Buying a New iPod?

A few months ago I finally filled my iPod to the point that I can no longer store all of my media on it. I am no music pirate, but with music, podcasts, audiobooks, TV shows, and games...space runs out fast. I was all set to buy an iPod Classic. Armed with 160GB of space I could even store a number movies from my DVD collection. Then Apple responded to the iPhone unlocking by enmeshing it with 3rd party software. I work for an ISV, so the notion that 3rd party software is intrinsically evil naturally makes me a bit uncomfortable.

I still need a new device, but perhaps the time has come to leave Apple and its iPods behind and go look for something else.

25 Most Played

As usual, I am following the Wilberian lead with this list of my top twenty-five iTuns tracks during the past year. In my defence, I do have two young girls, so that explains Jack Johnson and Hampton Hampster!

Song Title	Artist	Album	Count
Restless	Jana Hunter	Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom	59
Girl from the North Country	Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash	Nashville Skyline (remastered)	56
cowboy song	Socalled	Ghettoblaster	55
Trapped Under Ice Flows	+/-	Holding Patterns	50
Upside Down	Jack Johnson	...Curious George	50
Diary of the Mass Trappist	The Jai Alai Savant	SXSW 2005	49
Hell Yes	Beck	Guero	47
Pipebomb on Landsdown (Dance Remix)	Dropkick Murphys	The Singles Collection, Vol. 2	47
Hiding Behind the Moon	Jeff Hanson	SXSW 2005	43
Que' Onda Guero	Back	Guero	40
Betcha Never	Cherie	Cherie	40
Rainbow Flows	Husky Rescue	Country Falls	39
The Littlest Birds	The Be Good Tanyas	SXSW 2005	35
Breakthrough	Hope 7	Breakthrough - EP	35
L-L-Love	Astaire	Don't Whisper Lies - EP	34
California Uber Alles	Dead Kennedys	Mutiny on the Bay	34
Orange Blossom Special	Johnny Cash	At Folsom Prison	34
Like a Soldier	Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson	Unearthed	34
She Floats	A-Lyricz	Low Tops and Polos	33
Sab Kahete Hain (remix)	Anuradha Paudwal	Sab Kahete Hain (remix)	33
Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do	Goldie Lookin Chain	SXSW 2005	33
Wanted Man	Johnny Cash	At San Quentin	33
The HampsterDance Song	Hampton the Hampster	Hampsterdance Hist - EP	31
The Sweet Sunny South	Jerry Garcia & David Grisman	Shady Grove	31
Banghra Fever (Heavy Nitro Mix)	MIDIval PunditZ	Six Degrees Remixed	31