Manage your iPod with Winamp

News earlier this week that the next version of iTunes will enable you to sync your podcasts directly with your iPod, without needing separate podcatching software, has been eclipsed by this news in Wired News about Winamp... Winamp digital jukebox a better way to manage the iPod than Apple's ml_iPod, allows iPod users to bypass iTunes and manage music collections in Winamp instead. The iPod is supposed to work with iTunes only. A new version of the software was released Monday. The only time I use iTunes is when I want to sync podcasts (and music) with my Monday's podcast that I'd had problems with version 5.09 not playing some MP3 files. Looks like the updated version has the fix for that, as those MP3s now play in 5.091. Reader Comments... Neville Hobson is the author of the popular Crayon. Visit Neville Hobson's blog: