Some of the things that I listen to on the iPod are speech that are sometimes 30 to 60 minutes long. I notice that the fast forward / rewind buttons move about one minute of time in about 3-4 seconds ( second second rough guess).... However, often I would like to be able to move much faster - either forward or reverse... Example: my older RIO mp3 player would move faster and faster the longer you held it down.... 2x - then 4x etc....... -- Thanks - RevDave CoolCat at hostalive.com [db-lists]