[OT]Re: Use an iPod as a USB drive ?

[Marian Petrides]

 >>>All I need to do is make two copies of it, taking twice as much  
time and space.

Actually not. All you need to do on the Mac would be to use something  
like TinkerTool to show invisible files. All the audio files are in  
the iPod Control folder which is invisible unless you make it  
visible. I don't know how you do this in XP, but I'm sure there's a way.

File naming is a problem this way, though.Non-descriptive file names  
are given to files on the iPod--I suspect as part of the DRM--to make  
it harder to sort through the files and find the one you want to copy  
back to the Mac/PC. So a better way is to use one of many shareware  
utilities on either platform that let you copy files iTunes back and  
forth between the iPod and the Mac/PC. (I use iPod Access.)

Keep this in mind if you ever lose your master files in iTunes.  You  
can use this to restore those files, since you are not permitted a  
redownload--which is the only REAL irritation from my standpoint.  
Once you buy a book from Audible, you can redownload it as often as  
you like.



On May 11, 2006, at 3:24 AM, Alex Tweedly wrote:

> All I need to do is make two copies of it, taking twice as much  
> time and space.


> Yeah, OK, but that's exactly what I find disappointing.
> And I can't see any reason for that restriction other than DRM, and  
> putting the DRM requirements before the user's convenience.