For the longest time I could not understand what the IPod craze was all about.  There was even a time when I thought it was just for kids.  That was before I purchased one for my husband as a Christmas gift.  Now, I don't know how we ever survived without it!

It is compact, easy to use, and offers a lot of bang for your buck.  We have stored all of our CDs on one small machine that we can take anywhere.  The overall sound quality is excellent.  However, if you download music off of the Internet you can run into significant changes in music volume during playback.  I purchased the 8GB and...