Day 962: Technology complaint

[eve_prime]

So, the powers that be have concluded that everyone wants a thin laptop, so laptops can no longer have CD drives. What a pain. Many of us own several hundred music CDs, not to mention DVDs. I found a website (here) that claims to be a current list of laptops that do have CD drives, but if you click on the link, you can easily see that... none of them has a CD drive. I went to Office Max to buy an external one, but no. Eventually I ordered one online.

One nifty thing today was that it turns out J. has a tire pump that's powered by the car's electrical system. No more doing it at the gas station! That was always such a pain.

Comments

[claidheamhmor]

At least you can get external ones. I can't remember when I last used the one in my PC - maybe 4 or 5 years ago. I ripped all my CDs to MP3 many years ago, and download movies now, so I don't need my DVDs.

[eve_prime]

For me it's just like having all my books. I want my music and movies to be on physical objects too...

[kaishin108]

That is fascinating about the tire pump! I have never heard of such a thing.

I hate that computers and laptops do not have CD drives, sigh.

[eve_prime]

Yes, why would they take them away? It just seems bizarre. I thought when I was buying my car last year that finally I would have a car with a CD player (the old one had cassettes), but no.

The tire pump is called an "inflator" and it takes longer than the hose at the gas station, but it's nicer than crouching around next to the car out in public. It plugs into the cigarette lighter slot for power.

[kaishin108]

I think they took them away because they want people to buy more music, sigh.

I love having CD players in each of our cars.

[eve_prime]

Your theory makes sense.

And right, I had forgotten that J's car has a CD player. I guess that would have been another option.