[theyetti]

i have friends that have ipods and don't have a mac. well it just hit me "what if i had virtual pc?" well maybe you guys know? if i use virtual pc can i use an ipod with my mac without having to reformat it and put songs on such an ipod so that soemone with a pc can still use thiers with thier lesser pc machine?

[Uncle Skeleton]

As I understand it, a PC formatted ipod works everywhere and a Mac formatted ipod works only on Macs. So your friends' ipods should work fine for you. What's your question exactly?

[Randman]

You want to share an iPod with peecee friends? Why?

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally posted by Uncle Skeleton:
As I understand it, a PC formatted ipod works everywhere and a Mac formatted ipod works only on Macs. So your friends' ipods should work fine for you.

This is correct.

The only thing that *won't* work is firmware (iPod software) updates.

[bluedog]

The latest generation of iPods work on both platforms without a hitch. You don't need to worry about it.

Just plug it in, and it works! (If you have a firewire or USB port). The only thing you would want to be concerned about is if both computers were configured to manage your songs through their playlists (in that case each sync would remove the other's songs).

But that makes me wonder, would the iPod work via VPC and the USB port?