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As you may know I have several peeves about Facebook. Facebook photos still suck in terms of quality and have noticeably gotten worse in terms of server reliability (photos not loading). Another annoyance is that I get emails saying that XYZ did JKL and I have to login to see the text (wall post, etc). Although the photos still suck, RIM has released a Facebook BlackBerry App that helps simplify the Mobile User to Facebook interaction. This and other news tells me that we are winning the battle with Facebook in usability vs. pageviews.

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Looking back on the finished spring semester, I am inclined to think I deserve some kind of reward. Given my summer workout schedule, today I decided to pick up a iPod Shuffle. When Chrissy and I go to the gym, we always have to fight over who gets to use the iPod. I figured I would just solve the problem and pick up one for myself (at least it will be mine until she reads this post and finds out I have it!).

This baby can hold approximately 240 songs or 1 GB of data. It has a nice finish which seems to mimic the brushed aluminum of the iPod mini. I decided to go with the iPod Shuffle because of its size. One of the obvious downsides is the lack of a screen. This will not be a problem with me working out. Even with the iPod Nano, I rarely look at the screen to change songs. I chose the color orange; first because it is the only iPod you can get in orange and second, I like orange! Check out the photos.

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