Something I’ve been meaning to post about forever is one of the podcasts that I most look forward to every week: The MacCast. As host Adam Christianson exclaims each and every week, it’s the “…show about all things Macintosh” – and it really is. (more…)

Knowing full well that I am a hopeless audiophile, my totally awesome brother has a knack for styling me out with great sound gear. He has done it again, this time with an early holiday gift thinking it might come in handy during my upcoming travels (I have a hunch he is right). He recently styled my life as follows:

#lifestyle .older-brother {
device-style-type:iPod;
device-model:Nano;
generation:2;
size:8GB;
color:#000;
display:color;
engraving:none;
}

In case the silly mock CSS style rule above didn’t mean anything to you… what I’m talking about is a black 2nd Generation (2G) 8GB iPod Nano (mine is pictured above on the right)! Just like the previous version of the Nano, the design is flawless - cute, compact, just plain cool. The control surface has a very nice feel to it and works quite well. The screen is bright, crisp and the colors are pleasantly saturated. Sound quality is outstanding just as it has been with previous iPods I have had the pleasure of owning. The USB 2 data transfers between my G5 and the Nano happen quicky enough that I don’t hesitate to make adjustments to the content on the Nano frequently. Battery life is impressive. I have been using the unit often over the course of this last week and still have nearly one third of a charge remaining. At this rate, I could get by with a charge about every 10 days or so - nice. (more…)

For my birthday this year, my totally awesome brother gave me a gift that has kept on giving and that I don’t know how I got along without heretofore. Said gift was a pair of Shure E4c Sound Isolating Earphones (pictured right). In a nutshell, they are by far the most comfortable, enjoyable, and impressive earphones I have ever had the opportunity to wear (being an audiophile, I’ve tried out quite a number of headphones & earphones). The Shure E4c’s are just plain goodness. I honestly have to say that these things enabled me to rediscover my music collection - very cool. (more…)