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iPods?????????? Ok, I'm debating on whether to get a black iPod video or a white iPod video. Which one should I get and why????????

SoCalRyDEr replied: "blak you wont really notice the scratches...and on the white one u will!!!"

Luke W replied: "you should get the black one because when you get the white, the white colour causes the image to run, making it harder to see. The colour runs at the edges. I would definitely recommend the black one :) hope you enjoy :) also, both things are quite easy to scratch and will both show, if is definitely worth investing in a see-through cover for your ipod :D good luck mate"

Mike F replied: "white because when the black ones scratch the black comes off and there are white areas"

ddmmunday replied: "the black ones have a tendecy show scracthes more than the white ones"

pupcake123 replied: "Black looks sleeker but then again white just goes with everything. If it helps, I have a white one. lol."

UnoUwant2BElikeME replied: "white. Its the classic ipod color. It looks supercute in or out of a case. Although the black may look 'cooler' out of the case, it doesnt look normal in any pale pink,yellow, or blue etc. colored cases, while the white does. And if ur looking for cute cases try coach, juicy, and i hear of but dont know for sure, about a LV case.Good luck and hope my ipod advice helped u with ur decision!!"

nellbellgirl replied: "omg me 2 you should pick the color that looks best to you if you like the "slick" look then go for the black one if you like the "pearl" look go for the white no matter what color you pick you will still love it you can always write down "balck' and "white" on a piece of paper then pull it out of a hat or something"

mel replied: "black it looks better and u dont see the scratches as well my brother has that one."

How do you put two ipods onto 1 itunes without getting each others songs? help! me and my mum both have ipods that both connect on to the same itunes on the same computer but the only thing is is that we always get each others songs on are ipods, is there a way to stop this? please help me =D

samtheman878 replied: "open ipod preferences while ipod plugged in and select manually add songs the ok ,now make two playlists one for each of you andd musin into there when you want to update ipod drag and drop that playlist"

alu800 replied: "when you plug your ipod in click on the thing that says like "so-and-so's iPod" not the part that says music, and then click on manual button so then whatever song you want on yours you just click and drag onto you music folder and when your buddy wants something else on theirs they can do the same...hope its not too confusing..write back if it is maybe i can explain better.."

n_young84 replied: "It is not possible to run more than 1 persons id on i tunes at once on 1 pc. all library material will be transfered or lost when another ipod is connected. Unless the pc you are using has multiple users and passwords then you will not be able to stop this happening. It is all listed in itunes' terms and conditions"

Kirky replied: "All you have to do is make a playlist of your music you want on your ipod and have your mom make a playlist for hers. Then when you sync your ipods click the thing that says something about 'syncing playlists' and check the box for your playlist."

jgirl replied: "Create a new User account for yourself on your computer. Open Itunes in that new User account, and then open a new window. In that new window, find the main ITunes account. Drag the music you like into your new ITunes window. The files will get copied into your new account. Make sure you always start with the New User account, and you can have all of your stuff separate! Check this link out: Method One If you share your computer with other people, one solution is to maintain separate user accounts on the computer for each person. This is useful especially if each user has different tastes in music; users can maintain separate, personalized iTunes music libraries and can customize their iPods accordingly. Mac OS X users: See "Mac OS X: How to Share a Computer with Other Users" to learn how to set up additional user accounts. Windows users: Look in your computer's Help documentation to learn how to set up additional user accounts. To locate this information, do the following: Click the Start Menu, and then click Help or Help and Support. Enter new user in the Search field. Press Return. If you create multiple user accounts on one computer but want the same music to be available in iTunes for all users, see "iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer." Method Two You may use multiple iPods on a computer without the need to create multiple user accounts. To do this, you can set iTunes to update each iPod with only certain playlists. This method allows you to put all your music on, say, your iPod and keep your iPod shuffle updated with only your workout music. Here's how to do this with iTunes 7: Create a new iTunes playlist for each iPod that contains all the music that you want to send to that particular iPod. Learn more about how to create playlists here. Learn how to Sync your iPod, read the iPod Tutorial Steps section. My teenage son and I share a computer, and he likes heavy metal and I like alternative, so this really works for us!"

How do I check how many iPods are connected to my computer? My friend says I'm only allowed to connect 5 iPods to my computer and I'm getting my sixth on friday. Is this true? And how do I check which iPods are connected to my computer and can I delete them or not?

Sheeshstylz replied: "what you have to do is plug in one of your old Ipods, and deauthroize it, which makes room for your new one, its under the menu option at the top, under stores, it will say authorize computer, and under it deauthrize"

How can I update two iPods on one computer without overlapping songs? It seems like everytime I plug in an iPod, it automatically syncs itself to whatever is in my iTunes library, which makes it really difficult to have two iPods in the same house with different music (other than deleting all the music from it every time I update it, which would be a total pain). How can I set up my computer to update them manually? Also, I have a Mac, if that helps. Thanks!

caitlin. replied: "make two separate desktops with their own itunes library. ooh oops. i didnt know you had a mac. if you create two separate playlists, and then just select all, delete, and then drag the songs you want to the library."

Kim replied: "create separate playlists for both ipods, then when the ipods are plugged in go to music, unselect sync all playlists, then select the playlist you want on that ipod, click apply, and repeat this with the other ipod. hope this helps"

How do I put different music on 2 different iPods using the same computer? I have an iPod Mini, my wife has a shuffle, and we don't want the same music on our iPods. However, iTunes won't let me share iPods without wiping the contents and adding everything currently burned onto my PC. I'm sure there's a way but whatever I do it just trys to put my music onto her shuffle....I don't want the DIrty Dancing soundtrack!!!!!

TV guy replied: "Start iTunes Go to Preferences and select "Manual" updates. (the default is "automatic"). This way you manualy drag and drop what music you want on each iPod"

frogg135 replied: "when you plug each ipod into the computer on itunes you can call them different names and they will keep these for the next time you plug them in"

Zenna M replied: "You can go to and see the section about managing two ipods on the same computer the section is title ((Shax writes, I have two Ipod Nano. The first one was already registered into the PC.....)) they provide instruction on do manage both on the same computer and have different music on both you can get ipod downloads too the site provides ipod download sites you can use"

How do I make two different ipods compatible with itunes when they are synced with the same computer? Both my ipod and my brother's is being used on my computer. His ipod is the one that is compatible with itunes; therefore, I can't access itunes on my ipod to download songs or applications. I want to know how to make both ipods compatible or know how to switch the ipod that is compatible. Thanks so much for your help.

Lake replied: "All iPods are compatible with iTunes. You just need to create your own account. Be sure to sign out when you're done and have your brother do the same. And remember to back up any files that you don't want to lose."

RicknPam replied: "If you try and sync your ipod with his Itunes it will erase anything you have and add what he has so just set up another user account on your computer so that you can each have your own itunes. start menu control panel user accounts manage accounts create account btw there is a guest account but you will not be able to download any programs on it."

Are iPods the best or worst thing to happen to the music industry? Digitally purchased or shared music is making CD sales capsize, and iPods have impacted them considerably. At the same time, iPods make listening to music an extremely convenient and more visually enthralling experience. Are iPods ultimately going to contribute to the death or reemergence of the music industry?

officialmaddy replied: "The best of course."

Mark D replied: "WORST!!!!"

TiffanyC :] replied: "Ipods are simply the best=] I have a custom made pink Ipod touch. I absolutely adore it. You should get one."

Mimi replied: "ipods are the best thing that could have happened to the music industry."

ewennington replied: "possibly one of the things thats killing the music industry. but the music phones are more so. i thought a simple use of a phone was to talk on it and text not to bust out tunes?"

thinkpinkprep89 replied: "that depends on if you work for Mac or not! :D"

undercut replied: "Great question. I hadn't considered it until you made me put my cereal down. The problem with digitally purchased music is the best albums tell stories and aren't merely compilations of songs. Each song is related to the mood of the writer and the album flows. Check out the Foo Fighters' latest to get a gist of what I mean. Anyway, buying only one song at a time is detrimental to the experience of the album. However, the last twenty years have really been crappy in terms of great albums. By great I mean essentially what I wrote earlier, in that the whole album is good, maybe not the first or second time, but years down the road when one finds it in his 200 cd book and sticks it in and really jams to it. Those are the best "records." What this means is after the two singles are released, the rest of the album is just filler, and it's not even whole milk filler; more like the horrible 1% skim milk that looks like cloudy water. The product (in general) has been so bad lately that I'm hesitant to buy a cd new and will generally wait to see if I can get it used. The music industry has done it to themselves. They've been producing so many crappy products for so long that people are digging out their old music just to fill the drive time. With Metallica so worried and crying about the sharing of music (and it is illegal), new bands are hard to find and many play the same riffs, just in different order, anyway. To answer your question, I say iPods are neither. The music sucks not because of the iPod, but because of the consumers' overwhelming ability to settle for the crap the industry is making. Good music is good, and the bad eventually disappears into oblivion and takes the intellect of it's fans with it. The iPod and mp3 players, if anything, have made people learn what song goes with which artist and makes the discussion of music (however bleak) enlivening. And that's what music is about: bringing people together. As Hendrix said, "Young, energized people will either go to a concert or a riot." I choose the former."

How can i set up my itunes for three different ipods on 1 computer? we have three ipods, but only one computer, and one itunes account with about 1300 songs on it. How can i set it up so that we each can have our own set of songs. Everytime we plug oue ipods in to sync them, we have to go through the entire song list and check and uncheck which songs we want or don't want.

Christopher T replied: "Make a playlist for each iPod, and on each iPod's preferences on iTunes, select the playlists you want to sync for that specific iPod."

Blake replied: "Create three new playlists. Put one person's songs in one playlist, another's in another playlist, and the last's in the last playlist. Then, set each iPod to sync whatever playlist belongs to them. Sync the iPods. If you need a more in-depth description of this, go here (I've already had to explain this two other times XP): The best of luck to you. Blake"

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How do you create 2 different iTUNES libraries for 2 iPODs on one computer? Me and my sis are both getting iPODs. This is her first iPOD and this is my 4th one. I dont know how to create 2 libraries seperate from each others on iTUNES, and upload for 2 completley different iPODs. I have Windows XP, and i dont like my sisiter's music. Can anybody help?

Jesus_lover replied: "well, there can only be one library, but you can both make different files with your names under it and make it all the music that you individually like. just transfer all the music from your library that you like to your file. oh and to create a new file, just go to the thing at the top of iTunes that says file and click on "Create New File" and you can name it whatever you want."

How do I download different music to different kinds of ipods threw the same computer? So in total in my family we have like three ipods but we all like different kinds of music,how do we download different music into the three different ipods, do i make another folder or something, because since we like alot of music putting all of our music together makes it complicated to look for a specific song,video,or picture and takes more space... thanx in advance!

kenzie replied: "when you connect an ipod to the same computer account and itunes program, you can change settings (has to be while connected) to just take certain selected (checked) songs or just certain playlists you can do it that way or you can have more than one user account on the same cpu and have itunes on all of htem then paste the music into each different one for which music you want"

Helen C replied: "This ipod manage software can transfer the files from ipod to computer, ipod to iTunes, ipod to iTunes, and iPod to iPod:"

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