Macgirl's Media pick of the week 3/28/09

This week I'm completely obsessed with the newly released trailer for the Spike Jonze film Where the Wild Things Are...and c'mon, you have to be pretty cold and heartless not to see the charm in this film already. Check it out, then meet me back here:

Total magic, right? I'm hoping the entire film lives up to the hype. Honestly, I don't see how I could be disappointed. The book, wonderful as it is (and worth picking up a copy to enjoy, even now as an adult), is only 48 pages in hardcover, and mostly illustrations at that. (oh what wonderful illustrations). Carefully written and a powerful children's book, I can't wait to see it on film.

In the meantime, here's a link to my favorite Spike Jonze film, in iTunes: Being John Malkovich. Hopefully it can help tide me over until October...

Macgirl's Media Pick of the Week (3/21/09)

Well I've been threatening to share my bests and worsts of iTunes, and so this week I start "macgirl's media pick of the week".  If you have any suggestions for a future post, pelase email me at stacy@thedigitallifestyle.tv

 
I'm starting off slow, with a dated and fairly well know album recommendation.  I noticed the iTunes home page listed "Get Off" By DIPLO and Blaqstarr in the What's Hot section.  While a fine tune, I suggest listening to DIPLO's 2004 release, Florida.  Maybe it's the Philly connection, maybe I'm just stuck in 2004... but I think it holds up and is still good hip-hop inspired dance music.  Check out Florida in iTunes and let me know what you think.

iPod Recycling - good for mother earth, good for your wallet

This weekend I had the pleasure of visiting my local Apple store. Well, pleasure may be too strong of a word- if at all possible, one should avoid visiting the Apple store on a weekend, ever. (Especially a holiday weekend!) That said, here's a rundown of my exchange experience.

Being both a tree-hugger and a technophile, I was very happy to learn about Apple's iPod recycling policy. When it came time for my old Nano to visit the big Apple logo in the sky, I was happy to hand him over to a nice customer service representative (I'd like to give resound high marks to Kenny, the associate who helped me. He was polite, friendly and apologized for the ridiculous wait I had to endure...why did they remove all but one cash rap? I feel like I'm always standing over there, with some weird request that the Windows-toting hand held machines the staff all carry can't handle. Bring back the registers please, Steve!)
I was even happier to get 10% off my purchase of a new Nano, after filling out a simple form with my name and contact information. The associate then took my old iPod and wrote in the serial number on the form. A swipe of my credit card later, and Kenny was emailing me my receipt (yay less paper refuse!), while giving me the option for a printed receipt if I'd prefer. I can understand why you may want a paper receipt when making a major computer purchase, but I was more than happy to forgo the wasted pulp for a Nano purchase. The receipt showed both a scan of the recycle option (rings up as a penny) and the 10% discount on my 199.00 new iPod.