iTunes 4.7 disables iPodDownload -- NO!! :-(

[ArcticStones]

I just read on MacMinute.com that the new iTunes update disables iPodDownload. How unfortunate! I object to the fact that my iPod can only be associated with ONE iTunes library. iPodDownload presented an elegant work-around!

I want to be able to transfer music between our various computers, which have different iTunes libraries. The easiest way for me to do this is to use the iPod -- and to freely select the tunes that I want to transfer. After all, it’s my music, and I don’t want unnecessary hassle.

My questions:
• Can I easily switch back to iTunes 4.6? (Where can I download it?)
• Are there any disadvantages to sticking with 4.6?
• Can I have both 4.6 and 4.7 installed -- but with one library?

Does anyone know of a way to get around this? Perhaps a new, improved version of iPodDownload...

A frustrated music lover,
ArcticStones
Bergen, Norway

[Fofer]

Just go to VersionTracker and download one of the MANY iPod downloader apps, such as (but not limited to):

iPod.iTunes
Senuti
iPodRip
iPod Util
PodWorks

[ArcticStones]

Thanks!
Do you know if these work with iTunes 4.7 as well? Or could it be that Apple really has managed to lock each iPod to just ONE iTunes library?

Curious...
ArcticStones.

[guardian34]

iPodDownload is an iTunes plug-in, so it has to run in iTunes. There are plenty of other apps out there that are stand-alone apps (they don't run inside iTunes).

[DRMFUXOR]

This site tells all! http://www.boingboing(dot)net/2004/11/01/ipod_download_can_wo.html


Take the power back!

[Craig R. Arko]

Or maybe this one (http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/todayatplaylist/2004/11/whiners/index.php) does.

Who'd have ever imagined there was more than one side to a story.

[ArcticStones]

Thanks for the link to the iPodDownload fixer.

And Craig: good article, interesting perspective with perfectly legit arguments. Especially liked the final point -- which I wish more people had taken to their heart.

Best regards,
ArcticStones

[ArcticStones]

Yesterday, MacMinute.com reported on iPodDownload 1.1, which is compatible with iTunes 4.7. I was hoping that would happen, but I noticed it too late.

Does anyone know where it may be downloaded? Apparently Engadget.com had it poste, but it’s gone.