Why the Eff Are Ringtones So Effing Impossible to Get?
Categories: Tech  So elusive. It's safe to say I'm not the most
tech-savvy guy around. A new iPhone coming out means as little
to me as a new Keith Urban album.  It's not a "get off my lawn"
thing, it's just that tech stuff, to me, is too close to math.
And I hate math. And if it's not too math-y, it's filled with
detailed instructions that make my eyes glaze over.  I thought I
wasn't a complete waif, but shee-it: I tried to do what appears
to be the simplest thing ever, and it turned into a bloody
multi-hour ordeal.  Ringtones. Everyone has them, right? One for
your BFF, one for your significant other, one for the person
your significant other needn't know about, etc., etc. Couldn't
be easier, apparently.  I learned differently, and our resident
tech wizard, Jeff Balke, is here to explain why (in italics.)
It began with a passing thought. For some reason the old Todd
Rundgren classic "We Gotta Get You A Woman" popped into my head,
and I thought the ope