----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde Kahrl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:57 PM Subject: Re: Pismo/iPod
> The reason your iPod doesn't recognize your wife's Pismo is > that an iPod will only hook up to a single computer with regard to > iTunes. It is designed that way--partly to "prevent piracy" by > using the iPod to transfer music files to multiple computers. Of > course, this is sort of a weird way to prevent piracy, and easily > evaded, but in any case, your iPod can have only one base computer > with iTunes. Check out the iTunes help for how to change that base > computer. > When you think about it, there is no reason to have more than > one base computer--other than to transfer files--and you can do that > on ethernet. > -- > Sorry, I beg to differ with you, I connect my iPod to 2 *different* computers all the time. I have a Pismo and a 867Mhz Quicksilver desktop machine. Depending on how you have your iPod configured; you will see 2 different scenarios. If you have it set for Auto-Sync and the last machine it was mounted on was the Pismo and I hook it to my QS; it will ask if I want to wipe whats on it and replace with the QS iTunes library. If I have it configured for *Manual* syncing it simply mounts the iPod without doing a sync and you can use a nifty little program called ipod.itunes and actually transfer and sync the files on the iPod with those in iTunes. I frequently do this because in the evening, I will sit in my living room with my Pismo and browse the iTunes store and buy and download music and put it on my iPod. Later, when I have some tiime, I will take the iPod and connect it to my QS and add the new music to my QS which serves as a back-up. This way, I keep BOTH computers with an up to date and synced iTunes library. (BTW: this is perfectly legal, read the iTunes user agreement) Joe Ellis -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
