The iPod People

Here is an artice from the Des Moines Register website that talks about the iPod popping up in unexpected places.

Iowa's iPod people
The popular digital players are popping up in unexpected corners of everyday life, from the pub to the classroom

By KYLE MUNSON
REGISTER MUSIC CRITIC
February 21, 2005

It was Monday night at the Lift, the bar at 222 Fourth St. in downtown Des Moines, perhaps the first in Iowa to devote a weekly night to owners of iPods and other portable digital music players.

" PodJay Mondays" debuted on Valentine's Day, and it is one of many signs that the coveted gadgets are becoming much more than mere entertainment.

PodJay Mondays essentially set up digital players as the new icebreaker. People program a playlist with 15 minutes or so of songs from their music catalog, then hand their players over to bartender Clint Curtis who treats the entire room to their musical tastes.

From DJs to lawyers:

"I'm not much of a tech guy," said Dave Tank, a 45-year-old attorney in Des Moines who didn't try an iPod until an old law school buddy finally showed him the ropes. "It's one of those products you don't really understand or appreciate until you have one in your hand."

And there are more: from a teacher to a podcaster, from a blogger to a restaurateur. More here

I mentioned podcaster. What is a podcaster? Well, someone who podcasts.

So, what is a podcast?

I'll tell you about it the next time.

This is it for today!