I have joined the legions of iPod owners across the globe and I have no regrets. They are amazing little machines and I love mine. I am a self-declared pod addict and I don’t mind if anybody knows it.
I got it last Thursday after finishing work. My job is close to COEX, a huge mall close by my workplace. It is a subterranean mall, like a labrynth of walkways and designer stores. The first time I went there I thought it was rather small. That was because I only walked through the main street. This time I thought I knew which way to go and took a shortcut. It took me lots of walking, map studying and aimless circle-making before I finally found the Apple store.
The choice was between the 30Gb version and the 60Gb version. There was a $120 difference between the two. I went for the lower value, figuring that I wouldn’t get carried away. I don’t even have that much music on my computer so it will be some time before I exhaust all 30 gig. It’s a video pod so I can watch videos in theory, but in order to see them, I’d need to convert the files into pod format which is a drag. However, there are a growning number of podcasts which are available in video.
Podcasts? Oh podcasts. They are a dream come true. I am a regular listener to the Ricky Gervais Show which has me laughing at the most inappropriate moments, like in the middle of a packed subway car. I don’t care, there’s no way I can NOT laugh at some of the things Karl Pilkington says and I’m not going to stop listening. If you haven’t heard it yet, I strongly suggest you get iTunes and check it out.
Another favorite of mine is Ask A Ninja, run by the creator of www.realultimatepower.net , which is essentially a guy dressed like a ninja and whose complete knowlege of ninjas has been gained from a half-hour study of ninja movies. He is pretty funny on video, but I’ve gotta say his website is funnier.Any ninja-related questions or problems? Tune into this hilarious podcast to find out. Roger looks forward to killing you soon!
The only thing which bugs me a little about the iPod is the inability to transfer files as you please. You are limited to hooking up to one computer, but should you own two computers then you can’t download songs from both. Of course, there are very simple ways to get around this and I do, but it’s just a little annoying.
Battery dying now on my laptop. iOver and Out.
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