Obviously a sign that the end is near....

I upgraded my 3G iPod to 2.3 and suddenly there is a photo import menu option. Very interesting... Does anyone have one of those Belkin doohickeys to see if that's waht this is r…

actually, the "Photo Import" menu item was available before this latest update. i have a 3G 15 gb running 2.2 , and it's on there. i think it was put on there for use with the Be…

didn't apple just release something that lets you load your photos onto your iPod directly from your camera phone now?

Quote: Originally posted by NYK Ace: didn't apple just release something that lets you load your photos onto your iPod directly from your camera phone now? March, …

It's been there from the start (well, november 2003). I just don't know what uses it. Is this an usused menu item that Apple never implemented?

I am being required to read a book based before 1877 in the United States for my history 101 class. It does not have to be written before 1877, it just has to be set before that t…

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is excellent. It takes a bit to tune your ear to her speech, but it's well worth it.

Well, Steinbeck is out, he came along after that date (1902-1968). I'd recommend: The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne or Mo…

Has anyone read "The Guns of the South" by Harry Turttledove? My friend who goes to Auburn recommended it. Quote: Originally posted by MacNStein: Well, Steinbeck is o…

Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine).

Quote: Originally posted by JLFanboy: Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine). Don't even think about…

Quote: Originally posted by Timo: "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is excellent. It takes a bit to tune your ear to her speech, but it's well worth it. Yeah, …

How about "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau?

How about The Bible?

Quote: Originally posted by His Dudeness: How about The Bible? The book has to be set in the US. So he'd have to go with the Book of Mormon, I guess.

Quote: Originally posted by malvolio: Don't even think about it! Moby-Dick is a loooooong book with lots of arcane info on whale hunting and other highly relevant topics…

You can read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain here while surfing MacNN. It was published in 1876 and is 296 pages long. It's a good adventure book and an American classi…

Quote: Originally posted by spatterson: I am being required to read a book based before 1877 in the United States for my history 101 class. It does not have to be writt…

Quote: Originally posted by malvolio: The book has to be set in the US. So he'd have to go with the Book of Mormon, I guess. LOL! Thanks for all the good book re…

Quote: Originally posted by Spliff: Yeah, but she's British. He needs a book by a US author. yeah, missed that. Everyone should read it anyway!

Quote: Originally posted by JLFanboy: Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine). I agree. One of my fa…

Quote: Originally posted by SimeyTheLimey: The well written, historically accurate, page turningly gripping modern novel set in the US before 1877 I would definitely rec…

Last I heard "it will never happen" and "The iPod is just another peripheral". This is totally sweet!!

Cute.