Ok, so I am either the biggest nerd ever or the smartest person ever. I installed Linux on my I-pod. Here's the story...

I wanted to be able to record audio on my I-pod. So I looked at the commercial audio recorders on the market and realized that the headphone jack must also double as a line in or mic in. The little devices which allow you to record audio didn't do anything to the hardware of the I-pod, so it must already have the capability. I was searching the internet for a way to access that part of the software, when I stumbled across http://www.ipodlinux.org. This site is a complete resource for installing Linux on the I-pod, which will enable me to record audio, play games and do a ton of other stuff. The installation was quick and easy, but the software isn't perfect. I made a test recording using my headphones as a microphone (yes, headphones and microphones are basically the same thing, but each one is better suited to their particular task). The recording came out great (given my headphones arn't an ideal microphone and I was too lazy to reach under my desk for a real microphone). Score! The software doesn't do so well when it came to playing back the recording though. It froze up. Oh well. I can just get the recordings off my I-pod using my computer.