Comments on: You had me at “we need to get you a new iPod” http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Differentiating Through Superior Service | Venture Chronicles http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-281290 Differentiating Through Superior Service | Venture Chronicles Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:53:45 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-281290 [...] bought more stuff at Apple stores just because I dropped in to use their network to work, get help or ask a few questions. I buy Apple products because they work and because there is a company that I know will stand [...] [...] bought more stuff at Apple stores just because I dropped in to use their network to work, get help or ask a few questions. I buy Apple products because they work and because there is a company that I know will stand [...]

]]> By: Jake http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-18596 Jake Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:18:17 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-18596 A thank you note... that makes me a bit misty. Wow. A thank you note… that makes me a bit misty. Wow.

]]> By: Venture Chronicles http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-17364 Venture Chronicles Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:10:09 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-17364 [...] I just love it when online ordering systems employ humor to treat customers like people rather than just the driver of the fingers typing in the shipping address and the credit card number. Check out this ordering system from SFbags.com (I wrote previously about this company here), in particular look at the options in the drop down menus. [...] [...] I just love it when online ordering systems employ humor to treat customers like people rather than just the driver of the fingers typing in the shipping address and the credit card number. Check out this ordering system from SFbags.com (I wrote previously about this company here), in particular look at the options in the drop down menus. [...]

]]> By: video news http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-985 video news Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:41:59 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-985 Have you ever been to 'you tube'? they let you host videos there and you can hotlink them on your blogs. it's really cool and you don't have to bandwidth on the videos, cause its free. Have you ever been to ‘you tube’? they let you host videos there and you can hotlink them on your blogs. it’s really cool and you don’t have to bandwidth on the videos, cause its free.

]]> By: Constance Reader http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Constance Reader Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:54:34 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-917 First of all, one of the reasons so many people are willing to pay for television shows on iTunes is that they are commercial free. As for Andrew's and Feld's comments on the video resolution, it may be more a matter of the device you are watching than the file itself. I have the iMac with the 20" display, which comes out to approx. 100 square inches of display, and the distortion is minimal to nonexistent. Especially if the video file you are watching is HD. First of all, one of the reasons so many people are willing to pay for television shows on iTunes is that they are commercial free.

As for Andrew’s and Feld’s comments on the video resolution, it may be more a matter of the device you are watching than the file itself. I have the iMac with the 20″ display, which comes out to approx. 100 square inches of display, and the distortion is minimal to nonexistent. Especially if the video file you are watching is HD.

]]> By: Andrew Fife http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Andrew Fife Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:04:27 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-887 Jeff: you might want to read Brad Feld's IT guy's guest post on why he dislikes itunes before you start buying video. He points out that the resolution of the videos downloaded are really only good enough to use on the small screen of the ipod but if you want to actually watch them on a TV, its pretty blurry. Anyway, you can also read his rant about itunes DRM here: http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2006/03/why_the_apple_i.html -Andrew Jeff:
you might want to read Brad Feld’s IT guy’s guest post on why he dislikes itunes before you start buying video. He points out that the resolution of the videos downloaded are really only good enough to use on the small screen of the ipod but if you want to actually watch them on a TV, its pretty blurry. Anyway, you can also read his rant about itunes DRM here:

http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2006/03/why_the_apple_i.html

-Andrew

]]> By: The Daily Om : » Jeff Nolan - its Mac or Nothing http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-870 The Daily Om : » Jeff Nolan - its Mac or Nothing Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:50:28 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-870 [...] Another biggie in Silicon Valley finally sees the light, and gets a clue on why rest of the world is buying iPod. Yes, Jeff, you are 100% spot on. Welcome to our side, I know it is going to be happy-productive from here on! [...] [...] Another biggie in Silicon Valley finally sees the light, and gets a clue on why rest of the world is buying iPod. Yes, Jeff, you are 100% spot on. Welcome to our side, I know it is going to be happy-productive from here on! [...]

]]> By: Erik http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-868 Erik Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:15:18 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-868 Most iPod users I know have owned 2 or 3 (I myself am on #3). It makes one question what Apple's 40 million iPods sold number really means as far as unique users are concerned. Most iPod users I know have owned 2 or 3 (I myself am on #3). It makes one question what Apple’s 40 million iPods sold number really means as far as unique users are concerned.

]]> By: Steve Shu http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-866 Steve Shu Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:18:44 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-866 Jeff, I am addicted to my iPod too. That said ... Just make sure you back your iTunes stuff up. I never did because I assumed that since I had songs on the iPod and the computer that that was "sufficient" backup. Then one time I did a major removal/clean up the files on my computer, and it synched to my iPod. To make a long story short, I lost tons of the single tunes I bought. I was about ready to chuck my iPod through the window then. I now buy lots of used CDs from Amazon. I basically have a backup as part of the purchase process without having to dust off my engineering degrees trying to figure out how to backup without wasting my time. Jeff,

I am addicted to my iPod too. That said …

Just make sure you back your iTunes stuff up. I never did because I assumed that since I had songs on the iPod and the computer that that was “sufficient” backup. Then one time I did a major removal/clean up the files on my computer, and it synched to my iPod. To make a long story short, I lost tons of the single tunes I bought. I was about ready to chuck my iPod through the window then.

I now buy lots of used CDs from Amazon. I basically have a backup as part of the purchase process without having to dust off my engineering degrees trying to figure out how to backup without wasting my time.

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/03/29/you-had-me-at-we-need-to-get-you-a-new-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Dennis Howlett Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:44:44 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=275#comment-864 Exactly why I made the switch to Powerbook after 24 years of Wintel. I wasn't sold to, I was advised. I was given service. It's why all the Scoblizing in the world won't help MSFT. Exactly why I made the switch to Powerbook after 24 years of Wintel. I wasn’t sold to, I was advised. I was given service. It’s why all the Scoblizing in the world won’t help MSFT.

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