Playing iPod through iTunes

>
> One simpler solution to the "iPod irritation" problem which requires no
> third-party software is to simply set the iPod preferences to "Manage
> songs and playlists manually". When the iPod is set to this mode, the
>
> [Yup, lots of people mentioned this. The caveat is that you can't set the iPod
> to be managed manually from another Mac, so once I'd left home, it was too
> late to do this. -Adam]

Actually, that's not the case. When you hook the iPod up to the other Mac,
it asks if you want to link the iPod to the library on that computer; just
say 'No', then select the iPod in the list and click on the iPod Preferences
button. You're set!

[Well, look at that, you're right. The implication in the dialog that asks about linking is that it will erase all the music if you say yes, and that it won't work with iTunes if you say no. I'll plead being sick. :-) -Adam]

The thing that stinks about manual mode is that you can't easily sync your playcounts and ratings back to iTunes for use in smart playlists.