FireWire connector problems Several readers are expressing discontent with the new proprietary data/power port on the new iPod models. As Gary Robinson writes: "The new connector to the iPod itself is ...

Apple Computer's decision early this year to offer USB 2.0 cables on some iPod models led many people to think Apple was abandoning support for its home-grown FireWire standard. Speculation cooled ...

Music transfer Using the iPod to transfer music from one Mac to another, while apparently possible, will be inconvenient. Apple clearly does not want to encourage doing this. When you first connect ...

With macOS 26, Apple has quietly ended support for FireWire. For many, it’s a footnote in a changelog. But for those who lived through the late 90s and early 2000s, FireWire was the high-speed, ...

FireWire is still Apple Computer's baby, but the proud parent is cutting the cord. With the latest crop of iPods, Apple is no longer including a FireWire cable in the box. The music players will still ...

If you’ve ever traveled with your iPod and your laptop, you know that if you want to charge and sync your player, you need to pack yet another cable. MacAlly’s new Link360 line of adapters aims to fix ...

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While I generally use this space to solve problems rather than pose them, I’d like to use its long arm to solicit your help. A few individuals on Apple’s Discussion Forums are having a very specific ...

So, my 20GB iPod is on the way, thanks to a big discount from a friend who works at Apple. My Sony Vaio has built-in FireWire that I'm hoping I can use for the initial file transfer. Longer-term, I'd ...

FireWire was an amazing technology, but it lost out to USB for very simple reasons.

There are too many variables here to get an accurate answer, but I'd thought I'd throw this issue in here to get your read on it.<BR>My brand new 20GB WinPod died before I could even use it once. Here ...