I understand the concern, but I don't blast the music to the point where I cannot hear anything around me. So far I haven't seen any restrictions at the Tahoe resorts.
Also, at least one of the helmet manufacturers (Giro?) offers built in headphones, either bought with the helmet or bought to modify the existing helmet.
I also like to listen when Xcountry skiing, too.
My reason for buying a nano was to get a flash based iPod so I could take it skiing. I have taken my 20Gb 3G iPod skiing several times, but I was always concerned about scrambling the hard drive in a badly timed fall. Also, the battery life was not good enough at low temps to last a full day of skiing. The nano should be perfect for skiing, and the Ars Technica review seems to confirm its durability.
Yes, it has a built in firewall and you can use Clam AV. There is a GUI administration tool called ClamXAV. ClamXAV is donationware.
Clam AV does not scan for OS X viruses, since none exist yet, but will scan for Windows (and other?) viruses.
In addition, all services (ports) are disabled by default. There is no root password unless you specifically create one (not recommended). You setup an admin account and can create user accounts. I run in a non priveleged user account for additional protection.
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I worry more about drunk skiers and out of control skiers.
I understand the concern, but I don't blast the music to the point where I cannot hear anything around me. So far I haven't seen any restrictions at the Tahoe resorts. Also, at least one of the helmet manufacturers (Giro?) offers built in headphones, either bought with the helmet or bought to modify the existing helmet. I also like to listen when Xcountry skiing, too.
My reason for buying a nano was to get a flash based iPod so I could take it skiing. I have taken my 20Gb 3G iPod skiing several times, but I was always concerned about scrambling the hard drive in a badly timed fall. Also, the battery life was not good enough at low temps to last a full day of skiing. The nano should be perfect for skiing, and the Ars Technica review seems to confirm its durability.
Yes, it has a built in firewall and you can use Clam AV. There is a GUI administration tool called ClamXAV. ClamXAV is donationware. Clam AV does not scan for OS X viruses, since none exist yet, but will scan for Windows (and other?) viruses. In addition, all services (ports) are disabled by default. There is no root password unless you specifically create one (not recommended). You setup an admin account and can create user accounts. I run in a non priveleged user account for additional protection.