Since a few weeks, I’m using an iRiver instead of an iPod.

My first task was to transfer my music from the iPod to the iRiver. And to be honest, it took me a few days before I succeeded. The iPod organizes his files in a way that’s not meant for manual intervention. Files are placed in a set of folders, but you can’t do a search on it and look for a specific song for example that you want to copy to another device. That’s why I used a small program, named Copypod. The trial version did it for me, but if I need to use it again, I will no hesitate to buy it. Note that the trial version let’s you copy only 100 files at once.

These vendors are smart. Add your stuff on a device goes fast, but moving it…

I need to say something that the Apple freaks will adore. Starting up my iRiver takes 150 secs (Viking’s one only needs 40 secs). That’s a real negative point. Viking and I have almost the same number of files, but I have at least twice as much albums and artists. I’m thinking now of creating fake albums for all these stand alone songs.
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