Today's #throwbackthursday post is a tribute to one of the late, great stepping stones to portable music. When it was first released, Apple's iPod was advertised as "1000 songs in your pocket." Nowadays, it's quite a few more songs than that + a phone + a web browser + almost everything else. I've owned a few iPods over the years, a couple of which I still have stashed somewhere in the attic. The one pictured proudly sits atop an Apple HiFi Speaker system in the studio and plays music when needed. The pictures show a lot of wear and tear on this guy but nothing compared to those Merrell Boots.

Cheers everyone.

Gear Review | A Few Weeks with Apple Watch

Yes, I have an Apple Watch. For those of you who know me, I’m sure you saw this coming. However, I didn’t just jump on the bandwagon because I’m an Apple fanatic. Apple products make up a large part of my work/home life because they integrate with each other so well and they just work. I've been using Apple stuff since college and for me, there was value in owning an Apple Watch, even in the product’s infancy. I bought it knowing that it wouldn’t be perfect, that there would be improvements as time goes on and that the overall usability would take some getting used to. But the fact of the matter is that in spite of its newborn limitations, the Apple Watch is off to a great start and I love it. There’s been quite a few in-depth reviews of the watch thus far so I’m going to keep this one short, sweet and visual. I'll touch on a few reasons why I bought the watch and summarize how it’s integrated into my life thus far. If you have any questions, please feel free to email. Enjoy.