Well i finally gave in but i hate Itunes, i need help!!!

[Tone]

1. You can drag and drop music on an iPod.

2. There is NO problem with using the iPod as storage for music AND data and has NOTHING to do with your failure. More likely you didn't unmount the iPod drive before you disconnected it from your Windoze box.

3. HOW songs are ripped controls if the tags are included.

4. Sure, you can hook up any other MP3 players with an 1/8" mini jack to many stereo aux inputs but that it analog data most certainly distorted by the simple amp circuits in the player - the iPod provides digital out via it's connector.

5. Finding music on your hard drive has to do with the way it was ripped and stored, NOT the fault of iTunes.

[transio]

Tone, how do you unmount the iPod?

[morgan-tec]

You must eject it from itunes before you disconect it. I went with the ipod becuase i could get a direct digital interface with my car head unit. Thanks for all the info guys, i will get it all fixed.

[Tobert]

http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/

http://amarok.kde.org/

They both work with iPod, too. Of course, you will probably have to upgrade your OS to use either of those. Try Ubuntu Linux.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

It's all free software. Free as in beer and free as in freedom. http://www.gnu.org.