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[All Things Jen(nifer)] The problem, is the parents.: "I was in the biggest dog box," she said, recalling Erika's crestfallen response. "She went to school, and everyone else had got an iPod for Christmas. It was like, 'How come everyone else got one, and you couldn't buy me an iPod?' So we got one for her birthday two months later.
[steve's news annex] 'But I Neeeeeed It!' She Suggested: Although parents have long struggled with their teenagers' desire to own the newest, coolest stuff, these days the battle has reached a new dimension. While teenagers once coveted $100 sneakers and jeans (arguably necessities because, after all, they are clothes), the must-have items now - iPods, cellphones with cameras, and portable DVD players - are high-tech, constantly in need of upgrade and can cost up to $500 each. These items, which teenagers say they must have to maintain their place in the social pecking order, are increasingly out of reach for most high school students, who are less likely these days to hold part-time jobs. Researchers who study child behavior call this pressure "nag factor" or "pester power," and often use it to describe how young children, in whom advertising has planted a desire for junk food or toys, lobby their parents.
[Gizmodo.com] Gizmodo: As Americans continue to question the necessity of GPS units in cars, Sony has released a new model in its Linux-based XYZ series, the sleek, touchscreen units that can display most of the streets of Tokyo is real-time 3D. The NVXYZ777 can also be mated to an optional ‘EX’ box that fits in the in-dash DIN slot, storing a 30GB hard drive that can hold map data, as well as music (and I’m pretty sure video, since it is MPEG1/2 compatible). Lust all you like, but don’t feel too bad—Japanese drivers will be paying in the neighborhood of $2,500 for the system.
[Sonicglide.blogspot.com] Blog This!: I tried to keep the amount of alcohol to a minimum. I had about 4 drinks which was a little more than I wanted, only because they render my antidepressants pill rather useless and then there is the whole concept that taking an anti-depressant with a substance that is a depressant just nixes each other. Though I think I am ok. Well, I do have an upset tummy this morning.
[Jroller.com] Sloshy dog blog: One of the cool (...and I admit pointless) features that apple promotes is that iTunes will allow the album cover art to sync across to the iPod photo so that the album cover is displayed while a song from that album is playing. So I started to delve into iTunes to figure out how to best get my cover art to sync with the iPod. Should be easy... associate art work on an album by album basis...track down art work from www.cdnow.com or some other source.
[Jroller.com] Sloshy dog blog: One of the cool (...and I admit pointless) features that apple promotes is that iTunes will allow the album cover art to sync across to the iPod photo so that the album cover is displayed while a song from that album is playing. So I started to delve into iTunes to figure out how to best get my cover art to sync with the iPod. Should be easy... associate art work on an album by album basis...track down art work from www.cdnow.com or some other source.
[Jroller.com] Sloshy dog blog: One of the cool (...and I admit pointless) features that apple promotes is that iTunes will allow the album cover art to sync across to the iPod photo so that the album cover is displayed while a song from that album is playing. So I started to delve into iTunes to figure out how to best get my cover art to sync with the iPod. Should be easy... associate art work on an album by album basis...track down art work from www.cdnow.com or some other source.
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