Ipod

Typically, I'm not the brand-lover type. I don't need my tech toys to have any of the top brand names on them before I feel they're worthy of my use. For instance, I don't mind a no-name MP3 player as long as it plays my music. Recently, I've had a chance to test drive an iPod Touch. Now, let me make it clear right away, it has not turned me into a diehard Apple lover by any means. However, I have enjoyed my experience with it. For those of you unfamiliar with the iPod Touch, it is an Apple product that does more than your average music player.

According to Assistant Police Chief Tony Gray, an employee of Kmart in Danville reported at 4:45 p.m. Monday that several iPods and global positioning system units were missing from the store. The items stolen included four black iPod Nanos 8 GB, $199.99 each; three silver iPod Nanos 8 GB, $199.99 each; Roadmate 1200 GPS, $199.99; and a Nextar Navigation GPS, $179.99. The investigation is ongoing.

Reports -  At noon Thursday, Roy Haggard of 3425 Dry Fork Road reported that someone took two 12-volt batteries from his barn. - At 7:30 p.m. April 16, Jennifer Greene of 580 Constitution Drive reported that someone took her iPod from her residence. It was located at Dan's Discount Pawn.

School barely is out for summer in our area and already companies are launching back-to-school promotions. The first company to leap out with a back-to-school promotion is Apple. Apple currently is offering a promotion appealing to both parents and kids. Apple is giving away a free iPod Touch or discounted iPod via a rebate. Those eligible for the promotion include any student, faculty or staff member who buys a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or iMac. Both the Mac and iPod Touch must be purchased at the same time to qualify for the rebate.

Back in the day, I used to work in a record store and I dreamed of being a DJ and unleashing the sounds of the subterranean to the light. I even tried radio in college for a while, before discovering that I lacked the gift of gab and was better at writing. I was at my keenest back when punk was cutting edge. The years have slowly dulled that pursuit to the point of being closer to butter knife than razor blade. I never gave up, really, but I lost a lot of hip. I have been getting my groove back lately, however, thanks to a belated conversion to digital music.

Turkey is in the fridge. The table is cleared. The children's Christmas lists are in hand. Just one more thing to do ... figure out what's on the list. MP3 player, flash drive, isb port, six megapixel ... WHAT? More than 85 percent of teens between the ages of 12 and 17 are online, according to a recent report by the Pew Center. Many of those surveyed said e-mail is for talking to adults. Their music is arranged in playlists on the computer, while all of those CDs are on the shelf collecting dust.

Lifetime Television will launch a new reality show that will incorporate a lot of new Internet technology into its online presence. This technology will make its viewers feel a great sense of being a part of the action. The show is called Cheerleader Nation and it debuts at 10 p.m. March 12. The show follows the journey of the cheerleading squad at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington to the National High School Cheerleading Championship. The local connection to all of this is that this championship team's coach, Donna Martin, is a Lincoln County native.

It is interesting to see how people of different generations make use of today’s technology. I plan to include a random “technology profile” showing how technology is incorporated into the daily lives of others. Today’s technology profile is focused on a teen social gamer, or TSG. This is your typical teen who likes to game and regularly meets up with their friends online. In addition to playing games, they chat, hang out on social network sites and text one another.

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend an entire hour with Apple’s latest gadget, an iPad. While it wasn’t my first hands-on experience with the iPad, it was more focused. The opportunity gave me a better chance to investigate the iPad’s qualities as well as its shortcomings. One thing that I like most about the iPad is its portability. Portability without bulk is key these days. The iPad is extremely lightweight, being less than two pounds in total weight.

Reports -  At noon Thursday, Roy Haggard of 3425 Dry Fork Road reported that someone took two 12-volt batteries from his barn. - At 7:30 p.m. April 16, Jennifer Greene of 580 Constitution Drive reported that someone took her iPod from her residence. It was located at Dan's Discount Pawn.

It is interesting to see how people of different generations make use of today’s technology. I plan to include a random “technology profile” showing how technology is incorporated into the daily lives of others. Today’s technology profile is focused on a teen social gamer, or TSG. This is your typical teen who likes to game and regularly meets up with their friends online. In addition to playing games, they chat, hang out on social network sites and text one another.

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend an entire hour with Apple’s latest gadget, an iPad. While it wasn’t my first hands-on experience with the iPad, it was more focused. The opportunity gave me a better chance to investigate the iPad’s qualities as well as its shortcomings. One thing that I like most about the iPad is its portability. Portability without bulk is key these days. The iPad is extremely lightweight, being less than two pounds in total weight.

Teachers at Bate Middle and Danville High schools are bringing the real world to the classroom. Students will benefit from a supplemental technology grant made available through Striving Readers and the Kentucky Content Literacy Consortium. Bate was awarded $25,000, and DHS received $19,333, said Kathy Belcher, Striving Readers project director. Twenty-three schools in seven school districts in Kentucky were able to benefit from the grant, which totaled $522,021. Belcher asked literacy coaches at each school to submit proposals about how technology would help them improve the reading level of students.

School barely is out for summer in our area and already companies are launching back-to-school promotions. The first company to leap out with a back-to-school promotion is Apple. Apple currently is offering a promotion appealing to both parents and kids. Apple is giving away a free iPod Touch or discounted iPod via a rebate. Those eligible for the promotion include any student, faculty or staff member who buys a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or iMac. Both the Mac and iPod Touch must be purchased at the same time to qualify for the rebate.

Typically, I'm not the brand-lover type. I don't need my tech toys to have any of the top brand names on them before I feel they're worthy of my use. For instance, I don't mind a no-name MP3 player as long as it plays my music. Recently, I've had a chance to test drive an iPod Touch. Now, let me make it clear right away, it has not turned me into a diehard Apple lover by any means. However, I have enjoyed my experience with it. For those of you unfamiliar with the iPod Touch, it is an Apple product that does more than your average music player.

According to Assistant Police Chief Tony Gray, an employee of Kmart in Danville reported at 4:45 p.m. Monday that several iPods and global positioning system units were missing from the store. The items stolen included four black iPod Nanos 8 GB, $199.99 each; three silver iPod Nanos 8 GB, $199.99 each; Roadmate 1200 GPS, $199.99; and a Nextar Navigation GPS, $179.99. The investigation is ongoing.

Editor's Note: Advocate staff writer Charlie Cox competed in his first 5-kilometer road race Saturday and wrote about his experience. Since taking up running a little more than two years ago, I've been interested in running competitively in a race. Nothing major - any event with "-athon" in its name was crossed off my list-but a race, even if it was just a 5K. So naturally, something clicked when I was preparing my story on the Run for the Brass 5K for the Advocate's brass band preview section.

WINCHESTER POLICE Man strikes pedestrian, attempts to flee scene A man was charged with assault yesterday after a hit-and-run incident on Stevenson Heights. According to a report, James S. Angel, 55, 200 Little Stoner Road, intentionally struck a pedestrian at 10:08 p.m. and in the process of fleeing the scene, struck two vehicles parked on the side of the road owned by Susan S. Roberts of Winchester. Charged - Michael L. Bryant, 19, 321 S. Maple St. Apt. 4, was charged Wednesday with assault.