Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
Actually I believe the Creative MuVo series would be much better choice. The higher capacity models have a built in display and all have a built in USB connector. Plus it runs on AAA batteries so it is easy to always have it ready to go. But if you need the Apple name I would get the 1G shuffle.
You only have to pay taxes on it if you get both Vista Business and Office 2007. This is because the price of them together is over $600 (or maybe it was $700) so you must pay taxes on it. So if you only get Vista Business or Office 2007 (not both) you do not have to pay taxes on it.