As Techie as I Get.

For many reasons, all of which I can't recall, I'm stranded with my iPod and am convinced I need a new one. You see, my iPod is of the first generation. Actually, I was surprised to find online today that the exact one I have was the 3rd model, but anyway, please examine exhibit A, my iPod (notice it doesn't even have the click-wheel):



My iPod has something like 2,500 songs on it with a capacity of 5,000. But since Rachel's Great Computer Crash of 2006, I haven't been able to put any new music on it. See, because my model is so old, and because I had formatted it to a Mac and now own a PC, and because I lost all those 2,500 songs that were on my hard-drive, I'm completely fucked. I spent $500 on this pod with my first real estate commission check. I want to listen to new music in my car, but I don't want to lose all of what I already have! Jeff says the only way to fix the issue is to reverse load the songs from the iPod onto a Mac and then burn it all to CD's and then upload all those CD's into the iTunes on my PC. But we don't have a Mac to do such with, and even then, it seems like a lot of work! Although, I would like to salvage these songs if possible.

My other issue is with my phone. I never feel happy with whatever phone I buy. Do you? Is this normal? It's not because I want the latest gadget. I'm not really into gadgets. Practical ones I suppose. I mean, the iPod is pretty much essential, but if it didn't exist I'd still be using one of those bright yellow Sony sports Walkman and taping songs off the radio and would probably be perfectly happy doing that! But last summer I switched to T-Mobile so I could get the Sidekick. Jeff and I were living in different cities and we did so much texting that I need something durable. Something that could handle pages and pages of texted love notes in a speedy fashion. But now that Jeff and I live in the same city and house, I really don't need the Sidekick, and the phone part of it is really annoying, not to mention how bulky it is (which I thought I liked so I could find it in my purse, but it turns out I don't).

We figured out we can save a good $50/month between our phone bills if I switch back over to AT&T/Cingular/AT&T/Whatever its name is now...So the real question at hand here is, should I get the iPhone?

Let's forget about the price for a moment and think about the practicality. If I need a new iPod at the same time I'm going to be switching service providers and have to get one of their phones anyway...Then there is the issue of being able to navigate in Sacramento. Most of the time I still have to bring directions with me everywhere I go. With the iPhone, I'd have the directions plus maps right there in my car with me! I could go anywhere! When I first got to this city, I was looking for a pet store that sold Charlie's brand of dog food and when I found one close, I wrote down the address/directions on an old envelope. But when I got to the address it wasn't there! It had gone out of business! Thank you Yahoo! But if I would have had the iPhone with me, I would have been able to find another store right there in the car, rather than having to go home and getting back on the computer. This also happened again recently when I was trying to find a shoe repair.

But I'm so confused! What should I do?