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cnet sigh, they gave us the "downloader" - download the downloader to download the software, why? well never figured out why (had to dig further to find the direct & website links), they've removed sorting options (no more sorting by user ratings).
Anyway wasn't looking for software, my portable mp3 player (older sony - looks like a small sausage) finally died, so searching for "best portable mp3 player 2017"
what comes up near tge top of the list?
.... "Best MP3 Players for 2018 - CNET"
2018?? they've already decided the best for next year?
FFS, what these useless fading websites do to try and stay relevant is just annoying.
I've already long given up reading cnet reviews, so obviously biased to whoever paid them the most
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and your point is ?
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Yeah, I remember when CNET was a good site...even had it bookmarked once upon a time. Now I avoid it like the plague!  (same for drivers sites)
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I also remember Toms hardware...
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cNet had it's time.... Usually when I was looking for more info on items Leo recommended on Call For Help
Director of Transmogrification Services
Shinobi of Query Language
Master of Yoda Conditional
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Quote: cNet had it's time....
Call it their 15 minutes of fame...
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MadMyche wrote: Leo recommended on Call For Help
 I used to watch TechTV around 20 years ago. Fun times...everything (computer related) was new to me then. My dad had given me a powermac 6100 that I must have rebuilt a dozen times before I bought my first windows machine in '98. I remember being amazed that I could run VS6 at home...no more computer labs! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: I used to watch TechTV around 20 years ago.
Are you aware Leo is still around?
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Lopatir wrote: download the downloader to download the software, why?
Because they wannna be a Microsoft wannabe. Surely you've encountered the "Please update the Microsoft downloader to dowload the update" prompt?
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If you're serious about looking for a simple MP3 player (only), look at the auction sites for a Zune.
I'm not even kidding. I bought mine when MS finally pulled the plug and local stores were getting rid of them. It's still going strong, despite being dropped many times on hardwood floors and concrete, and I've never even replaced the battery. A few years ago, realizing that nobody makes MP3 players anymore (well, good ones), I started wondering what I was going to do when my Zune was going to die--so I bought two used spares on auction sites. I'm still using the original though. It's easily gotta be well over 10 years old by now.
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Yayyy! My old Sony came back to life, I guess it just had to drain the last milliwatt of battery to totally reset - first time it's had a problem. It's only used once or twice a month when I use public transport to a client so I was looking for cheap, but not crap.
5 years old, maybe more, but I see Sony sell a slightly updated version of the same thing, same specs ('massive 4gb') and the buttons moved around a bit, but the new one doesn't come with a clip which is a total downside as I usually wear a t-shirt.
As to using a phone - too annoying when people send a message (or worse still call) in the middle of a good song.
Maybe I'll research the zune @dandy72 mentioned
this sort of useful but dying tech - stock up a couple of spares for the future.
Apparently SanDisk do a cheap mp3 player, but the user reviews [of 'latest'/'updated' models] didn't sound good.
Is technology going backwards, mp3 players, phones (faster but more fragile), Windows 7--> 8 -> 10 definite downgrades
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The only drawback with the Zune (if you want to call it that) is that you have to use MS's software to transfer data to it; I wish you could drag and drop files to/from it with Explorer, but so be it.
I mostly use mine to listen to podcasts, and as long as there's an RSS feed to provide to the software, it's really one of those instances where everything "just works".
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cnet and pcmag just sell themselves to the highest bidder. The only thing worse are the numerous web sites which show side-by-side "comparisons" (meaning what's scraped from their web sites).
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Do Sith know when Santa's in the room because they have felt his presents?
This is the last TotD before Christmas - though I may post next week, I'm not sure yet - so I'd like to say a big "Thank you!" to everyone who has picked up these puns this year and run with them into pun threads. They wouldn't have worked without you!
And a very merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Holiday, Badtis, (or whatever floats your boat) and happy New Year to you all. For those that only view us at work: see you in the New year!
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda, boyos!
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You are the Lounges very own Frank Castle!
I'm pretty sure I would not like to live in a world in which I would never be offended.
I am absolutely certain I don't want to live in a world in which you would never be offended.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of things you don't like.
Dave
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Were you quite saber when you wrote that ?
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Thank you as well, and many merry Sheep to you!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Yoda that's not nice! take it back right away!
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You forced me into this answer, Jedi don't mind that much.
It Luke's like a good time was had by all
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"You take the blue droid, the story ends. You wake up in your x-wing and shoot whatever you want. You take the red droid, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how big a Sith weapon is on the DeathStar"
In vino veritas
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Diolch Paul
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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BTW Griffs, did you consider that your post is excluding - if not offending - more than half of the human population on Earth? Only some fortunates in the southern hemisphere are having a holiday. But even if they do, it's a Summer Holiday!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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I'll Sith down and think on it. Maybe I can JarJar something loose.
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Hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous new year.
Keep me coming, really enjoyed them.
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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What amazes me is that I've been posting them at a rate of five a week for almost three years! 
And only missed a few days, and duplicated a couple of times.
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Has it been that long? Dang how time flies.
Aren't your sources about dried up by now?
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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