The Pleasure And Peril Of The I-pod
September 22, 2008
I Ipod’ed My Life And Lost…But Only Temporarily
- Total system integration
- Instant hardware recognition and compatibility
- Instant software compatibility and integration
- Great hardware stability
- etc., etc.
What was I thinking? To get such a great system and expect it to last forever….
In 2005 I’d been wanting an Ipod. Those cool gadgets sucking music in but never out. Except I waited too late.. Hurricane Katrina hit and I was music-less well almost. Most of my music did not survive the storm. But what a little bleach and water can’t too, let me tell you. Let me tell you.
So what music I could salvage I immediately headed to my friendly Best Buy store while temporarily exiled…ummhhh..I mean passing through Baton Rouge, LA. Vowing to never lose any music to the whims and ways of Mother Nature, I purchased my first I-pod.
And was I happy, joyous, spreading the sunshine, I was, that Fall October of 2005.
Except….just a few weeks later, Apple released the first video I-pod. Was I pissed!!! But like a child who begins to learn her siblings and parents’ nuances, I began to realize this was the Apple way. My growing dependency on Apple started with my I-pod and moved into the world of Mac computers.
I love it I love it…Like a kid in a candy store. I began to recognize other Mac users. We are an interesting bunch you see.
Slightly elitist we may be. We swallowed the red pill and see all the little PC lies around us. Get a Mac and never turn back.
The Old Ipod
So over the past 3 years, I’ve watched the additional generations of Ipods and Macs come to market, not really caring about upgrading. I am running a business after all. We don’t buy cars every year just because a swankier model just came out…do we…umhhh…do we?
My Ipod actually helped me downscale my life. I could take my Ipod in the car, while exercising, from room to room in the house with a few engineering hook-ups – speakers here, TV hook up there….you get the point.
Life was great, until about a week and a half ago. True, the Ipod is after all a computer. A small hard drive if you will. So on a few occasions, I’ve had to review it, restore it, and resuscitate it. All in all, it was good.
I started getting weird errors and decided not to fight the feeling anymore about a week and a half ago. Besides, my 60 gig Ipod was full….robbing Peter to pay Paul, I had to take music off at times to get other songs onto it. Let’s upgrade I thought. It’s time to make the leap and take our relationship to another level.
The Old Ipod Classic Prices
Not wanting to spend $399.00 I really didn’t have, I waited and procrastinated….I can do it well…how ’bout you? 
Well I waited until last weekend, only to find out I’d missed the big news.
THE NEW IPODS AND NANOS WERE OUT! New babies had been born and I missed the announcement. So I was confused at the Apple store in Baton Rouge (it wasn’t there 3 years ago…progress has been made…commercially that is).
Where were my two options of Classic Ipods I’d studied. Knowing my only option was the more expensive one. Something was wrong….. 
The sales person…Apple stores have lots of them, advised me to go online to the Apple store if I wanted a deal. Get the refurbished 160 Gig Ipod for the same price as the new 120 Gig if you really want a deal. Always up for a deal, I bit. Thanks where my consumer cap went on and the research began.
But that’s for another post. I give a detailed account of the differences between the new classi and old one. Get it while it’s hot if you want the refurbished Ipod for cheap. They’re just as good and come with a warranty. See here – Apple certified. Good as new. Save on a certified refurbished iPod. One-year warranty. Free Shipping.
Ipod Setup
So a week into my new Ipod Classic experience, I’m glad I made the jump. The house has been quiet without my Ipod.
Or maybe, I’ve just been too lazy to find alternative means to play my music in one room. NO fun! Stayed tuned for my upcoming post on how the Ipod killed the Independent Artist and other musings 
Love it our hate it, the Ipod and mp3 players are here to stay.
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