I have to ask, when did HP’s commercials get better than Apple’s? It must have been when they started using the plusses. I liked those – the ones where the pictures were put into a collage to make a scene etc, etc. But the new ones for the HP iPod are good too. Better, in my opinion, than Apple’s own. I think things started going downhill for Apple when they did that iMac tongue commercial – that was pretty dumb. And now the iPods are shipping in multicolored boxes? C’mon. I don’t need a bunch of pretty colors on the box for my monochromatic music player. HP can at least justify it by using photos on their boxes.

Speaking of that iPod thing, I remember way back when the hPod was announced – it was that bluish grey HP color. Now it’s… well, it’s white. Wow, it’s so different from the Apple version! I’d better go get one right away! The only change that I can recognize is the addition of the HP logo on the back.

Anyway, my dad and I went car shopping yesterday, and I’m trying not to get too excited, but it sounds like he’s leaning in the direction of the new Accord.