As I previously wrote, the iPod touch continues to be a stellar device. Given it’s a phone-less version of the iPhone, I know why that device is so popular and gets rave reviews from even non-Mac users. I’ve always wanted a shared calendar resource in the cloud that my wife and I could jointly manage [...]

Okay, I’ve decided to partake in some Cupertino Kool-Aid by buying an iPod touch (3rd Gen) for my wife. It arrived from Amazon on Monday, and she accidentally opened it on arrival thinking it was something she had ordered. There went my Christmas surprise for her! Software Anyway, my biggest anxiety about taking the iPod [...]

Anyone else have a Zune media player, let alone a Zune Pass? Zune Pass is an offering from Microsoft’s Zune. It allows you to download or stream just about the entire music collection on Zune.net while your subscription is active. This is good for taking that music on the go with any Zune device. And [...]

I have been running Windows 7 RTM, and I really like it. Everything works great, except I’m experiencing flakiness with my Zune 30 music player. About half the time it syncs just fine, the other half it halts and fouls all my USB ports save the keyboard and mouse (someone explain that to me, please). [...]

I started getting weird behavior from my Zune recently. I boot up the PC, connect the Zune, and things worked … but very slowly. If I disconnected and reconnected, the Zune would charge, but it wouldn’t be recognized by the Zune software. Also, other USB devices would get flakey. After a lot of research (using [...]