Musings in Search of a Muse

My new Griffin iTrip mini arrived today and it's awesome! Okay, I have one gripe -- it doesn't fit on my iPod mini as well as I had expected. Otherwise it works better than I expected in my car and about as expected in my home (i.e., poorly). What's really cool, aside from having tons of music in the car, is being able to choose any track almost as if I was using a remote control. No more having to switch CDs and then bonk through the tracks. And no more getting in a rut by memorizing play orders on a CD, either. Until there's a way for a media center in my car to synchronize with a media center in my house when I pull into the driveway, this is the way to go.

I also bought and the Griffin PowerPod (to recharge in the car) and PodPod (to hold the iPod in my car's cup holder). I've got just one gripe about the latter, but it may be critical -- the PodPod grips the iPod only when it's not used in a cup holder. Even then the grip is more tenuous than I would like. This gripe may go away as I use it more and get used to it's idiosyncrasies.

And I almost bought a new notebook computer today. As I've written in several posts already I don't really need a new computer, but it would be really nice to have. I played with the model that I'd like to have, a Toshiba M35X-S149, and it was sweet. A slightly bigger display than I have now, more power, and a bigger hard drive. And it's on sale for $150 off until close of business tomorrow.

But prices are always dropping and I suppose I should wait until I get my company's retention bonus before I spend it. I'm sure there will be lots of time after the Holidays. Just as long as I don't do anything stupid tomorrow.