Date: 03/02/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: database, google

I just thought I'd post this for anyone who might be interested.

I got an orange shuffle for Valentine's Day, and I immediately started looking for alternatives to iTunes. I hate iTunes, especially for something as simple as a shuffle. I found a program called iShuffle that lets you organize your music on your shuffle how YOU want to and then rebuild the iPod database so it thinks you used iTunes.

Last night, I wrote a batch script that lets me right click on a Winamp playlist (m3u file) in My Computer/Windows Explorer and send the contents of the playlist to the shuffle. It's a little slow because it just uses the COPY command, so it takes a few minutes to transfer 850MB of music.

There is also a setup file to make it easy for you to use it on your own computer, along with instructions and a separate file that lets you change the iPod's drive letter in the batch file if you've already run the setup before.

I tested this on my own shuffle, and it worked beautifully.

So, if you're interested, give it a shot. If you decide you don't like it, you can just use the "Restore" feature in iTunes to erase your iPod and go back to using iTunes.

Get it here:
http://shifuimam.googlepages.com/home

It's my first real experience with writing batch files, so it might be a little ineffecient - suggestions are welcomed!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1045112.html