1. If I dohttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifn’t see a CD fit to rip for my iPod (or MP3 collection for that matter), is the CD even worth keeping?

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2. Why is it so hard to get the iPod to go back to just straight up shuffle after listening to a specific playlist or CD? Am I doing something wrong?

I also hate it when I want to turn the backlight on & if I don’t hold down the menu button long enough all of a sudden I start “the menu dance”.

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3. I have the Monstor iCarPlay FM radio connector/charger thingy, and so far it’s fantastic. I seem to have good luck w/ 88.1 here in San Francisco.

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4. Check this place out:ReadytoPlay.com.

I might actually do this. With this service I could have my entire collection of 700-800 CD’s all digital and on a couple DVD’s within 2 days. Right now I’ve barely taken the time to keep ripping, so I’m barely through 1/16 of my collection. And believe it or not, out of about 4000 songs I currently have on there – I’m getting tired of my selection :)

update (8/17): Silly me didn’t do the calculations on this right… and it would actually cost me $600+ to get my collection ripped. ($$$ !!!) Now for .10/cd I might do it – but for a $1 CD – that’s just waaaay too much when you have my collection. So now I’m on a warpath to see if I can’t get my collection ripped myself within 2 weeks – Let’s see if I can do it!

Oh – and if you’re curious, there’s another site that does something similar: RipDigital and one even cheaper than those two: MoonDogDigital. Man, you start searching for these places and you’ll see they’re poppin up everywhere, in the bay area alone I think there’s about 5 or 6 companies offering this! Now if they’ll just lower their prices… For $700 I could probably buy my own mass ripping machine & start my own company!

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5. I’ve been loving listening to WOXY

When I’m working I forget to keep changing the CD’s in my changer in the living room, so I usually just play music right off my laptop since it’s right here if I wanna change a song & all. Online streaming radio is the best though because it’s like expanding my shuffle to listen to a bunch of new stuff out there, too. I love KEXP.org, very much too. WOXY I heard about on Tribe and have listened to quite a bit since. They talk about the artists and their albums a fair bit, so I learn something, too! It’s like talk radio for the music nerd.

Oh & WOXY’s stream displays the artist & song title in iTunes!