Sun, 19 Feb 2006
I thought that perhaps the reason why my iPod Shuffle wouldn't shuffle
was that I had created the directory structure and loaded the files using gtkpod rather than iTunes. To test
this theory, I wiped everything from the iPod's filesystem, started up VMware
with Windows XP, installed iTunes, and loaded about three albums of music onto
my iTunes-initialized iPod. I disconnected the Shuffle, switched to shuffle
mode, and pressed play. Nothing. Back in linear mode, it works fine.
As a new consumer of Apple products, I'm not terribly impressed. The end cap
on my shuffle doesn't quite fit correctly. When it's on, I can feel the raised
edge where the cap meets the Shuffle. It's not a big deal, but it doesn't live
up to the expectation that Apple products are engineered to perfection. It
definitely falls short of the excellence achieved by the Tivo Remote, for
example.
I'll probably stop into an Apple store to see if they'll replace my defective
Shuffle. I'm not expecting much, though. My friend, Randy, is on his
second defective iPod. His current one is having a battery problem and (from
what I overheard in the cubicle farm), even though it is still under warranty,
Apple wants him to pay $30 to ship it to them.
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