this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

I hear of many people who think that just because they do not own an iPod, they have no use for iTunes. That is definitely not the case!

The Tall One and I have been avid iTunes users long before we owned an iPod (and before we owned a  Mac).  It was a quick and easy way to purchase individual songs we wanted, and purchasing an entire album via iTunes was often cheaper than buying at the store.  We would download the songs to our computer and for the most part listen to them there, but it's very easy to burn the songs to a CD and listen in your car or on your home CD player.  Songs range in price from 69 to 99 cents, and albums usually start at $9.99.   You can also purchase audio books, which can be burned to a CD as well.

iTunes offers TV shows and movies for purchase, but these can only be viewed on your computer or your iPod (or your TV if you have Apple TV), you can't burn them to a DVD.

Not into purchasing?  No problem.  Each week, they offer a variety of free songs and TV shows.  We once got 3 full-length episodes of the Disney Channel series, Handy Manny, for free!  You can also access hundreds upon hundreds of podcasts, which are essentially short talk shows (sometimes with video) on any subject you can think of.  Listen to podcasts on your computer or burn them to a CD.

I'm not associated with iTunes in anyway.  I just think it's wonderful and want to get the word out to people who may not realize all they have to offer!