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Thread ID: 58200 2005-05-24 11:19:00 iTunes, Set yourself free... Metla (12) PC World Chat
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358057 2005-05-24 11:19:00 Seems this is being touted as a breakthough, It lets you manage your ipod with Winamp,and lets you transfer files from the ipod onto multiple computers, rather then having them locked onto the Ipod and only having the delete button as an option.

www.wired.com
Metla (12)
358058 2005-05-24 11:23:00 "A lot of the feedback I get is people thanking me for freeing them from iTunes," said Fisher. "It shows the dissatisfaction people have with iTunes." Metla (12)
358059 2005-05-24 11:43:00 Always knew it, especially since Winamp is probably the best alternative for running a Ipod on a Win 98 Machine.

Thanks to mho.republika.pl for creating Win 98 drivers for the Ipod.
Bam_Bam (7437)
358060 2005-05-25 05:34:00 I have to run third party plugins as well to run my music between work and home without confusing the ipod.
Unfortunitly this was the only way apple got permission from the record labels to sell there music through the itunes music store.
I didn't realise how bloated it was on windows, I know a few pc users that use it without complaints though
plod (107)
358061 2005-05-25 07:17:00 Yer I just tried the plugin . Works pretty good . Pretty fast xfer . Syncing to hdd works ok, and you have the option of sending mp3s back to the Ipod, and formatting the Ipod .

Its good I can still use the Ipod as a external hdd, without using Itunes .

There's another program called CD 2 Ipod, which isnt too bad either . This rips music from a cd and transfers the MP3's directly to an Ipod .

It does everything in between .
Speedy Gonzales (78)
358062 2005-05-25 08:27:00 Never had to use itunes to use the ipod as an external drive.
Formatted mine as a windows drive that way both mac and windows can read it and probably linux which i haven't tried. Just plug it in and it mounts on both OS's i use
plod (107)
358063 2005-05-25 08:39:00 Yer I didnt check to see if it'd work as is .

BUT Itunes has an option to enable the hdd side of it . So I ticked it and left it unticked until now .

Then removed Itunes .
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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