Ipod questions.

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  1. sargentlard Save the whales motherfucker Valued Senior Member

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    1) Scenario: I have windows at home and Mac at school. I want to put songs from windows and use it as a giant memory card for school macs...is it possible? Are i-pods platform dedicated or can an i-pod work with Windows and Mac?...Very important question...my main question actually.

    2) Once songs are put on an i-pod from a certain computer does i-pod recognize that computer as the only one it will take songs from and PUT BACK IN? Sony Net-MD does that as a piracy prevention measure (will take song from any computer but will only empty songs into the first computer it was used on)?

    3) Question #1 again. Will it. I would love an i-pod but i need it for more than music.

    4) I know it acts as an harddrive so can it hold any type of file like a normal HD would?

    5) If I work on Photoshop on school macs and save it to my I-pod so can I, then come home, and plug my i-pod into my windows PC and work o nthe same Photoshop project?...this is vital and my real reason for buying an i-pod.

    Thank you.
     
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  3. Redrover Registered Senior Member

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    Your best bet would be to send an e-mail to Apple. They probably would be very happy to answer all your questions if you are a potential customer.
     
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  5. SwedishFish Conspirator Registered Senior Member

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    whatcha need is flash memory portable HD...one of those things that goes on your keychain.
     
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  7. Closet Philosopher Off to Laurentian University Registered Senior Member

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    just so you know, an Ipod needs a battery replaced after about a year that costs $100-200. I suggest going with a better, yet cheaper HD-like music box like NOMAD: http://www.nomadworld.com/products/jukebox_20gb/

    or Archos: http://www.buy.com/retail/computers/product.asp?sku=90129977&loc=440

    and just get a cheap portable flash drive

    128 MB http://www.memorysuppliers.com/sa25crmiusb21.html
    256 MB http://www.memorysuppliers.com/le25usb20jup.html
    64MB http://www.memorysuppliers.com/soycig51usbf.html
    512MB http://www.memorysuppliers.com/sacrmi51usb2.html
    1GIG http://www.memorysuppliers.com/bu1gb10usb20.html
     
  8. Porfiry Nomad Registered Senior Member

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    1) Yes
    2) I think you can add songs from any computer, but you can never actually pull a song off an iPod onto a computer (using iTunes), though there are third-party applications that will do this for you. The iPod stores the MP3 files just as files on its disk, there's no particular obfuscation or encryption.
    4&5) Absolutely.

    My advice, get one. They rock!
     
  9. sargentlard Save the whales motherfucker Valued Senior Member

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    Porfiry

    Thanks..I needed to clear that up. Also is Ilikesalt right about the battery change needed every year?
     
  10. sargentlard Save the whales motherfucker Valued Senior Member

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    errrr...not so good ?
     
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