Apple made a stellar product with the iPod (I own a black 4 GB nano that I use almost every day), but for various reasons they decided to not allow music stored on an iPod to be transferred to your computer using iTunes.
For example, let's say you have music that you copy to your iPod from your home computer, and then you take your iPod to the office and want to copy those mp3 files to your work computer. That seems like a typical thing for someone to want to do, but you'll find that iTunes doesn't allow it.
Here's how you can copy music from your iPod to iTunes using a program called... yep, iPod 2 iTunes.
iPod 2 iTunes bypasses iTune's limitations and lets you copy songs, playlists, and videos directly from your iPod to iTunes.
Here's how to use it:
- Plug your ipod into your computer (which will launch itunes)
- Run iPod 2 iTunes. It will show your iPod on the right and iTunes on the left.
- Select the music files on your iPod and then click the arrow to copy them over to the iTunes folder of your choice.
That's about as easy as it gets, and exactly the kind of thing that should be included in iTunes. Are you listening Apple?
iPod 2 iTunes supports all types of iPods, including the latest 6th generation models, and it works great on my nano. I used it recently to transfer music from my nano to my wife's laptop, and then from my wife's laptop to her new iPod that I gave her for Valentine's Day.
Here's a download link for iPod 2 iTunes: Download iPod 2 iTunes.
Another similar program called iPod 2 iPod lets you transfer music files between two iPods. Just select the music, playlists, photos, or videos that you want to transfer, and drag them over to the other iPod.
Here's a flash video of the program in action. Click the demo to view a full size version.
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