Yeah, I got the manager, and went in person--the first guy thought I just hadn't read the directions, the manager then thought the first guy didn't know what he was doing, etc etc.

They let me exchange it, in case it was in fact a problem with the transmitter, but when I got it home and opened it, it does indeed seem to be a problem with my iPod. No idea WHAT the problem is, since it worked on their iPods, and it's *supposed* to work on my iPod, but it doesn't...they seemed ot think it might be somethign to do with the power (since it's the kind of transmitter that plugs into the bottom of the iPod), and mine *is* getting old, but...it still plays for a couple hours, so who the heck knows.

Like I said, it worked fine for them (and while one was a nano, one was an older version) and worked on mine ONCE, but wont' normally, no matter how I jiggle it.

So you didn't have your iPod with?

If no one wants to buy the transmitter here, maybe you could bring your iPod and the transmitter in and let them discover the trouble, and maybe in the end they'll just refund it anyway. Sometimes they even fix the iPod for free. Sometimes.

Worth a try, if you have the time.

Does one have to upgrade Powerbook memory symmetrically? Or can I buy 1GB and use it with my 512MB DIMM?

Powerbook memory does not have to be done in symmetric pairs. You'll be just fine going to 1.5 GB as you have described.

Excellent! I'd hate to buy 512MB and find out I wasted it because I need more.

Thanks.

Ten CSS tricks you might not know.

I'm wondering how long I will have TV if I can't TIVO. Cooking shows are the only thing I seem to be able to handle with commercials anymore...

I don't know *any* CSS, so I can certainly attest to that title.

I suppose I should take some time to update my web skillz.

From Slashdot: [link]

Microsoft Anti-Spyware Removes Norton Anti-Virus

An anonymous reader writes "According to a story over at Washingtonpost.com, the latest definitions file for Microsoft's Anti-Spyware beta flags Symantec's Norton Antivirus products as a password-stealing trojan and prompts users to delete portions of the program. Users who follow the instructions hose their installation of Norton, requiring delicate Windows registry edits and a complete removal/reinstall of Norton. Microsoft's support forum is quickly filling up with complaints about this problem, many from businesses that have been pretty hard hit. This should be a cautionary tale about deploying beta products in production environments."

Thanks for that, Daniel. A friend of mine mentioned that he'd gotten that trojan warning today, and that his Norton installation was hosed. He assumed it was the trojan that had hosed Norton, and was going nuts trying to figure out how it had gotten onto his machine. I have passed that along. If you hear the sound of ultimate suffering coming from Fall River, that's why.