after His image. In other words, the body which we all possess is designed after the body which God has. There is not one human being on this earth that was not created by a man and a woman, or at least the key components from each which make babies possible.
The creations of God are all around you. You needn't go far, just look at yourself!
19 February 2007
A President's Day Rant, and an iPod Rave
President's day. It's a day that we supposedly recognize the presidents who served our country in years past. A noble purpose, but the date on which it falls is somewhat ill-conceived.
The birthday of America's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, is on February 12th. The birthday of our first President, George Washington, is (on our Gregorian calendar) is on February 22nd. Before President's Day came along, the birthdays of these two leaders of this country were observed separately. This meant no school, no mail delivery, no garbage collection, etc. on both days. But someone in their bright mind (note the sarcasm) thought it would be good to combine the two observances, and observe them both on the third Monday in February, which means only one day with no school, etc. I think it's a dumb idea to combine two birthday observances into one holiday for the purposes of removing one "no work day" from the calendar. Especially when it's considered that, like in this year, when George Washington's birthday is so close to President's day, his birthday is usually not observed. How would you feel if your birthday, which at one time is declared as a national day of observance, is no longer observed because your birthday is so close to that of another, whose birthday was also declared as a national day of observance?
I mentioned the Gregorian calendar explicitly before because George Washington was born on February 11, 1731 (Old Style, i.e. Julian Calendar). In 1752, when Great Britain imposed the now-worldwide Gregorian calendar (which was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII) in its nation and its territories and possessions (which included the American colonies), George's birthday was not only moved forward 11 days, but a year was added (In the old style, New Year's Day was on March 25th, so 3/24/1731 would be followed by 3/25/1732. New Style forced New Year's Day to fall on January 1st, which is more logical to have it at the beginning of a month instead of near the end but not quite at the end).
Enough ranting. I have another story. On Saturday, my mom tells me that we're going to be looking at iPods. I take her to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue to basically show her what it looks like and what the iPod's features are. We end up walking out of the store having bought an iPod and a case for it. It's a black 80GB 5.5G iPod. It's my second iPod, and with my music AND videos, I've only filled it up only 1/8th of the total capacity.
I'm now starting to load games onto my iPod. I also have a few photos of both my iPods playing the same song at the same time. I'm also getting some new accessories.
The birthday of America's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, is on February 12th. The birthday of our first President, George Washington, is (on our Gregorian calendar) is on February 22nd. Before President's Day came along, the birthdays of these two leaders of this country were observed separately. This meant no school, no mail delivery, no garbage collection, etc. on both days. But someone in their bright mind (note the sarcasm) thought it would be good to combine the two observances, and observe them both on the third Monday in February, which means only one day with no school, etc. I think it's a dumb idea to combine two birthday observances into one holiday for the purposes of removing one "no work day" from the calendar. Especially when it's considered that, like in this year, when George Washington's birthday is so close to President's day, his birthday is usually not observed. How would you feel if your birthday, which at one time is declared as a national day of observance, is no longer observed because your birthday is so close to that of another, whose birthday was also declared as a national day of observance?
I mentioned the Gregorian calendar explicitly before because George Washington was born on February 11, 1731 (Old Style, i.e. Julian Calendar). In 1752, when Great Britain imposed the now-worldwide Gregorian calendar (which was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII) in its nation and its territories and possessions (which included the American colonies), George's birthday was not only moved forward 11 days, but a year was added (In the old style, New Year's Day was on March 25th, so 3/24/1731 would be followed by 3/25/1732. New Style forced New Year's Day to fall on January 1st, which is more logical to have it at the beginning of a month instead of near the end but not quite at the end).
Enough ranting. I have another story. On Saturday, my mom tells me that we're going to be looking at iPods. I take her to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue to basically show her what it looks like and what the iPod's features are. We end up walking out of the store having bought an iPod and a case for it. It's a black 80GB 5.5G iPod. It's my second iPod, and with my music AND videos, I've only filled it up only 1/8th of the total capacity.I'm now starting to load games onto my iPod. I also have a few photos of both my iPods playing the same song at the same time. I'm also getting some new accessories.
18 September 2006
iTunes 7 Headaches!
Last week, Apple released iTunes 7, in conjunction with other changes in the iTunes
I installed iTunes 7 on the two computers at home, both Windows XP machines. On my computer (which I call Compy 786. I'll admit now that I'm a HomestarRunner.com fan), it wasn't as big a memory hog as some people have said, I did experience one MAJOR problem: iTunes wouldn't recognize my iPod. I searched Apple's knowledge base and found this. I tried it, and it worked…once. Subsequent attempts to get iTunes 7 to recognize my iPod failed. That's when I gave up. Good thing that the iTunes 7 installer made a backup copy of my iTunes library.itl file, even though I made my own backup copy of that and the corresponding .xml file. I downgraded back to iTunes 5.0.1 and restored my iPod to factory settings and re-synced it.
I installed iTunes 7 on another computer at home, this one being the one with a connection to the Internet (Compy 786 currently has no Internet connection). Before doing so, I added a song to my shopping cart using 5.0.1, and I was basically forced to upgrade, so I did. After upgrading, I commenced downloading. I ran into another problem. To basically describe what happened next, I'll express it in terms that appear in Mac OS X.
The application "iTunes" has unexpectedly quit.
So I reported the problem using the prescribed method, and I received an e-mail from iTunes Customer Service.
Dear Robert,
I'm sorry to hear that your purchase didn't download successfully. It looks like the content is still available in your account and awaiting download, so you should be able to restart the download by following these steps:
1. Make sure you're using the latest version of iTunes, then choose "Check for Purchases" from the Advanced menu.
2. Enter your account name and password when prompted, then click the Check button. Your purchase should begin downloading. If you receive an error message while downloading, try again after turning off any firewall or web-accelerator software that you may have installed...
I followed his instructions, even though the menu commands were different. It turns out the "Check for Purchases" item was in the Store menu, not the Advanced menu. but I found what he was talking about, and the song downloaded as it should.
I also found out another workaround, using the following commands.
net stop "iPod Service"
pause
This basically stops the iTunes service. I don't remember the exact process, but I got iTunes 7 not only to recognize my iPod, but to sync with it. Then it started to analyze the songs on my iPod for iT7's gapless playback feature. It's a nice theory, but I've yet to experience it for myself. There was an error generated in the process, and after I had ejected the iPod from the computer, and went to Settings > About, I got the following:
| ROBERT M | |
| Songs | 0 |
| Capacity | 18.5 GB |
| Available | 11.8 GB |
| Version | 3.1.1 |
| etc. | |
Yup. iTunes 7 turned my iPod into a paperweight. So, I reverted back to 5.0.1, and tried to get iPod Updater 2006-06-28 to work with it. The hard disk would spin and then it would click. And this click was an abnormal click, not the usual clicks. Anyways, after working with many Macs at both Queens College (where I have a major issue regarding the number of Macs on campus computer labs) and the Apple Store, using the Disk Utility app, I was able to get iPod Updater to recognize my iPod on Compy 786. I restored and began re-syncing.
While doing so, I discovered a way to get it to sync. It's a line from a G Love & Special Sauce song. The line is "Stick it in the fridge." The name of the song it comes from is Cold Beverage, but what I needed was a cold iPod. I put the iPod in the fridge, and lo and behold, it worked! I was able to sync and load my songs onto my iPod! Worst case scenario averted…for now.