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a Microsoft employee working on Zune - Microsoft's new music project.

December 20, 2006

On Vacation in Chicago

I'm leaving work early today (high-five!) to start my vacation. So other than MP3 Friday (and maybe some other posts), I won't update this site as much.

Before I take off though, a few things. First, Leo Laporte is hilarious. Yes, I've seen the video. "Ice cream social" at the end had me in stitches. The only thing I'm not happy about is the amount of name-calling in the youtube comments. And maybe the lack of  spell-check. But that's me.

Are any readers of this site in Chicago? Our buddy Charlie and I were talking about organizing a meet-up in Chicago. My sister lives in Logan Square, so I'll find a coffee shop there. We can share songs/pictures. You know, the ice cream social. I'll even throw in t-shirts for the first few people there. Drop a comment if you're interested - I'm thinking either the 27 or 28th of December. 

Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah Holidays, everybody!

 |  Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:52 PM  |  20 Comments

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Chris Hammond

Have a good vacation!

Harvey

Enjoy, Cesar!

Hey, you've probably seen the Wal-Mart story about them re-selling a used Zune, without deleting the naughty videos someone had loaded on it.

Help me get the word to Wal-Mart - and others - on how to delete all content from your Zune player - with or without a PC!

LINK: http://www.zunerama.com/articles_009.php#061220_zune2_story

Thanks Cesar. Enjoy Chicago!

Harvey

Zunerama

Sean

Hey Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Ed

Leave it up to Walmart to destroy some of the (deserved) hype of the Zune.

John

I live in Chicago, not too far from Logan Square, but will be out of town that week visting family.  Guess I'll have to find another social =) Enjoy the holidays!!

oscar

i just arrived to Chicago coming from Reno, Nevada (finished my finals). i will try to make it there. but you didn't say what time will you be there. so let me know so i have an idea of what time would be best.

Juan

I'll actually be visiting Chicago from later today (12/21) to 12/28.  So if this actually happens on the 27th..I'd totally be up for it.  Keep us updated.  

Travis

I'd be game to meet up in the Chi. I live in Lakeview [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeview%2C_Chicago], about a 10 minute drive from Logan Square. I'll keep an eye here for details :)

Swanlee

With all the updates to the dvice and software recently are their any plans on adding lossless audio file support for the device?

WMA lossles

.flac

.shn

this needs to be added to the device ASAP.

Eric

I live in Chicago, but I don't own a Zune. :(

ryan

wow. I knew leo liked apple, I just didn't know he was THAT big a shill.

nickolas

"Plug your Zune device into a friend's computer and use guest sync"

does this work like ipods sync. how it only puts the stuff from your library on the ipod, and you coudlnt go anywhere other than your house to put stuff on it. cuz that woudl be crappy if it did work like that.

im getting a zune for christman and my ipod nano serves me good, but i dont think that my computer could go through holding a 30gb library on it just for my zune. any suggestions/comments/etc.??

Kyleq

I don't know why you liked leo's video.  He spycificly told poeple not to buy the zune.  Hes right about everything.  You're the first to put 802.11 G in an mp3 player and you use it for one thing and completly cripple it.

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Thank you!

ray

Kyleq i dont think microsoft is the first to put wireless in an mp3 player, have you ever heard of Archos? their one even comes with an opera web browser, pity they are kinda expensive

Matt (Mastaglach820)

Sweet shirt Cesar.

Maybe we can do something like that during the MVP summit in march.  I am getting my Zune this week.

Matt

I watched that Leo Laporte guy, surprised he didn't have a Steve Jobs tattoo on his face.  Does he work for Fox News?  he appears to be using their definiton of Fair and Balanced!

The only thing that he said that I do agree with is the Universal thing, rolling over like that was totally weak.  Oh, and 'squirting'.  Someone really needs to stop Steve balmer from speaking, I mean it's funny for a while but ultimately he's the relative at Christmas that everyone pretends isn't dancing naked on the table, because 'he's not all there, and doesn't know any better bless his heart'.

Arrive in Pittsburgh on the 13th, plan on having my Zune on the 14th, lol!  SO be prepared for one of 2 things to happen:  1) Matt waxes lyrical about how marvellous Vista Ultimate MC is and how my Cable TV, 360, PC, Zune and TV all work in beatiful harmony or

2)How my Zune is currently sticking out of the shattered remnants of my TV while the 360 is being used in a unique shot-put competition.

Surprisingly, going off current experience, number 1) is the most likely, but I am going to give Vista the benefit of the doubt and assume it will implode when I least expect it ;)

james.delnort

Damn! I'm in Chicago and I just read your post today. I've had my Zune for less then a week and it appears that I'm in a Zune-desert when it comes to finding other Zune users live and in person. I hope you come back to Chicago soon.

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I'm Cesar Menendez. I left the Xbox marketing world for Microsoft's new foray into music - Zune. Community, cool videos, music, discovering new music - these are things I love. In the past I wrote music reviews for RealNetworks, and before that I volunteered at KCMU (now KEXP). Get in touch w/ me using this email: AskZune (then type the at symbol) microsoft.com (please no solicitors)
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