Lately, I have been toying with the idea of purchasing an iPod. I have a fairly large collection of music, which my laptop is perfect for at work, but I have been intrigued by the idea of being able to listen to "podcasts" wherever I am. Not that I can't have them downloaded to my PC and listen that way, but it's just intriguing, and it's a toy.
One thing that has spurred this back to the forefront of my thoughts is that last week, Leo Laporte starting getting together with a few of his collegues from The Screen Savers and producing a weekly podcast where they just talk about the latest technology. Again, this is available for download, but what fun is that.
I have also toyed with the idea of joining Audible where I can download "books on tape", but in a digital format, and one of their offers is for $100 off the purchase of an iPod if you join for a year. That still leaves me with the $200 price tag for the 20GB version, but more manageable than the $300.
I also have a long list of books that I would love to read, I just can't find the time to read them in and amongst spending time with my family, at work, and sleeping. This would give me the opportunity to "read" these books on my commute to work, as well as just any other "down" time I would have during the day, including while working.
It's tempting. Anyone want to contribute to the fund?
Posted by doug at April 29, 2005 11:19 AM