In the future, everyone will have a 15-minute CD.

Let's say you're a musician. Like every musician, you've recorded a few tracks, and like every musician, you want to produce a CD. Of course you want this CD available on Amazon for people to purchase, and of course you want this CD available on iTunes for people to buy individual tracks.

The problem: You only have $100.

Amazingly, this is what you can do with about $100:

* get set up at Amazon Advantage, which means your CD will actually be in stock at Amazon for them to dropship ($30)

* get your CD set up at iTunes (free, amazingly!)

* get 40 copies of your CD produced, with full-color CD printing, full-color CD insert, full-color tray card, a UPC bar code, and shrinkwrapped ($64, plus $15 or so S&H)

That simply boggles my mind -- that for just over $100, you could practically be a legitimate recording artist. I am sure there is something useful to be done with this information, and I hope to someday figure out what.