Sony Walkman; greater than all! *nods*
That was lucky. 
I always remember my first love - walkman with super bass bought on the early 90's. it was about 50 quid even then!
None of my personal stereos were Walkmans (proper plural... but makes me wince... why can't it be Walkmen?). All I had were cheaper models.
My first mp3 player was an Mpman with a whopping 32mb drive. Could fit on 15 songs if I used a really crappy bit rate.
Oh how impressed we used to be.
I had cheap walkmans in my teens. Later on, when I got a bit of dosh only Sony would do.
I imagine it wont be too long until we are mocking 1Tb hard drives. I've never even seen a 1Tb anything. 
Sony are the be all and end all of audio visual technology, will never understand why people buy products for the name only.
Yes I agree with you there. I've never known anything better then the sound of Sony products, headphones included.
Apple and all that seems like a cult to me 
Apple's av stuff/phones are consistently rated lowly by tech experts... yet people queue up round the block to get the latest ones on release day... it's strange.
I can understand the computers to an extent, less people have them so less viruses are written for them... but at the same time, would that not lead to complacency? I don't understand why they can't just call their PCs "PCs". Microsoft, Linux et al all call theirs PCs, why do apple need to be different?
Also... (My biggest Apple gripe lol) When Apple bring out a feature available on Android phones for years they call it their latest innovation. When an Android maker, like HTC infamously, they hit them with lawsuits.
I love my wee HTC/Android phone by the way.
Aye people are fick and go for style over substance. Or worse go for whatever they're brainwashed to crave.
My Brother [who's in IT] avoids Apple and has a HTC phone with android *nods*
Oh yes, recently my headphones broke, happens a lot, wear and tear on the wire and what not. "Oh! You must get Beats headphones, the sound is so clear!" Cheapest Beats I saw were ÂĢ80, the hell... I just bought a pair of Skullcandy. They are considered "style over substance" by proper musos... but they were cheap, took the sound to my ears at an acceptable level and were comfy. *nods*
Well done to your brother.
Boo! down with beats! Aren't they the ones they gave to Olympic athletes? Talk about product placement 
I have no idea.. probably. Did they have to put the big grey P up on the olympics telly? I didn't watch any what so ever.
Aaaargh more internet probs. Plusnet are sending out an engineer on Thursday. I'll have to pay ÂĢ60 if my wiring is faulty.
GAH! Boo! 
*hopes it doesn't cost you the ÂĢ60*
I cancelled the callout cos I think I've fixed the problem myself
Took the BT socket apart and rewired the wire thingies. Seems to have worked ?*prays*
Will take time to get my speeds up again, its about 0.25mbps 
Ooooh! Technical genius!
I am! I am! 
<<<< applauds self
I'm always breaking stuff Hitch. First time I've ever fixed something, yes!!!
<-- the audience approves. 
Thank you.
Anyhow. Normal talk again. We can't always slag off Virgin and Plusnet... although, they do make it ever so easy.
Going to see the footie on the 1st. Haven't been in ages. My friend and her husband are up, then the next day they go to St James' park. Only bad thing... Ki will not be there, he signed for Swansea... *is mourning* 
Shame that I googled him, apparently he's the Korean Steven Gerrard.
Gone off the footy a bit. After watching the Olympics, they just seem so cosseted overpaid and badly behaved in comparison. Suppose I shouldn't tar them all with the same brush though.
He's really good... scored the penalty that knocked the UK out the olympics this year... dunno if he's ever punched a dj though. (the only thing I know about Gerrard.) I will miss him, he's cute... and mental in charge of photoshop.
I still don't really respect olympians (except Ki of course), they just disrupt my tv for two weeks. This may change for badminton in a few years time as my wee cousin Joshua is really good at it, got a sports scholarship to a posh secondary school through it. I didn't think this country did sports scholarships.. sounds so American.
Wow your cousin must be really good if he got that I didn't know sports scholarships existed here either.
I think I'll watch the Paralympics too. The drama The Best of Men about the origins of it was really good.
I'm all sported out I think... although, going to the footie next weekend. Also, the rugby 7s are coming back, need to go watch the Warriors too... (doesn't sound sported out)
Thats lots to keep you busy watching.
Footie, meh 
. Maybe it was Ireland's dire performance in the Euros thats put me off... I'll recover.
Could do without the cost of the celtic - hibs game, but it's a friend's birthday thing (belated) kind of have to.
At least you go to the euros. *nods* remember the last time we got in big tournament? exacly.
Thats true
Did you see pointless on bbc yesterday or today? I lassie i know from twitter was on it. Xander officially gave her a catchphrase.
Never seen it. Thats groovy you knew her
You would enjoy it I think, sort of inverted family fortunes. It has Xander Armstrong and the tallest man in the world, Richard Osman.
I like Alexander Armstrong That Armstrong and Miller show was quite good.
Did you see the one off Springwatch recently on sea birds? I fell alseep half way through it 
no reflection on the show I was just pooped.
Sea birds? I'm leaning towards Martin or Iolo for that? Yeah, didn't see it. Been doing non-tv stuffs.
Falling asleep is good... you must've needed it.
Yes, Martin, Iolo doing outside bits and CP back at the Natural History museum or somesuch, looking at bird skulls. Missed the Michaela bit.
Sounds a bit like an Autumnwatch precursor.
Oh yay! 'Tis Autumn... Watch is on the way.... bring on the badgercam!
Yay! Thats how I feel too. Autumn ... dark cosy nights, candles, Autumnwatch, Halloween
There hasn't been a Summer anyway to miss.
Oh b.t.w. For my brother Owen's birthday last week I got him a nestbox + camera [a la Springwatch]. He has a robin and other little birds in his garden so hopefully one will move in.
Autumn i sthe best season by far... plus all my tv is bad... been very lost over the summer, all I had was Secret Dealers and Pointless.
That ios an ace present, hope her gets something good staying.
Thanks, hope so too.
It has 3 different attachable entrances, depending on what type of bird you want to attract. Owen recently got pics of the robin having a bath and also hopping between branches with its chick.
If it nests it'll be ace.
Yay roll on Autumn!
cool. Wish I could have something like that round my back...
Yes me too
RH is in a new programme tonight. About biggest vehicles in America or something. He'd present anything that lad.
Oh dear... Silly Hamster...
In vaguely related BBC2 news... Next week Neil Oliver and Vikings!