When you boot up a new Mac for the first time, Apple gives you the opportunity to copy existing settings, applications, and entire user accounts—including all data—from an existing Mac to the new one.

iPhone/iPod touch: Freeware application Simplify Media streams music from any shared iTunes library over the internet, effectively giving your limited-space iPhone or iPod touch access to your entire ...

Our fellow editor at the naughty Fleshbot suffered a catastrophic hard drive crash that killed every file in sight, and needs our help piecing things together. Dashiell writes: So I lost my entire ...

Though this is another entry perhaps more appropriate for Playlistmag.com, I’ve seen enough hand-wringing over this one in Macworld’s forums that it’s also worth examining here. The issue is what one ...

iTunes seems to use contextual menus to its detriment in the case of the iPod, where you can't change your iPod preferences without having your iPod plugged in. What do you do if those preferences are ...

MacFixIt reader Scott Rose reports some odd behavior (that may be by design) from the iPod Shuffle, where the device will not mount on the desktop, nor appear in iTunes if it is changed from its ...

Several users are affected by an issue where iTunes crashes shortly after connecting an iPod. MacFixIt reader Rory Cooney summarizes the problem: "Longtime users of iPods of various pedigree and size, ...

I thought I knew just about all there was to be known about the iPod and the syncing of same, but — proving the adage regarding aged canines and new skills — forum visitor madmaxmedia set me straight ...