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[natsumi]

I'm about 2 0r three days behind on lj right now, so I feel bad asking for info when I'm not keeping up with everyone's lives, but I need info. Specifically info from everyone who has an ipod. The library is trying to determine whether it would be helpful or not to install itunes. Ipods are becoming popular enough that people have started asking

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[bonelesspuppy]

You don't need to log into iTunes, the basic program, if all you want to do is work with your music and playlists. I'm not sure how log-ins are handled beyond that because I still don't have an account with the iTunes store (lazy), but I think you just hit "Check for purchased music" and plug in your username/password there.

What might be a pain is that, in order to buy music from the store and then transfer it to an iPod, the computer on which you download the music has to authorized as one of that particular iPod's computers. This can be done very easily through iTunes, and you can de-authorize the computer through iTunes, as well. So you'll have to get people to authorize and de-authorize their iPods if they want to use the store. I think.

I need to play around with iTunes anyway and get my account set up, so if no one has the information you need, I'll be the guinea pig.

[bonelesspuppy]

Oh, and, yes, you do need iTunes to move music on/off an iPod, regardless of whether you use the store. I don't think I really made that clear when I was rambling.

[bonelesspuppy]

Thanks Joelle. I know everyone's crazy for apple, but their site really isn't organized for simple information. I'm reading through the troubleshooting guide to try to answer questions, and it's frustrating. So far I have learned that ipods have to be formatted for either pc or mac (much like floppies). So a random user with a mac at home can't stop by the lab to pick up a song.
The issue of whether different ipods could use the same computer was one that I wasn't finding an answer to, so thank you very much for that. Although I shudder to think of having to keep track of whether the last user followed directions or not each time someone logs off. Maybe I'll suggest to my boss that we only put itunes on specific computers.

[natsumi]

Oops, that was me, I forgot to log back into lj.