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When I bought my iPod nano, I had a Mini. There was no question on which computer would get to interface it! If you’re still wondering, it was the Mini.
However, once I sold the mini, I was faced with the problem of having to update the iPod. iPods aren’t Mac and PC compatible. They’re Mac or PC compatible. Once you sync it with either a Mac or a PC, it’s stuck to that platform. When I inserted mine into my PC, it recognized it as an unformatted iPod. O joy! So, I went program searching..

And I found XPlay! Huzzah for not naming it “iPlay” !

Anyways, XPlay is a great program for Mediafour Corporation which let’s you use your iPod on any Windows machine. Wait, doesn’t iTunes do the same? No. XPlay syncs any type of formatted iPod. On any version of Windows. That means Windows 98/Me users, and Mac formatted iPods can be easily used with the help of this software. So, I decided to give it a try

Installation is pretty straightforward. You download the executable, install it, and restart Windows. Yes, installing any little software is just an excuse for restarting Windows.
After restarting, you’ll notice the XPlay icon resting on the system tray.
Now just connect the iPod to your USB/Firewire port, and double click XPlay. It’ll walk you through a wizard setting up the iPod.

From there on, Explorer will recognize the iPod, and you’ll see an XPlay folder there, from which you can drag and drop music in and out of the iPod.
You can also use iTunes normally for the iPod.

There we go! Cecilia (that’s my iPod nano) is now updated with the latest Michael Buble, and is a content with it.

XPlay is a software that will come in handy to those having PCs and Macs, and also for those stuck in a PC environment for a few days, after a mac.

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