If your free time is worth anything to you, charge a moderately high hourly rate and state that half of it will be donated to a charity of your choice.

Thanks for all the advice - I'll figure somethin' out....

ION,

Well, this news is a little old (OK, it's five years old) but this is an interesting video of Steve Jobs introducing something called 'iPod.'

Wired says this:

Some helpful user has uploaded the complete video of Steve Jobs introducing the iPod to the world five years ago. Remember when everyone thought Apple was out of its mind for calling it "a breakthrough digital device?"

Heh. Yeah, I remember. I remember people saying, "Yeah, but this is more expensive than the other hard drive based portable mp3 player out there."

Also, seeing this now reminds me that I think the first generation iPod is a little ugly - but only when you compare it to the lovely iPod models that followed.

Thing I disagreed with Jobs the most? He says that 1000 songs is most people's entire music collection. Bah. I have close to 10,000 songs on my new iPod.

Anyway, a blast from the past....

eta: Link would be nice: [link]

I was just coming here to post something from the article above that one in my Wired feed: I'm not sure, but I think this is a representation of the Flying Spaghetti Monster: [link]

And, yeah, 1000 songs doesn't even come close to my actual music library, let alone what's on my computer.

I'm at 19,000 songs right now. That represents a lot of ripping.

Counterfeit Apple iPod Nanos and Shuffles

Apple's iPod has become so popular that counterfeiters are making their own versions and passing them off as authentic. At first glance, the fake iPods appear very real.

That skin is hilarious, Raq.

Am I the only one who still has a working non- click-wheel iPod? No one seems to carry skins for these (and haven't for at least a year).

I still have a 1st generation, 5 gigabyte iPod. I'm lucky if I get 4 hours of playtime on it these days. I want to replace it, but I can't because there are a bunch of other big-ticket items that I also want to buy first.

Am I the only one who still has a working non- click-wheel iPod?

I just sold mine. I replaced the battery a few months before, so it was still working well.

It's nice to once again be able to fit my entire music collection on a single iPod. But I'll probably have my 60 Gig iPod filled by the end of the year....

I still have a 1st generation, 5 gigabyte iPod. I'm lucky if I get 4 hours of playtime on it these days.

Have you considered replacing the battery? I was surprised at how cheap it was. ($30-something for my 3G iPod.)

Have you considered replacing the battery?

I was, but the 5G of space is getting kind of cramped anyway...

Well, here's a link if you wanna check it out: [link]