Project 600 - Interim Report

Back in late April we embarked on this project and I wanted to report on where we were to date.

So far we have sold CDs and other crap around our house to the tune of (get it) over $1000.oo. Most of the CDs were sold directly to the store Half Priced Books with some of them being sold on Half.com and we also sold a few other gently used household items on Craig's list.

With the proceeds we purchased: an iTouch, a 80G iPod Classic, a Bluetooth Stero, and multiple other iPod accessories.

I kept the iTouch for about three weeks and then took it back because other than the wifi capability, my Treo from Verizon can do everything the iTouch can do plus the Tero has a built in speaker. After using the iTouch for those few week, I remembered why I have been slow to be affected by the iPod hysteria: I hate listening to music through earpieces or headphones. We love the iPod Classic and are impressed with the quality and quantity of the device. It was even a a bonus when we found out there were three preloaded games on the iPod. It's great when we are on the road and we have access to our CD collection which has over 9000 songs.

We have lots more stuff to get out of the house, especially clothing, which we are going to consign the best of the lot and give the remainder to Goodwill before the end of the tax year when we can close out this project and give you a final report.