My first iPod was the iPod 3G so I was a little late to the game. I’ve own several iPods after that but the iPod 3G I felt was a perfect distillation of the original iPod experience. Four separate buttons in a row and a touch wheel (nothing moves) seemed like peak iPod design to me (not necessarily UX as you’ll later see).
In this blog post, we’ll cover facts about the iPod 3G, which compact flash and SD adapters work (and which ones don’t), how I prepared my SD card for the iPod, and replacing the battery with a higher capacity one.
My original hard drive no longer works so an update to solid state memory seems like a perfect upgrade.
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On this day of commencement at my alma mater I'm reminded of the great IDM music that was just coming of age when I first started college. B12 was signed to the WARP label which also harbored many other great acts. B12 later started their own record label as well as continued their own music. This is a two parter live radio set from Chicago's WNUR FM. Track listing included!
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Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is giving away his new album titled The Slipp for free. You can even download it in several lossless formats and even in 24bit/96khz audio (if you have the heavy equipment). Or opt for the very well encoded MP3s like I did.