I bought a 40GB iPod for Megan for her birthday. She has become addicted to iTunes lately, and the 40GB Creative Zen wasn't cutting it. Plus, she thinks they are cute.

I picked it up two days ago, and since have been in process of converting our 3000+ songs from WMA to MP3. I decided that I wasn't going to ever again rip to a proprietary format. I want my music where I want it, not where Microsoft or Apple dictates. I want to share my music between my iPod and my Zen. I own every album I have ripped. They are sitting in a really big pile behind me right now.

I had a little debate about this point - I've configured the iPod for Megan. I figured that what she really wants is the device, working, with her music. I know that I geek out on opening the box, configuring the settings, and converting music... but for her, she just wants it to work. My goal is to get everything done, so I can leave the iPod on her bathroom sink for her to discover in the morning.

Unfortunately she told me to get her the iPod, so it won't really be a suprise. Oh well.