Out with the old, in with the new, part 2 Not that you want to read about my geek gear, but it was interesting to read in the Wall Street Journal on friday that the iPod is one of the hottest-selling items this christmas. Other sources mentioned that although the iPod itself is selling like hotcakes, the iPod Photo units aren't, and there are no supply issues with the photo. Although I understand the cost issues, this is a little surprising to me. The screen on the iPod Photo is lovely lovely lovely. Just like my wife and daughters. And, since I've got bunches and bunches of photos of beautiful wife and daughters to show, it's nice to have a pretty color screen and a capacious hard drive to hold them.

Of course, for the $599 that apple is asking for the thing, you could buy a used laptop with an even bigger screen to show pictures with... but there are some discounts out there. I got mine from Amazon for 5% off, and an additional $30.00 for opening up an amazon.com credit card. Choose your retailers wisely.  ¶ 2:41 PM