This Should Work

I’ve had my iPod for only a short time, but I’ve got to say it’s awesome.

I came home for lunch today to check out my new toy and start configuring my iPod Touch. While I was downloading the latest version of iTunes, I took the device out of box and showed it to my wife who called it “elegant.” I took the device out of it’s packaging, plugged it in and started the setup process.

I bought the lower end version of the iPod touch (only 8GB) and knew that all my media would not fit on the device. Trying to decide which albums, photos and videos I want on my iPod is something I’ve never had to worry about before, and was trying to find a way to create lists and folder that would sync with my iPod Touch. To that end, I created a bunch of smart folders for my music and photos. The result is a great group of music and photos that will now automatically update on demand. One example is I’ve created an “oldies but goodies” smart folder that includes music that has star ratings of 4-5 and that I have not played in the last three months. And this folder will keep updating/changing because the songs in this folder are based on a criteria.

All the features of the iPod Touch work as advertised. Using one’s finger to scroll through albums and photos. “Pinching” photos to zoom in and out and “flicking” to move through a slideshow. Turning the device horizontally to view things in landscape mode. Wi-Fi internet browsing works very well (but it’s a little slow). Sampling, purchasing, and re-syncing songs purchased from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store to one’s PC/Mac is flawless.

There are only two downsides to this device so far:

1. The touch screen needs to be cleaned quite frequently because fingerprints and smears get the screen messy really fast.

2.EVERYONE thinks it the iPhone. Then I need to explain what this device does, why it’s different, and why I did not get the iPhone.

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