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I bought my wife an iPod Shuffle (blue) as an early anniversary gift. She wanted it. I was excited.

The levels of her CD-ripped MP3s varied enormously. And it looks like Sound Check isn’t supported on the Shuffle.

Enter: iPod Mini

Last weekend (today is Monday) we were visiting my family. I found my youngest brother had a Zune. So I asked him what came of his old 4GB iPod Mini (blue). He said the battery is totally dead. Okay, can I have it? Sure. He gave me the Mini plus a FireWire cable and the 110V A/C adapter it connects to.

I ordered a new battery for $17 from laptopsforless.com. I also got a battery for my 40GB 4G iPod for the same price and got free shipping, saving me $7.00. Good deal!

At Adorama’s recommendation, I refused delivery of the 55-200 AF-S Nikkor lens because Nikon announced a VR version of it for $250.

But any 55-200 is really a compromise. What I want is the 18-200 VR. I placed an order for it with RitzCamera.com for $749.99 about a week ago. Free shipping and no sales tax. I hope to receive it in three months.

I’m waiting for Nikon to produce a 50mm f/1.8 AF-S. I need it AF-S so it will autofocus on my D40. I’m not holding my breath. Maybe I should just get a D200.

My birthday gift from my spouse is a Nikon SB-400 bounce-capable flash. It arrived today.