Which I-Pod

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

I was an Ipod virgin until this Christmas as well. My SO got me the new Ipod shuffle. It's the perfect size for me. I'm training for an Ironman, which means I spend a lot of time riding my bike on the trainer in the winter, and running outside. I also have this weird thing where I CANNOT listen to music in order. It drives me bonkers. I have to listen to everything on shuffle. I don't really do the transportable media, I'm usually a reader, not a watcher. Once I heard that I could put podcasts on there, I was even happier (I subscribe to a triathlon podcast and the Shamrock and Thistle podcast from NPR). Plus you can turn off the "shuffle" function if you want to listen to it in order, and you can load it in order from Itunes. I like the simple buttons too...the screen would distract me if I was running.

Other cool thing was that sweetie had it engraved with part of my favorite psalm ("Create in me a pure heart...")

That's funny about the shuffle.. me too! I always thought I would never use the shuffle option, but that's all I use now. I like when each album is mixed up and you never know what's coming next.

I'm absolutely addicted to my ipod. I use it at work, and I've found I write better when listening to music.

I've just discovered the free podcast downloads. I'm learning Spanish.

[btb87]

A few days ago, I read this entire thread. Didn't know I'd be needing help later!

I purchased my daughter the cute pink iPod nano for Christmas (4G). I loaded about 24 songs on there for ME but noticed that I only had about 1.97G left. So I finally got around to calling the Apple folks and I reset it. Seems like for some reason, the memory was wacky! So I took it back yesterday and got a refund. I will probably go ahead and get the 30G video iPod since as many of you have noted, you're getting about 7 times as much for $50 more.

What I wanted to know is has anyone else had a problem with the memory on their iPods? The Circuit City guy told me yesterday that he's seen one or two cases of this happening and it was with the pink iPod (don't know why he thinks the color had anything to do with it, but oh well). Next question - are there free areas for podcasts, etc.? As are a few of you, I'm an iPod virgin as well.

Thanks in advance!

[mu_agd]

Originally Posted by btb87

Next question - are there free areas for podcasts, etc.?

There are a lot of free podcasts on itunes in the podcast section.

[squirrely girl]

totally loving my new iPod!!!! yes i'm a dork

[PhoenixAzul]

this just reminded me to update my shamrock & Thistle.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

My shuffle is no longer recognized by my computer
I got the 30gig video, but I still wanted to use my shuffle because the video is too big for workout use. At least it still has music on it and still works. I just can't put anything new on it.

[Xylochick216]

Does anyone know if the Nike+ attachment will work with an old school mini? Mine's about 3 years old, and I wanted to upgrade to a video iPod, but I heard the Nike+ only works with the Nano. Didn't know if it applied to the mini, too. Does anyone use Nike+? Would it be worth it for me to buy a Nano instead of the video so I can use it? I'm starting to train for a 10-miler and I think it could be helpful.

[AchtungBaby80]

Originally Posted by DolphinChicaDDD

My shuffle is no longer recognized by my computer
I got the 30gig video, but I still wanted to use my shuffle because the video is too big for workout use. At least it still has music on it and still works. I just can't put anything new on it.

The same thing happened with my iPod mini. I did extensive searching on the internet and I found a bunch of stuff about how the new upgrade to iTunes could cause that problem, so I figured mine was toast...until I dropped it, and suddenly my computer recognized it again. I don't know what was up, but you probably shouldn't try that "fix" for yours...unless you're brave.