A few years ago I was the only person I knew with an iPod. Now I feel like just another pair of white headphones riding the bus to work. My desk is already an iPod traffic jam. I have the only iPod dock in my office and on any given day, it's not unusual for me to find a few iPods on my desk waiting in the "charge queue." If you have several friends who own iPods, then you know sometimes it can be a tedious task figuring out who owns which iPod. The iPod has moved beyond being just the chic or "it" item of the moment to become the must have electronic accessory for millions of music lovers worldwide. Without exaderation, there are more iPods in my office than staplers and scotch tape dispensers combined. Indeed, iPods are omnipresent.

Just like most personal effects, there are a few things we can do to modify an iPod to make it unique. Some have applied stickers or paint to their iPod. Some have even engraved it with a personal message. But none of these "mods" are truly fitting to the iPod's character. The simplicity of its software interface and hardware design renders it almost pure. I would consider an engraving, but using a permanent marker or a sticker to change your iPod is almost like making a scar. I want to make my iPod different without diminishing from its elegance.

Like everyone else, my iPod had four buttons and a light blue LCD screen. After all, aren't all iPods clones? Even iPod Mini owners have a couple different color choices. But what if I don't want to be like everyone else? Apparently, I'm not alone.

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