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Headset Love Story
After an eight-day-long battle with myself about whether to spend €29 on an Apple headset, I finally decided to drive to the Apple Store and buy myself one. My last three headsets have either fallen victim to the cat or to wear and tear owing to my failure to look after it properly and shoddy workmanship.
After a 15-minute journey and five tracks with a loose contact in just one earplug (the other earplug has stopped working completely), I finally reached the well-lit Apple Store, which enticed me to enter and make a purchase.
I went past the iPhones and Macs, up the stairs and there they were - my future music providers and probably also the next victim of my cat.
Up to the cash register to pay, but not without a compassionate glance at my iPhone 3G in view of the range of iPhone 4 on display at the checkout. Deliberately positioned? Absolutely, no question about it!
I’d overcome the first hurdle. I cheerfully headed towards the subway station, trying to open the packaging. You shouldn't really let a little piece of cardboard get the better of you. However, even though I managed to take it off after three minutes, it was extremely robust.
The most difficult part was the plastic packaging which could probably have withstood a nuclear bomb. On the escalator, I tried to use my teeth to open it which instead of anticipated success only brought me a few smirking glances. Not that I was going to back down from the challenge, but this seemingly indestructible tiny piece of packaging seemed to be having a laugh at my expense.
From that moment, I realized it was a matter of honour. The packaging had to go - immediately.
The only sharp object that I had to hand was my key. But this also failed and the intact packaging seemed to continue to smirk mischievously at me.
I strolled along the platform attempting to somehow pierce open the packaging. You become aware when all sorts of people start looking at you, but that was neither here nor there. The first signs of my impact on the packaging were evident. I felt a triumphant mood sweep over me. The thing wasn't impregnable after all.
Just under four minutes and a ride on the U6 later and I had won. I was astonished when a such a small bundle of cables fell out of the packaging and it suddenly became clear to me why I had gone to all this trouble in the first place. But this feeling also soon faded away as I finally listened to the first sounds on my new headset.
Magnificent ... at last!
The only thing that spoiled my mood was seeing my cat there to welcome me home, licking his lips at the sight of my new purchase.
Peter Laschtowitz
Peter Laschtowitz started as a trainee IT specialist at censhare in 2006, and has been a staff member of censhare IT Services since 2009. He particularly values contact with very different individuals in this area, as well as the many and varied opportunities for fieldwork at clients' premises. He is an enthusiastic events photographer, cook and snowboarder when censhare and his terminal allow him time.
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Herausforderung
Verpackung haben neben der Präsentation des eigentlichen Produktes noch andere Aufgaben. Eine der wichtigsten: Schutz vor Beschädigung oder gar Diebstahl. Warum man als Kunde deshalb aber manchmal zum "Panzerknacker" werden muss erschließt sich mir auch nicht.
Die härteste Nuss zu knacken hatten ich und Kollegen erst vor wenigen Wochen. Wir haben uns mehrere Präsentationsmäuse von Microsoft bestellt. Neben den üblichen Maustasten sind auf der Unterseite spezielle Tasten für die Steuerung einer Präsentation. Hörte sich von der Idee nicht schlecht an.
Als das Ding auf unseren Tischen lag, war das Staunen ob der Verpackung bei allen gleich groß. Ein stabiler Rahmen, in der Mitte die Maus in einer Art Ei, welches drehbar gelagert war!
Nachdem der erste versucht hatte die Maus aus dem Ei zu befreien, wurde das für alle anderen zur echten Herausforderung. Selbst mit Schere bewaffnet war der Inhalt des Überraschungseis kaum in 5 Minuten zu erreichen. Wenn möglich das ganze noch ohne Verletzungen. Weder die 5 Minuten, noch ohne Verletzung wurde von jedem geschafft. Das Ding war einfach unglaublich.
Ihnen wünsche ich jedenfalls nach der einen erfolgreichen Herausforderung, dass die nächste auch gelingt. Erfolgreiche Verteidigung gegen die Katze.
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