dear du: who sold me this jackpot 40gb ipod (signed former luddite)

[faithnotgreed]

such amazing artists and books and songs and programs and languages on this thing so it must be a fellow duer
and i didnt even know it came with all this on it

ok heres the deal
i have never used an ipod before and dont see any instructions

i bought it used on ebay

my question:
- how do i transfer what is on my itunes (or my hard drive) to my ipod
if i recall i have to use a 3rd party sw to transfer ipod to computer

right now its charging the battery through the computer

i got as far as connecting the ipod to my computer with the firewire
then a message came up on itunes
this itunes is connected to another music library do you want to replace your library
so i chose no since i have things on my itunes i want to keep of course

if it helps to know here is what came with it

-dock
-firewire cable
-remote control
-itrip
-ac
-case
-earbuds
-ipod and itrip cds

this guy has great eclectic taste

books by howard zinn george orwell elie wiesel pat conroy david sedaris and authors and musicians of every nationality
i have never heard of most of them (how sad)

pimsleur french
yiddish songs
arabic
monty python
pete seeger
spoken word
aaron copland
brian eno
stereolab
xtc
old time radio programs

thank you so much for any help for those of us who are heavily out of the technology loop

[swimmernsecretsea]

1. Aw, man. Sounds wonderful!

What an eclectic selection.

[faithnotgreed]

2. it blew me away

i cannot believe there is 40 gb of gold on here
ok it must have a misstep somewhere but it will take me some time to find it


so by any chance can you guide me on how to use this
right now the entire listing is greyed out on the itunes folder so clearly i cant listen to it yet or that way

do you know how i can listen to it through itunes andor how to transfer some of it between my computer and ipod

thanks
even if you cant help me on this i appreciate the response

[swimmernsecretsea]

3. A few questions:

• PC or MAC?
  
• iTunes version?
  
• available storage on iPod?
  
• Would you prefer to listen on your new iPod or your desk/laptop computer?
  

[faithnotgreed]

8. ok

mac for sure
itunes 4.7
not much storage available on the ipod as is but i will have to eliminate some of it so that will happen in time

i would prefer to listen to my ipod through my itunes if i can but want to use both through my computer
i dont have much need to listen to the ipod away from the computer as this is where i spend my time

the ipod is filled and i will keep almost all of it but do want to make enough room to move some of my existing itunes to the ipod

im happy to take one step at a time but would like to know what is possible

thank you for the time and assistance

[gmoney]

9. Definitely try iPodRip...

Download, install, launch, connect your iPod, and transfer what you want to transfer. Just make sure you have enough hard drive space on your computer! (Might even be worth investing in a separate external hard drive, dedicated to your iTunes library.)

Enjoy!

[swimmernsecretsea]

12. Do as suggested

Use the iPod Rip. This 3rd party product works.

Check your computer to make sure you have equivalent storage on your desktop to back up your files

download, store and then create new playlists for yourself. Upload your personal content.

Just as an aside, consider downloading and installing the newest version of iTunes, v4.9. It is compatible and can access Podcasts; I listen to Air America with Al Franken that way. Podcasts are free content.

[faithnotgreed]

13. and a big thank you swimmernsecretsea

you have given wonderful counsel

any chance you can clue me about why the songs are greyed out
the ipod is hooked to the computer so the list is up but everything is greyed
and the battery is charging as we speak

before i can transfer anything i would like to get the material playable on my itunes

[gmoney]

15. Greyed out songs are Apple's nod to copyright

Apple designed the iPod and iTunes to only transfer music files one way, from computer -> iPod. This is to prevent people from copying the entire contents of all their friends iPods onto their computer.

[faithnotgreed]

17. which makes sense

but what am i missing here

i thought i use ipodrip for that (as long as the material is in compatible form)

i think ill go search for an easy tutorial/overview
because clearly i have no idea

when i see the options such as "import" or "export library" or "consolidate" i am lost
they must be a great help (when you know what youre doing~)

thanks again for your assistance

[gmoney]

4. Sounds like you're on a Mac, here's what you need:

http://www.thelittleappfactory.com/application.php?app=iPodRip

It's called iPodRip and it will let you import music from an iPod into your iTunes library. I use it for porting songs from home to work and back, but it's perfect for your application, too.

It should be a free trial, but if you keep using it, support the developers and pay the shareware fee. It's worth it and it's REALLY elegant at what it does.

Congrats on the cool music! Sounds a lot like what's in my iTunes.

[swimmernsecretsea]

5. I gotta say...

Excellently done, gmoney. I bet you have some wonderful things on your iPod.

[faithnotgreed]

11. thanks gmoney

you clearly have fantastic taste

so i can use ipodrip to transfer the stuff from my ipod to my computer
gotcha

right now with the ipod hooked up to the computer via firewire the songs are greyed out

what do i do so i can play them

[gmoney]

14. Not sure if you can play them from the iPod to iTunes

There might be a shareware that allows that, but I'm not sure what that might be. I'd only ever concerned myself with copying the files off the hard drive.

You can try www.versiontracker.com to see what other shareware options might be available (search for iPod), or try www.ilounge.com for everything you ever wanted to know about iPods, but Apple doesn't really want to tell you.

Cheers!

[faithnotgreed]

16. ok

thank you again

clearly i have no idea here so i appreciate the help and the links

ill just take my time and get acquainted

[redqueen]

6. Yiddish songs!

:bounce:

[swimmernsecretsea]

7. Do you have

Mandy Pantinkin's album, Mamaloshen?

[redqueen]

18. No, I don't have any...

but I nearly jump for joy when I hear any on the radio.

:bounce:

[faithnotgreed]

10. even a song called "yiddish blues" by david krakauer

the barry sisters
new orleans klezmer all stars

its ca-razy redqueen

[redqueen]

19. I've heard the NOKAS

Man I love that stuff... :D

[swimmernsecretsea]

20. Here are some scripts that might help:

Check here: http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scripts08.php

And here: http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/03/applescripttop10/index.php

And here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/vt3/19467

[faithnotgreed]

21. oh boy

i dont even know what scripts are

just goes to show you what direction im coming from which im glad for but i do need to catch up with the world just a little