Another ipod in the family = confusion

babel2

my mum just bought herself a new ipod, and im not sure how to connect it to itunes. it says i have to download the newest version but im not sure if i do so will it merely upgrade the one i have now or will i have 2 separate programs??? any help appreciated.

Bluefoam

2 ipods can work with itunea and you can set different oreamiters for each device. Only one copy of itunea is required

mad muffin

Bluefoam wrote: »

2 ipods can work with itunea and you can set different oreamiters for each device. Only one copy of itunea is required

While that is true, I find the best and easiest thing to do is to create a separate user account on the computer.


No mess, no fuss. That way each person has their owen music library and preferences.

Bluefoam

mad muffin wrote: »

I find the best and easiest thing to do is to create a separate user account on the computer.


No mess, no fuss.

Eh? :rolleyes:

mad muffin

Bluefoam wrote: »

Eh? :rolleyes:

What?:rolleyes:

Bluefoam

mad muffin wrote: »

No mess, no fuss.

Surely the 'no mess, no fuss' approach would be to plug the ipod into the existing account. iTunes is incredibly adaptable to having multiple iPods in use & manages the music in a very straight forward way.

Also, by not having multiple user accounts on the computer, you minimise maintenance & storage requirements, keeping the computer running better...

mad muffin

Bluefoam wrote: »

Surely the 'no mess, no fuss' approach would be to plug the ipod into the existing account. iTunes is incredibly adaptable to having multiple iPods in use & manages the music in a very straight forward way.

Also, by not having multiple user accounts on the computer, you minimise maintenance & storage requirements, keeping the computer running better...

That's fair enough. But would you want your mother, wife, girlfriend or anyone else messing with your main admin account?

Potentially doing something on iTunes and messing up your music library?

I know I wouldn't...I guess we'll have to agree to disagree

Bluefoam

mad muffin wrote: »

That's fair enough. But would you want your mother, wife, girlfriend or anyone else messing with your main admin account?

Potentially doing something on iTunes and messing up your music library?

I know I wouldn't...I guess we'll have to agree to disagree

Fair enough, It didn't occur to me, as I have nothing to hide...

granturismo

mad muffin wrote: »

That's fair enough. But would you want your mother, wife, girlfriend or anyone else messing with your main admin account?;)

Good point. I set a shared folder to store music files and back up every month to an external hard drive.

Simon201

Bluefoam wrote: »

2 ipods can work with itunea and you can set different oreamiters for each device. Only one copy of itunea is required

Is itunea the new plural of iTunes....

and wtf is oreamiters........


ah no tis ok... someone's been swapping the keys on your keyboard me thinks!

time42play

babel2 wrote: »

it says i have to download the newest version but im not sure if i do so will it merely upgrade the one i have now or will i have 2 separate programs??? any help appreciated.

It will just upgrade the version of iTunes you have now. The newest iPods insist on having the latest update, but then you need to consider whether to create a new account / library for her or add her stuff to your own.