Colored Shuffles! But I Already Bought The Silver One!
By Katie@Smalldog.com
If you were like me and were overzealous with getting the new iPod Shuffle when first it came out, you might be feeling a little bummed with the release of FOUR new fabulous colors, (blue, pink, orange, and green).
Everyday at work I find myself eyeing that hot new blue shuffle, but not wanting to spend the money, since I already have the silver one. However, I did find a pretty inexpensive solution. Mophie created the Shuffle Wraptors, (which come in clear, pink, gray, and blue). Not only will the Wraptor switch up the color of your Shuffle, but it will protect it, and will even allow you to wrap your headphones around it so you won’t get tangled up!
See the three pack here:
http://www.smalldog.com/product/41943
By Katie@Smalldog.com
Sorry to be negative but some of this is the kind of Mac fanboyism that gives Mac-haters fuel for their guffaws. If you want to boost the Mac be honest about the shortcomings.
First: The Mighty Mouse is ok but not brilliant and to boost it with breathless praise and call it “Apple innovation” is embarrassing.
Better answer to the two-button mouse question is to point out that two- and three-button mice (and other devices with scroll wheels and additional buttons) work perfectly well. Then mention, as you did, that the control-key makes a one-button mouse work; and finally mention that Apple’s Mighty Mouse has multi-button functionality.
Second, with regard to wider range of software for Windows, start by being honest. There IS more software for Windows. For some areas, such as gaming, engineering and CAD, and specialty areas, Windows wins. But that said, excellent software is available in almost every category and in design and creative areas, Mac wins (although Windows is viable in most of those environments).
All that said, I think it’s perfectly sensible to say that you prefer the Mac. But boosting it with shaky arguments won’t help the Mac community.
“There IS more software for Windows.”
You’re right. Most of it is garbage, too. That’s not to say that every Mac application is stellar, but the overall quality is higher.
Also, a lot of that software is defensive – anti-virus, spyware, adware…and then there are the viruses themselves. Lots more of those for Windows than for the Mac…
I’m a Windows user (but not a fan) and just out of curiosity I would like to try a Mac, but hell, they are expensive. I’ve been searching now for a long time for a reason that justifies that price tag. And I still can’t find it.
You wrote Macs are not really expensive because a Mac comes with a lot of free software. But this goes for many PCs too – even cheap models. Besides, nowadays there are many open source programs available for Windows that are very good. Thanks to this, average computer users can install loads of free quality software and turn a cheap PC into a machine that does exactly what they want and need. Install Open Office and you don’t even need to buy iWork, for example.
So, I still can’t see why Macs often cost twice as much as comparable PCs.
I keep on thinking that the main reason is that Apple is extremely good in marketing. They target people that love to have something “special” and simply WANT to pay a lot more for their computer, because that makes them feel they are different than the average guy. And people who love to be different usually become devoted fans of the product that gives them this feeling.
The day Apple becomes a mainstream product you will hear old school Mac fans saying that Macs are not as good as they used to be.
In response to the previous comments on the Mighty Mouse. I agree its not the ultimate innovation as far as mouses go. But I do like its design, that its a four button mouse with bi-directional scroll and that it comes by default with a Mac. Most PC computers come with cheap mice and I generally replace.
And Open Office can’t compare to the slick simplicity designed into iWork.
By the way. I don’t even own a Mac. Just use them at work occasionally.