So, my wife got me an iPod Nano as a gift, but I don't want to use iTunes.
Per this thread of iTunes alternatives, I would like to use Winamp (which I've used in the past) or MediaMonkey (which my friend uses and recommends) to manage my iPod. However, both sets of instructions indicate that the iPod has to be set up with iTunes first:
"First, make sure to enable disk use on your iPod by connecting it and opening iTunes (if it doesn’t auto-launch). Select your iPod and then click the Settings tab. Scroll down to the Options section and remove the check from the box labeled Open iTunes when this iPod is attached. Then place a check in the Enable disk use box (if it isn’t checked already). Click Apply."
I ask of the CHUD community:
1. Do I really need to use iTunes, even if just in the beginning to prep the Pod for non-iTunes use?
2. Can it be any installation of iTunes? For example, can I install iTunes on any old PC, prep the iPod, then use it with Winamp on a completely different PC?
My music/audiobook/radio program collection resides on external hard drives, not on any computer. I don't know if this makes any difference.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Per this thread of iTunes alternatives, I would like to use Winamp (which I've used in the past) or MediaMonkey (which my friend uses and recommends) to manage my iPod. However, both sets of instructions indicate that the iPod has to be set up with iTunes first:
"First, make sure to enable disk use on your iPod by connecting it and opening iTunes (if it doesn’t auto-launch). Select your iPod and then click the Settings tab. Scroll down to the Options section and remove the check from the box labeled Open iTunes when this iPod is attached. Then place a check in the Enable disk use box (if it isn’t checked already). Click Apply."
I ask of the CHUD community:
1. Do I really need to use iTunes, even if just in the beginning to prep the Pod for non-iTunes use?
2. Can it be any installation of iTunes? For example, can I install iTunes on any old PC, prep the iPod, then use it with Winamp on a completely different PC?
My music/audiobook/radio program collection resides on external hard drives, not on any computer. I don't know if this makes any difference.
Thanks in advance for your help.
