How to upload songs from iPod to your computer

Uploads song from iPod to your computer

Do you know that iTunes is one-way? That means you can only download your music from your computer via iTunes to your iPod but not transfer music from iPod to computer?

The official reason is anti-piracy. If you can copy music from your iPod to any computer (including your friends!!)….hey….that’s piracy isn’t it? We agree with that idea but then what happens:

1. When the computer crashes and need to be recovered.

2. When we just bought a new computer to replace the current one.

3. When we have a seperate computer for work/school and one for home.

4. Using two ipods on the same computer
We will need to transfer music from iPod to computer and iTunes does not support that feature. What happens then? Well, apparently many software developers agree that this is a problem and have come up with ingenious solutions that take care of the problem.

Mac OS and Windows compatible:
iPodRipiPodRip supports recovering your songs and playlists, playback of audio files and much more. iPodRip is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2 and later, and Windows XP and 2000. Trial version available.

http://www.thelittleappfactory.com/application.php?app=iPodRip
PodUtilPodUtil is a shareware utility for copying songs from your iPod to your computer. PodUtil is compatible with Mac OS X and 9.x, and Windows XP and 2000. http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/software/podutil.php
iPod Music LiberatorThe iPod Music Liberator is a full-featured music-management utility that allows you to copy music from your iPod to a Mac or PC. It supports Mac OS X and Windows XP, 2000, NT and 98. http://www.zeleksoftware.com/products.htm
iPod AccessiPod Access allows you to copy music from your iPod to a Mac or PC. It supports Mac OS X 10.1 or later and Windows XP or 2000. http://www.ipodaccess.com/

Windows PC only:CopyPodCopyPod enables you to transfer your music library from your iPod to your PC without losing ratings and playlists. CopyPod requires Windows XP or 2000. http://www.copypod.net
XplayXPlay provides a powerful Explorer-integrated drag-and-drop interface that makes transferring music to and from the iPod quick and simple. XPlay enables Windows users to use both Windows- and Mac-formatted iPods. XPlay requires Windows XP, 2000, ME or 98SE. http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/

iPod AgentiPod Agent is a freeware utility for managing contacts, appointments, mail, notes, tasks, RSS feeds, weather and more. It is not a music manager but works alongside iTunes to enable you to transfer songs from your iPod to a PC. iPod Agent requires Windows XP, 2000, or 98 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. http://www.ipodsoft.com/index.php?/software/ipodagent