Jack Vinson has to rant about these things somewhere, or they will get stuck in his head and push out useful stuff. If you want to read about more important stuff, have a look at his knowledge management blog, Knowledge Jolt with Jack.Tumblr (3.0; @jacksrants)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/<p>Here’s something Apple should pay attention to on its own discussion forums:</p><p><a href="http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5313427&tstart=0">ipod freezes after sync …</a> </p><blockquote><p>My ipod ALWAYS freezes after I sync it and try to play a podcast. A reset fixes it, but what a bother! If I try to play a podcast, it freezes halfway into the next screen.</p></blockquote> <p>Respondents are seeing essentially the same behavior as me.  Latest version of the firmware (and even a recent update to iTunes), and it just happened to me this morning! </p>http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/12229905http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/12229905Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:35:37 -0500“Needless to say, any service that forces customers to scream is a bad idea. Screaming is something that we do when we’re frustrated or angry. But now that’s what I think of: United customer service = screaming. I can’t imagine a worse association for a company to have.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/593-dont-make-me-scream">Don’t make me scream - (37signals)</a></em>http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11949185http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11949185Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:21:10 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/11600664_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>yummy challah, fresh from the oven:</b> L’shanah tovah everyone (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1368323486/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11600664http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11600664Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:40:07 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/11587386_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Grandma with the boys</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1366788831/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11587386http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11587386Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:09:53 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/11238588_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Day out with Trucks:</b> G acting serious with a tractor (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1353298068/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11238588http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11238588Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:35:11 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/11238579_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Family photo:</b> Not sure how we all managed to be matching the furniture (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1352415931/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11238579http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/11238579Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:35:07 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/10727826_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Jack, Marci and the boys:</b> photo by Miles John PhotosSee where this picture was taken. [?] (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1325903565/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/10727826http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/10727826Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:48:36 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/10727829_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Turtles on their food:</b> See where this picture was taken. [?] (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1325880685/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/10727829http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/10727829Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:45:19 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/10727831_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Goats in the petting zoo:</b> at the Special Memories Zoo in Greenville, WI.See where this picture was taken. [?] (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1325877791/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/10727831http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/10727831Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:44:54 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761308_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>in the popular street car at MSI</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1242573373/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761308http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761308Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:48 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761301_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 002</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1242614393/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761301http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761301Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:45 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761274_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 006</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1243474208/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761274http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761274Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:41 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761272_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 018</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1242615291/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761272http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761272Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:37 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761260_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 022</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1243474922/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761260http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761260Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:34 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761259_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 003</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1243475260/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761259http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761259Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:30 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761256_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 028</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1243475598/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761256http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761256Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:27 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761249_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 037</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1243476062/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761249http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761249Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:23 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761228_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 032</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1242617207/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761228http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761228Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:20 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761224_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 030</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1243476902/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761224http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761224Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:15 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9761222_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Niki in the Garden 040</b> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackvinson/1243477522/">Photos from JackVinson</a>)http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761222http://jacksrants.tumblr.com/post/9761222Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:22:11 -0500