Whither my iPod?

Well, it’s been over two weeks since I ordered (and paid for, argh!) my iPod from my university bookstore. They have an awful reputation of taking weeks to order and get Apple products, regardless of how new or strained Apple’s supply of said product is at the moment. They had better call me soon to say that it has been received, or I might just enter into a music-deprived state of withdrawal.

I finally received a copy of DiskWarrior 3.0 to fix my external FireWire hard drive which contains my 50+ GB of music. It worked perfectly, repairing the “directory” which is a catalog (the term I have normally heard used) of the files on the disc. Whew. Because data backup of 50 GB is nearly impossible without a huge stack of CDs or even 10+ DVD-Rs, I am afraid of what might happen to that hard drive. When you are skirting the edges of technological marvel, though, by purchasing and filling 200 GB disks, the only solution is to buy two of those marvels. Unfortunately, buying two of the latest and greatest is not cheap and far beyond my current means a busy student. Plus, I am right smack in the middle of applying to medical school ($$$). Risky? Maybe, but I do not have any other choice (beyond giving up music, which I will never entertain).

In summary, I have music available on my computer but not to take with me where I please. Soon, the bookstore promises, soon.