On 1/30/03 16:37, "Bill Reburn" <bill at pacificcoast.net> wrote: > I don't know Kirk - all those published titles to your name there.. I would > think an iPod would be the ideal escape from those long hours hunkered over > the computer pounding out the copy.. > > Backing up the pages and pages you've created to transport between home and > office.. Or to the beach with the laptop! ;-) installed copy OSX on the > iPod to help boot troubled machines (or even backing up your own) But home is the office - and I have a stereo on the shelf right in front of me. And when I work on the terrace, looking out at the French Alps, I use my iBook, so that can play MP3s and CDs. It's true that it could serve as an extra HD for emergencies... Except I already have two FW HDs... Kirk My forthcoming book: Unix for Mac OS X: Learning the Command Line http://www.mcelhearn.com/unix.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kirk at mcelhearn.com | http://www.mcelhearn.com . . . . . . . . Kirk McElhearn | Chemin de la Lauze | 05600 Guillestre | France . .