[Discuss] MP3 Players

[Adam Parkin]

Steven Kurylo wrote:
> The music is not "hidden" in any way.  What it does do is give all the
> mp3's a fixed length file name and limits the amount of files per
> directory.  I've even connected my ipod to a friends windows computer
> and copied the music to from the ipod.

That's true you can do this, but if you use iTunes to copy the music to 
the iPod then (at least on the Shuffle) as you pointed out, the 
filenames will be *obscured*.  IIRC it makes the directory containing 
all music hidden as well (ie sets the "hidden" file attribute) which is 
easy enough to get around, but is another example of how Apple is making 
their intentions clear -- it's not intended to be a device which you can 
use to copy MP3's from one machine to another.
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Adam Parkin