The solution was provided by Andy Frangen: "This seems to be a known problem for those of us running Jaguar. Go get my keepWebServerUp tool, install it and all your problems will go away."

Thanks! Radio is now much nicer to use.

The sound quality is good with the ear plugs. Have to try plugging the iPod to the stereo tomorrow (the family is sleeping now). This a seriously big jukebox full of music.

The belt clip and pouch are nice, and the small switch for sound and track control is very useful when the player is in the clip. The weight and size of the player are all right (it could be a little thinner). I like especially the solid-state ring for selecting the track and rotating through the menus. Perhaps this is the best hardware device Apple has ever produced?

All of the mp3's on my iBook (and now on my iPod) have been legally obtained. There are about 300 cd's in my bookshelf, and I have converted most of them into the mp3 format. I'm now thinking how much of the money spend on the cd's went to the media companies, and how little to the artists. That is stealing.