December 2010
4 posts
Music + Videos
A minute ago I was browsing Bob Marley albums in the Music + Videos app on my Windows Phone 7. (I named the wp7 Jenny, by the way.) The app froze, and after a minute I hit the Windows button to kill it. I tried to open it five times. Nothing. It would show the Loading thing with the dots flying across the screen, and the it would exit. I had to reboot the phone to get Music + Videos to load...
Dec 23rd
Windows Phone 7 Sadness
More reasons not to get a wp7: Can’t buy/download music directly from the phone. Huh? All (yes, all) of the music I purchased from iTunes I bought while I was out and about. I heard a song I loved, went iTunes on my phone, and purchased. Can’t do that on my wp7. [edit: yes you can. there’s a Marketplace link within the app.]  Marketplace gets in a state where it just...
Dec 22nd
iPhone to Windows Phone 7
I got a Windows Phone 7 a few days ago. The last picture I posted was my iPhone, face down, in the Microsoft Store bag. It looked so tired there. It’s been the most satisfying electronic device I’ve ever owned. I’m not a fan of OSX or the iPad, both of which I own, but my iPhone is/was impressive. I wasn’t going to make the change, but then my friends started bringing the...
Dec 21st
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