i love you mp3

i gotta admit, i'm a little late to the mp3 game. i've simply been copying cd's and downloading shows in wav format. but holy crap, are mp3's cool. much smaller file size equals much faster download time.

one great thing about having a tech dad who buys tech toys, is that he always wants the latest gadget. as a result, i often get the leftovers. (that same generosity goes for my bargain hunter mom too - i can usually expect a bag full of tj maxx clearance clothing she's purchased for me every time i see her).

geno is pretty close to purchasing an ipod, so as a result i got his old 20 gig archos jukebox studio 20. now, if you're unfamiliar with hard drive size, 20 gigs is big for an mp3 player. big enough, in fact, to fit pretty much my entire music collection.

i downloaded a free mp3 converter from the web, and i've been converting albums in the background as i work on other things. i simply drag and drop into the archos drive window and i'm good to go. we're doing inventory right now in the library, so i've been listening to my albums as well as new downloaded mp3 shows from the live music archive. music definitely makes scanning 20,000 barcoded books go a lot faster.

flippin' awesome!