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My iPod Touch doesn’t have a built-in GPS unit. Yet it has a setting for turning on or off Locations and many apps ask to use it to determine where I am. So how does it work? Apparently it’s all about SkyHook Wireless. Apple wanted a software-only location solution and SkyHook delivered. Somehow (maybe because I didn’t care before I had my iPod Touch) I missed the news last year.
Okay, so now I know the how, what and why of the Locations setting for an iPod Touch but what about accuracy? So far mine hasn’t been very accurate. But SkyHook has an answer! I was able to register my Wi-Fi Access Point with SkyHook and hopefully within a few days my Location should be a whole heck of a lot more accurate… at least when I’m at home.
So, I mentioned the other day that I had to take my 16GB iPod Touch 2g in to the Apple store at The Summit in Birmingham because the screen starting acting all flakey. At the time I was told I would most likely get a replacement by Friday (Jan 2nd), but it might possibly be Saturday. Friday came and went. Saturday went by and finally at 5pm or so my wife called about the iPod. No replacements in stock yet. She asked for the manager. Nikki, Nicki, however you spell her name, immediately offered to replace my busted iPod Touch with a retail model. Cool.
All good now. Yea! Back to love, love, loving my new iPod.
I’m currently living in Huntsville. I’ve been here for almost six years. Previously I was in Birmingham, Seattle, etc but I’m from Birmingham. There was a semi-decent station on the air back when I was last living in Birmingham by the name of 107.7 The X. It wasn’t great but it wasn’t Top 40. 107.7 The X is gone now, but there’s a new station at 100.5 by the name of Live 100.5 that seems to be a lot like the previous station, at least staff-wise. It also continues my favorite radio show ever— Reg’s Coffee House. Reg plays some awesome music every Sunday morning. Adult alternative, I guess you’d call it. Whatever. I love it. There’s a full playlist available for his shows on Reg’s page.
And now that I’ve got an iPod Touch I decided to try to time-shift record his show. This morning was the first chance to see if it worked and WEEHOO it did. I’ll share details on how to do that sort of thing at a later time. I’m gonna go relax with some great tunage.
