That is a good question. It does seem like they are less than genius sometimes.
Here's hoping you get a more knowlegable person to helpl you on Monday! janet _________________________________ i'm EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=EML_WLHM_GreaterGood ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Lioncourt.com Review: Shake, Shuffle, and Roll > Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:02:47 -0700 > > LOL, I have to go into my apple store on Monday to get an issue with > my Ipod's click wheel fixed. This was the same store I was in the > other day when we couldn't figure out how to drag and drop. Now I > have the instructions I think I'll take them to the genius bar and > have them help me figure it out with all of your guidence. I feel > like an idiot, but I can't get it to work despite following all the > steps (encluding adding command to the key press) I'm frustrated, > because this really shouldn't be causing me this amount of difficulty! > I've figured out everything else with no trouble! > Anyways, we'll see how the genius bar guys and I get on this time! > I feel like we are educating a lot of our local apple store's > employees on voice over's capabilities in general. > Does anyone know how much training the average genius bar tech has > with voice over? > Olivia > > On Sep 19, 2008, at 5:51 PM, Janet and Felix * wrote: > >> >> We were a bit disappointed in our local Apple Store in our county >> here. The store in San Francisco that we were in on Monday had the >> Ipods syncked so they worked impressively! Reading all the menu >> choices and song lists. >> >> But our store, not a singe one had the voice synked up on it. >> Worse, the employees didn't even know they had the voice >> capability! And neither did the manager. Yes, I took this issue >> all the way to the manager. >> >> I told them all, I was very disappointed. And I reminded them that >> just 12 miles north of their store or so was Guide Dogs for the >> Blind. I told the manager, it's possible, that they might get a nice >> big group of blind folks in here all at once! If GDB decides to >> take a class to their mall for some work, and came into the Apple >> store! And they'd better get on the ball and be ready! >> >> heh heh. I had that guy's eyes big. It was kind of funny. But >> hopefully, I irked them into getting those display models talking, >> and their empoyees up to date on how to work the voice menus, so >> they can help people. >> >> And, how many other Apple stores don't have the voice syncked up in >> their demos, and employees that cannot tell you how it works because >> they don't even know it has the voice capability? >> >> Just a heads up, you might have to educate them! >> >> Felix did buy a 16 GB nano anyway, even though he didn't get to play >> with them again first in the store. >> >> >> best, >> janet >> >> ---------------------------------------- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Lioncourt.com Review: Shake, Shuffle, and Roll >>> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:38:55 -0700 >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> Well that makes a great promotional, but could someone write about >>> how >>> well it actually works? What we can expect when we purchase it, >>> bugs, >>> purks, of course it talks but what else is there to know about it. >>> >>> I have been wanting to try one of these things out for a while now >>> but >>> can't seem to figure out how as you have to set it up through your >>> itunes library and you won't find any such unit at an apple store. >>> >>> One interesting thing I did notice about the nano is that if it is >>> playing music and you start to move through the menus, the music >>> volume gets cut in half, presumably so that speech may be heard. >>> Pretty cool, but again, no experience actually using the speech. >>> >>> Regards >>> Justin Harford >>> On Sep 18, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks go to Shane Jackson for his review of the iPod Nano 4G and >>>> its speaking interface. You can read the review at this link: >>>> >>>> http://www.lioncourt.com/shake-shuffle-and-roll/ >>>> >>>> Josh de Lioncourt >>>> >>>> ...my other mail provider is an owl... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
