[Omek]

Hi there. I just started a new internship where I'm forced to use a PC, but I can still bring my trusty 17" with me. However, I still have to do a lot of work on the PC.

The only burning app they have on it is Roxio's Easy CD creator. And, I tried putting CD-RW in my 1.33 GHZ 17" Powerbook and it wouldn't read them at all. I went to look at the settings, and there is no Mac/PC hybrid option. Is there a small app for Windows somewhere out there that can burn CD-Rs and RWs that are Mac and PC compatible?

I would just network my laptop to the PC, but I already tried and there's so many firewalls and crap that it's pratically impossible.

And also, does anyone know if I re-format my iPod on a Windows machine if it will still be compatible with my Mac when I plug it in? I could just transfer files that way if that works, but I didn't want to format my iPod and then not have it work with my Mac.

Thanks,
Omek

[mduell]

With Roxio you may have inadvertently used their DirectCD program.

Rather than trying to hunt down some 3rd party utility, just use the CD burning that's integrated in Windows. Put a blank in, drag and drop you files to the CD drive in My Computer, and when you're done hit "burn these files to disk" (or something similar).

[ghporter]

As mduell says, use what's in Windows. It's free, and though it's a little slower than Roxio (at least to me) it does work.

[Omek]

thanks guys! I'm fairly new to navigating through XP, so I didn't know it had such a feature. Do you guys know anything about formating an iPod on a PC? Will it still be backward compatible with a Mac?

[ghporter]

If you format your iPod for Windows, you can sync it with either a Mac or a Windows computer. The "format" only addresses which platform (Mac or Windows) you MUST use to install updates for the iPod.