If you have several hours' worth of music stored on your PC or Mac, then you are probably used to being able to enjoy your music while you are sitting in front of your computer. But how about when you are on the bus or the train, waiting in the airport on a layover, or walking along a hiking trail? Wouldn't it be nice if you could bring your music with you, without carrying around a case full of CDs?

Well, you can! With a 4 GB Apple iPod, you can store about 1,000 songs on a device that is smaller than a credit card. Apple iPods come with a customized USB cable that you can connect to your PC or Mac to download songs from Apple's iTunes, so it's easier than ever to download music stored on your home computer.

An iPod also gives you a convenient way to sort your music for your listening pleasure - if you want to hear all songs by a particular artist, you can filter your music to include only songs from that artist with the touch of a button. If you decide that you would rather listen to a particular genre of music, it takes just a couple of clicks to instruct your iPod to include only downloaded music from that genre. You can even set your 4 GB iPod to "shuffle" the songs on its hard drive, so it will randomly select the songs it will play - a great feature if you're in an "anything goes" mood.

There are many portable media devices available today that you can use to download and store music from your computer, but only the Apple iPod gives you the power and versatility you need to be able to truly enjoy your music, your way!