Because of the Zune 80 supply problems, are you constantly checking the online stores to see when you can order a Zune 80?

The site NowInStock.net makes things easier for you. They have a dedicated page for the Zune 80 and it will report when any Zune 80s start selling at a major online retailer.

The site not only tracks Zunes, but it can track other hard to find items, i.e. "Guitar Hero III",  Wii, etc., which may be convenient during this holiday gift season.

Source: http://www.nowinstock.net/zune/

As we all know from reading tech and Zune-specific blogs, there has been a shortage of Zune 80s.

Well, it seems like the general media is getting wind of the Zune and its limited appearance. Yahoo News has an article describing the situation.

As a Zune owner and fan, I am glad to hear some positive news about this Microsoft gadget starting to reach a wide audience.

Here is a wrap up of Zune Videos I have put online. There are more to come, trust me, but for now.

• Zune 80 Wireless Sync Demo
• Zune 2 Video Comparison
• Zune 2 8GB Flash Zune 1st Look
• Zune Dock Cradle Remote Works with New Zunes

What do you want to see next? We have accessories on the way too!

Here are a couple videos on the new Zune Originals from YouTube. The first video shows some of the personalization that can be done, and the second video is of a flash original unboxing.....

Unboxing of a Zune Original

Source: Zune Online

I thought I would introduce myself to the gotZune community in my first gotZune post by posting a question.

What podcasts do you subscribe to?

I've never really explored the world of podcasting, so when I heard people were ecstatic that the new Zune software and firmware supported podcasting, I thought I would have to give it a try, and surprisingly, I found myself liking some of the podcasts that I found.

Currently you can use the Zune cards to find people with similar music tastes and find more songs that you might like. Unfortunately, the Zune cards don't yet support doing the same thing with podcasts, (although, I imagine eventually they will), so I thought it might be interesting to find out what the readers here are subscribed to and see if any of us can find some new cool podcasts.

These are a few podcasts that I subscribe to which I really enjoy:

TWIT - "This Week In Tech" - Did you ever watch TechTV? Many of the people from that channel sit down and discuss the latest tech news of the week. It's great to hear Leo Laporte again. It would be great if I could find a video podcast that had Leo.

Best of YouTube - Like podcasting, I never really explored YouTube very much. I've never really had the time. Wouldn't it be great if someone picked the best and funniest things on YouTube and made a video podcast of it? Guess what, they do.  It's only a weekly podcast, but it's great.

National Geographic Video Shorts - I really love the video podcasts and what's better than national geographic video?! National Geographic has some of the best educational and entertaining video and photography so it's great to watch a few short clips so you can feel yourself getting smarter.

Battlestar Gallactica - I bet a high percentage of Zune owners watch the new Battlestar Gallactica show. The producer of the show, Ronald D Moore, has a podcast after each episode discussing the behind the scenes of a week's episode.  This past week, I had the great fortune of going to a Zune sponsored advanced screening of some pre-season episodes of Battlestar Galactica, so I can't wait until the producer creates a podcast about these episodes so I can find out what the creative team were thinking when they made these episodes.

So what are some of your subscribed podcasts?

I have spent the evening doing what I love, listening to music and setting up new features. The best part of running websites is the setting up and tweaking.

So, what did I do tonight?

• I changed the width of the Photo Gallery that hosts the backgrounds and Zune Image Galleries
• I enabled user accounts for the Gallery. You can sign up, log in, and submit photos and backgrounds.
• I added a topsite list. The only one being updated for Zune has gone offline due to spammers and I figured I would throw one up. Sign up fellow Zune site owners.

I am having a ball. Welcome to the Social!

Microsoft has released an official desktop theme for us Windows XP users to go along with our Zune! I think it looks awesome!

To Download the Theme:

Click Here

My name is Juscelino M. Acevedo and I am the latest Got Zune? reviewer welcomed onboard by Chris Leckness.  I have 7+ years of professional experience with computer networks, and I am a gadget lover in general.

I currently own a Black Zune 30 with the latest 2.2 firmware.  I purchased it about one year ago, and have enjoyed using it on a daily basis from day one.

I look forward to commenting on Zune related news and hopefully being a helpful addition to the Got Zune? team.

Hello everyone! My name is Guri Zeigerman, and I'm one of the newest reviewers for Got Zune! So, I saw Chris's "help wanted" post and here I am! Just incase anyone wants to know, I currently own a 30GB Black Zune, which is soon to be upgraded to a Zune 80GB. I love Zune and I truly feel it is a serious competitor to the iPod! Go Zune!

Guri Zeigerman

Got Zune?

I really hate starting a new site and having troubles, but this affects all of my sites on both servers, so nothing I could have done to prevent it.

I am so sorry that we were down today. I am mad, but what can I do. We were at the mercy of the hosting company, who was at the mercy of the phone company, who was at the mercy of some idiots that cut into 72 fiber optic cables between my town and Birmingham, Alabama.

Anyhow, this fiber cut took the hosting company down. I am dissappointed, but for 7 years, I have used this company and have only had problems that were the fault of heavy traffic or my own mistakes. Not to mention they are local and it's great keeping that big payment in the local economy. I am just wondering why the ring that carries the traffic from the host to the hub in Birmingham was not on a protected ring that switches paths when a fiber is cut. Oh well.

Anyhow, it's great to be back. I was really having withdrawals.