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My home iMac houses all of my music, photos, and movies. My company-issued Windows laptop has all of my schedule and contact info, and lots of documents. I chose to use my iMac as my home-base for my new iPod Touch, mainly for the photos, since I was not aware of any sync-able photo app on Windows. (I didn’t look very hard, either. Copying my music to the laptop is one thing; photos are a different ball game). As expected the iPod integrates seamlessly with my iMac: plug, unplug and go. My entire media collection goes with me wherever I go, including podcasts bluetoothed to my car stereo during my 45-minute commute. I have a few simple puzzle-games to pass the time while I’m waiting in line somewhere. I bought the Kindle reader app too, and have now finished a couple of eBooks (very readable to my 5-decade-old eyes).

Finding bridges to my business stuff has been more challenging. Using Google as an intermediary is not an option because exporting business data to an outside server violates my company’s policy. I have not yet been able to find a way to conveniently sync with my Outlook info and work documents without switching my iPod to be completely based off of my laptop. I can get the data, but it involves multiple steps. Part of the difficulty is that there does not seem to be a standard way of transferring info via USB except for the iTunes/iPod sync. Several apps use http transfer via WiFi, but the company won’t allow iPods or other PDAs on their network (viewed as a security risk).

All tolled, l very much like the iPod’s functionality and look-and-feel. All products have trade-offs and this one shows how cleverness and attention to ease-of-use can turn challenges into coolness.
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