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Friday September 03, 2004

iPods and multiple computers.
I've had an iPod since May - and I love it. But I've just discovered something that really stinks - You can't easily use one iPod with two computers
It seems that it can only be associated with one computer at a time. If you connect it to a different box it will kindly offer to wipe its contents and replace them with the music from your new machine. What's the point in that?
It wouldn't sting so much if I hadn't just had so much hassle finding a FireWire card that works. Stay clear of I/O Flex (aka Koutech) cards. Permalink | | | | Comments [2]
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Have a look at iPodRip.

Posted by Moritz Willers on September 04, 2004 at 09:02 AM PDT #

You can use an iPod with two computers, you just can't use auto-sync on both computers. Read the following for an argument against using auto-sync altogether and for instructions on how to turn it off: Bill Palmer: Bring your iPod to life by killing auto-sync

I have one computer that I use as a "master" that I have using auto-sync. But when I'm on the road, and only have my laptop with a smaller harddrive, I use my iPod in non-sync'd mode.

Posted by David Ogren on September 04, 2004 at 09:37 AM PDT #