I recently broke down and purchased an iPod. I have been a big fan of
mp3 players for a long time. I owned one of the original mp3 players created
by Rio and one the original hard drive based players from Creative. But
these products had many problems from short battery life to not enough
storage. So I was basically without a digital music player for several
years. That is until I decided to purchase and iPod. Now, I had been looking
at the iPods for a long time before I decided to purchase one but being
a windows user I was waiting for someone to come along with a killer player
not made by Apple. Well I guess I finally got tired of waiting and made
the decision to bite the bullet and get the iPod. I must say that it was
the best decision that I ever made.


If you don’t own an mp3 player already, I would recommend the iPod,
and even if you do own another mp3 player it may be time to upgrade. With
the addition of Podcasting to iTunes 4.9 the iPod has become the must
have tech gadget of 2005.

Just in case you don’t know what podcasting is, I will explain.
Podcasting is basically an on-line radio program delivered straight to
your iPod or other mp3 player. My wife has even started her own Podcast
over at cwahm.com. This Podcast is devoted to women who have decided to
start working from home. There are Podcasts that have been created for
just about every topic under the sun. A lot of Podcasts focus on Tech
related news and views, but the landscape of what is being done in Podcasting
is opening up quickly. I have found Podcasts for everything from video
games to Christian music. I would say that with Podcasting, just like
the internet, the sky is the limit. A lot of broadcast based and internet
based radio programs are starting to offer Podcasts. I guess you could
consider Podcasting the newest fad for 2005.

I also like the iPod because of the support from all of the third party
vendors who have started making car kits for the iPod. There are several
different choices on the market. Some of the car hookups require nothing
more than plugging into your cars outlet and turning your radio to the
proper channel. Others plug directly into the back of your factory radio
and allow you to actually control the iPod from the stereo. I purchased
the kind that plug into your factory stereo from www.mp3yourcar.com, and
it has been great. If you have the money I would definitely recommend
this option because of the sound quality.

I guess the point that I have been trying to get across is that it might
just be time to check out an iPod for yourself because I think that the
technology has finally made them a viable option. Without a lot of experience
you can download and listen to your favorite music and radio programs.
But you don’t have to take my word for it - check it out for yourself.

For more iPod information:
http://apple.com/itunes
http://ilounge.com
http://ipodgarage.com

Podcasting information:
http://podcasts.cwahd.com
http://christianpodcasting.com
http://odeo.com
http://podnova.com

My favorite Podcasts:
http://diggnation.com
http://thisweekintech.com
http://wiredjesus.com/

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