Packaging Problems

5 12 2008

Dear Shure,

I know you’re a quality company. Your reputation is why I decided to go with your Music Phone Adapter for iPhone. I was super excited till I tried to open your packaging. I’m not sure who thought that making the sealed plastic go so close to the wire … but seriously kinda reeks of fail. Why? Well here is exhibit A:

Packaging

Yup. Have to cut this thing like a surgeon to get the thing out. As you can see, it’s still in the packaging. Again why? Well I present exhibit B:

detail of cut

So yeah. This is LAME. I don’t think I’d go to Epic fail … but it does reek of fail. why is the heat seal sooooo close to the wire? You see why I stopped cutting? I was seeing copper! Not cool! Please do something about this in your future designs.


This story has a happier ending. I bought this though the Apple.com store. So tonight I called them up and Shanon was really helpful and got me new one in the mail. I should be getting it on the 8th. Hopefully round two will go more smoothly. I want to use my Ultimate Ears headphones again. I miss them.


Good news! I got the second wire in short order and this time I got it out of the packaging! See below!

The proper way to cut it open!

proper cut

Note how I cut near the microphone.

proper cut detail

How it should look!

success

Now life is good! Although now I have to find a place for all of the extra wire that comes from this set up … but that’s a minor problem.





Making a Home

30 11 2008

Today was wonderfully satisfying. Didn’t get out of the house but we got quite a bit done. We finally finshed sanding the stain off a piece of IKEA furniture that we couldn’t return. I also cleaned up another box. And then we did personal projects; I did some blog stuff and the awesome wife made a nice little decoration, photos to follow. And now we have rearanged the living room we are getting even closer to having a home we can be proud of. Still a ways off but much closer.

Can’t wait till I have no more boxes to go through.





Time. Time! Time?

28 10 2008

Ever wondered where all your time goes? All those little things in life that you’d like to get done/finish, just seem to pile up. I know I’m not alone in this. All anyone has to do is read one of those time management books to know this is something every person faces. I guess I’m feeling it a bit more right now because there is so much I’d like to be doing these days, but seem to be short of the most previous resource, time. Being sick this weekend probably didn’t help either. Well, this weekend I aim to get sh!t done. Maybe not tons, but something.

By the way this was written on the wordpress iPhone app!





21 10 2008

is looking forward to activating my iPhone … sadly that probably won’t be till Thursday.





21 10 2008

just opened/recived a very cool wedding present. An iPhone! :D





20 10 2008

Best part is that my wife is home again.





20 10 2008

Feeling pretty good for a Monday.





18 10 2008

OMG These guys are talented skateboarders – http://is.gd/4h8g





17 10 2008

rather likes the new CoD:W@W beta. the lighting is quite good





17 10 2008

is bracing for getting my tail kicked in CoD W@W beta, now that my code came in.