How many songs are in your itunes ?

[KEXPMF]

Being a Mac guy I've used iTunes for many years now.

Funny tho, but while I use it to compile comp CDs, I clean it out when the CD is done.

My wife has an iPod and I load it with stuff via iTunes as well, but again, I dump it out of the computer once it's in the pod. I personally have no use for an iPod at this stage in life. I have a 70s vintage Kenwood in my 10x10 office that's plenty loud (I run the 'puter through it as well), nice hi-fi in the car.

The only thing I keep in there is about 50 songs, and they are all my songs created in GarageBand.

I really think it's an age thing. Most people under 30 use it a lot, over 40, hardly at all.

I totally agree with you... for me, living in a place where I only use public transportation, going to parties, where I sit and make a mix for my iPod just for THAT party, before I go (that is endlessly fun... I'm a DJ after all!) , I'm addicted to making mix cds for my friends.... an iPod is certainly good for me. If I was more stabile and had a vintage Kenwood, I'd never leave the house, I'd resume collecting vinyl, knowing that I wasn't going to be moving, I'd be very happy!!... and an iPod probably woudn't be of use. Although I don't imagine there will ever be a time that I won't want iTunes or to make mix cds and buy songs here and there.

[Jim Clark]

Thank you guys for your suggestions. The mixed reactions shown here are pretty much what have delayed the purchase so long in the first place!

He has more than enough dough to buy whatever he wants but we're in a postion that we want to do something a little above and beyond for them right now. I am pretty locked into a HD based player at this point. At 13 it's a little bit of a status thing so I don't want to let him down too much since we draw the line on so many other things that a great many of his peers in Johnson County, KS just take for granted. Like 150.00 basketball shoes for example!

Plus, he has finally gotten over the whole rap thing and that alone is worth celebrating, isn't it? I don't think the Shuffle is gonna work. He has picked up a bit on my own peculiar notions of eschewing mutidisc players in favor of a single disc. When he wants to listen to something, it's that he wants to hear, not that intermixed with a bunch of other stuff that might not be right for the current mood. Sadly, despite his stated goal to the contrary, he's turning out more and more like Dad everyday. I don't point this out since he'll be horrified by that reality soon enough!

Thanks again!

jc

[KEXPMF]

Thank you guys for your suggestions. The mixed reactions shown here are pretty much what have delayed the purchase so long in the first place!

He has more than enough dough to buy whatever he wants but we're in a postion that we want to do something a little above and beyond for them right now. I am pretty locked into a HD based player at this point. At 13 it's a little bit of a status thing so I don't want to let him down too much since we draw the line on so many other things that a great many of his peers in Johnson County, KS just take for granted. Like 150.00 basketball shoes for example!

Plus, he has finally gotten over the whole rap thing and that alone is worth celebrating, isn't it? I don't think the Shuffle is gonna work. He has picked up a bit on my own peculiar notions of eschewing mutidisc players in favor of a single disc. When he wants to listen to something, it's that he wants to hear, not that intermixed with a bunch of other stuff that might not be right for the current mood. Sadly, despite his stated goal to the contrary, he's turning out more and more like Dad everyday. I don't point this out since he'll be horrified by that reality soon enough!

Thanks again!

jc

Ah. In that case, Dr. KEXPMF recommends the Mini or 20 Gig for your son. (the mini is actually the coolest looking of all the iPods, IMO)
I'm glad that the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree, the Shuffle is probably not for the kid who is already talking about being in the mood for certain songs. I'm impressed!!
My first encounter with the Johnson County kids was at KU. You'd see the JO license plates appear as soon as the fall semester started every year. They had BMWs, and not only that, they were new and they got them when they were seniors in high school. And they didn't even know that wasn't normal. Ok maybe I'm exaggering... but not too much!!
The author of "What's the Matter With Kansas" was a JO kid. Mission Hills.
I think that would be a challenging environment to raise a kid in. I'm glad your kids have you though! That will produce good kids, despite being surrounded by $150 shoes and (I'm guessing.... 60 Gig iPod Photos with those Bose docking stations).
I hope I get to meet these cool kids soon! I can talk rap with the best of them. (I DO have to make money DJing sometimes... i.e. I have to know more about 50 Cent and The Game than I could ever want to). Now, we can talk about how bad it is. Whew!
PS - Don't fret about the kid liking music that is crappy in case that happens again. When I was his age (well younger actually... by his age I was all about the Led Zeppelin which is good), I liked something much, much worse and more horrifying than rap, and I turned out just fine (musically anyway).

[ForeverAutumn]

Game than I could ever want to). Now, we can talk about how bad it is. Whew!
PS - Don't fret about the kid liking music that is crappy in case that happens again. When I was his age (well younger actually... I liked something much, much worse and more horrifying than rap, and I turned out just fine (musically anyway).

What could be more horrifying than rap?

Wait...don't answer that...I'm not sure that I want to know.

[KEXPMF]

What could be more horrifying than rap?

Wait...don't answer that...I'm not sure that I want to know.

Let's just say it's along the lines of today's Britney Spears, NSync, etc.

[ForeverAutumn]

Let's just say it's along the lines of today's Britney Spears, NSync, etc.

Doh! I told you that I didn't want to know!

I hear ya sister. If I told you the teenybopper bands that I used to listen to...well...let's just say that it's not a phase of my life that I'm particularly proud of. Thankfully I had older brothers to eventually show me the musical way.

[Dusty Chalk]

Let's just say it's along the lines of today's Britney Spears, NSync, etc.

Well, I listen to Pink and Kylie Minogue and even the occasional Shania Twain, and I still think most rap is "worse" (I.E. not for me).

[Grblgrbl]

Over 7,000 somgs on my iTunes and iPod. All were taken from my cd collection.