Music, we now take for granted, is portable � via iPods, CD players, etc. Now, we can also take movies with us everywhere and anywhere we go. For parents with young kids, this could be especially good news. Long (sometimes even short) trips in the car often find the kids restless, bored and looking for anything to do. Some of us may have the latest vehicles that come equipped with CD players with monitors; sometimes one for each row in the vehicle. For the rest of us, though, there is still a way to provide movies for the family to watch in the car � download movies to your iPod. Kids will be entertained for the duration of the trip watching their favorite movies.

If the family is traveling together, each kid can watch their own movie on their individual iPods - listening through ear buds and not disturbing anyone. Best of all, for the parents driving, you won�t be bombarded with that age-old question, �Are we there yet?� The time will pass so quickly, you�ll reach your destination before the youngsters have a chance to ask the question even once.

Watching movies on your iPod as you commute to and from work will make the time fly by. Many people spend two hours (or more) on the train; you can easily watch a full movie each and every day during that time. You can only read so many magazines and complete so many crossword puzzles before you lose interest. It may be time to start watching full-length films instead.

You will require a software program to convert your files before you can download them to your iPod. There are many fine converter software programs available on the internet. These are not the only programs you can use, but the following are among the most popular and have proven successful: MP3 Rocket, iPod Blender and iTunes 7.0.

After your software conversion program is installed, you should plug your iPod into your USB port on your computer. The USB port is clearly marked and quite easy to find on most every model of computer. Now, all you need to do is follow the downloading instructions � usually, there are only a couple of steps involved. The entire download process usually can be accomplished in minutes. The speed at which you can download will depend upon how fast your computer operates; even slow computers can accomplish downloads rather quickly. You should now have your movie (or movies) on your iPod ready to view anywhere and anytime you want.

When the software is installed, you convert your old files to the new MP4 format � once again, follow the simple instructions to accomplish this. When in MP4 format you can begin to download them onto your iPod. (Be sure you connect your iPod to the computer�s USB port before you begin to ). And that is all it takes. You now can watch all of your favorite flicks where and when you want to. And, you can watch them as many times as you like. If you get tired of any movie, you can easily remove it from your iPod. You follow the same simple procedure you would if you wanted to delete a song from your iPod library.