mmm....iPod
My first post! Long time reader (ish), but i finally took the initiative to post after being inspired by the iPod that arrived on my doorstep this morning. All I can say is whoa! After opening the numerous boxes (ordered it from Amazon.com and got a friend to ship it here to me in the UK) and ripping off the plastic wrapping, I opened the box to find this tiny little marvel! All I can say is this feeling overcame me to wrap it up in something warm and soft and to stay awake all nite with a bat in hand to protect it from sisters with grubby little fingers...
Is this what it feels like to open any package with an Apple product inside it? I buy a lot of electronics (mostly Sony) but this was the greatest box opening ceremony to date! I currently own an ibm laptop (I know, so sue me...) but have been eyeing a powerbook for a while. Have held off because a) lots of rumors around here of upcoming revisions after the ibook upgrades and b) I'm hoping to be at UNC-Chapel Hill next September and figured I'd wait until then to update my 'personal computer' (Can I still use that term on here?)
Ok, that got a little sidetracked... At least there's a question in there somewhere to justify this post!
Is this what it feels like to open any package with an Apple product inside it? I buy a lot of electronics (mostly Sony) but this was the greatest box opening ceremony to date! I currently own an ibm laptop (I know, so sue me...) but have been eyeing a powerbook for a while. Have held off because a) lots of rumors around here of upcoming revisions after the ibook upgrades and b) I'm hoping to be at UNC-Chapel Hill next September and figured I'd wait until then to update my 'personal computer' (Can I still use that term on here?)
Ok, that got a little sidetracked... At least there's a question in there somewhere to justify this post!
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Yes, you'll find that there is a lot of ceremony and excitement when opening new packages from Apple. Several people here have made threads dedicated to opening their first Mac or other new Apple-branded toys, often documented step-by-step with pictures or videos. Weird, huh? Even the packaging Apple uses is tasteful and well designed.
Anyhow, welcome (soon) to North Carolina, too!
I'm a student at NCSU, about a 30-minute drive from UNC-CH. Kickaha, one of our moderators, is a grad student at UNC-CH. If you plan to go into the computer science field, I think you will be more than satisfied with an Apple notebook. By Kickaha's own account, "a full half of [the CSC faculty] sport 17" PowerBooks and love 'em".
So, I take it you installed iTunes on your notebook with the iPod, yes?
Originally posted by Brad
Welcome to AppleInsider!
*sniff* I never got a welcome to AI...*snif*
Originally posted by Brad
By Kickaha's own account, "a full half of [the CSC faculty] sport 17" PowerBooks and love 'em".
By The Way. How do you put in a link so that it links to the right part of a page? When I clicked on the above link, it was on Kickaha's post that was half-way down the page.
BTW, you'll have a nice little Apple Store within short driving distance at The Streets of Southpoint if you end up at UNC. We RTP'ers should get together some time.... (If I end up back there, that is).
Originally posted by SonOfSylvanus
By The Way. How do you put in a link so that it links to the right part of a page?
HTML anchor tags. Check the page source. Every post has one.