How can I get music onto my ipod nano without using itunes?
At the moment, the best option for integrating iPod synchronization with Windows Media Player is XPlay. The software costs $29.95 and readily integrates iPod synchronization into the Windows shell. You can synchronize music files from the Sync tab in Windows Media Player 10 or drag-and-drop files to your iPod from Windows Explorer. The one trick to pay attention to in Windows Media Player is the appearance of two variations of your iPod. One version is listed with the name of your iPod and a drive letter like this: Your iPod (N:). A second variation only lists the name of your iPod. Be sure and use this second version or the tracks you sync won’t show up in the iPod song database. A second thing you need to set is in the properties for the iPod. On the Quality tab, Windows Media Player defaults to converting files for your device. Make sure this is unchecked or WMP will attempt to convert audio files to WMA format before transferring to your iPod. You also need to make sure the audio f
