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I am wiping this article clean because it's been 3 years since the original article was written and so much has changed in iTunes that most of the information is obsolete.

iTunes has become the flagship product at Apple with nearly every consumer device Apple makes: the iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, along with other iApps such as iPhoto to help deliver a super solution to consumer's for their media needs.

Apple is constantly updating this application so it has been very difficult to keep up to date with the in's and outs. I hope to revamp this portion of the site to give more of my own insight into iTunes and it's devices and how to better use them.

General Tips

• Tip 1:

  Always makes sure you are using the most up to date software as many times the problems you may face have already been fixed. Download the latest iTunes version.

Frequent Questions

• How can I sync my iPod with multiple computers?

  With the introduction of iTunes 8, you can now sync your iPod with multiple computers but you must set it up first. You do that by telling iTunes not to automatically sync the iPod but instead you will manage your media manually. You can follow the directions on this Apple support page for Using iPod with multiple computers.

  The only thing I noticed was if you want to sync Podcasts or iTunes U content you can not drag them over to the Podcasts or iTunes library within the Device menu. Instead you must copy them over to either the Music if it's an audio file or Movies for a video file. Other than that, it works perfectly fine - at least when I did it.

• What is the difference between a Podcast and iTunes U?

  They are basically the same except that the content delivered from iTunes U are from Universities and thus official content. These podcasts are typically recordings from lectures given to students and thus are very educational. Podcasts on the other hand are published by anyone and have no validity on the information given.

  iTunes U is a great way to go to university for free and from your own home. You can browse via universities or by subject matter and find great informational content to watch via iTunes, your iPod, or AppleTV, and all for free.

Get Help from Apple

If you need more information or help please check out the very good Apple support pages.

• Download the latest version of iTunes
• Descriptions of iTunes Features
• Apple Support for iTunes
• Apple Support for the iPod

I do get questions time to time but I'm just too busy to answer them directly. I hope to have more time in the future to create something that'll allow people to answer those questions here on this site but I don't know when that'll happen. If I see a general pattern of questions and answers I'll try to put that list here.

Until then, thanks for checking out this page and please see the Apple support pages for help. Apple does an excellent job at answering your questions.