That’s just stupid
Okay okay, I admit it, when my USB port at home was suspect, I loaded up my new iPod at work. Now I’ve got a new computer, I plugged the iPod into it, and fired up iTunes. I didn’t expect this:
No two ways about it, that plain sucks.
I know Apple probably needed to show it was providing a degree of copy protection to get the co-operation to set up the iTunes store, but really, this is stupid. They could have at least allowed you to connect the iPod to a handful of computers.
There is an alternative: a Winamp plugin called ml-iPod which lets you copy tracks to the Pod without that kind of nastiness. I haven’t got it to work yet, mind you — it doesn’t see the device. Rest assured that I’m working on that…
May 27th, 2005 at 08:21
Then you need to work on a better name for your iPod!
May 30th, 2005 at 06:09
You might already know this, but in case you don’t… to use that winamp plugin, iTunes MUST be uninstalled. I don’t know why, but I had the same problem. Since then I’ve switched to using several programs - ephod (free) and anapod ($25). I love anapod and would pay for it again. Good luck with your music woes.
May 30th, 2005 at 07:12
Interesting. Their own documentation says “The winamp ipod plugin works with or without iTunes installed. It makes no difference.” … but since that didn’t work for me, I may try removing iTunes. If that doesn’t work, I might just re-rip the CDs… they’re all in my house, closeby to the PC, and there’s only about 30 of them on the Pod so far, so it shouldn’t take too long.