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 ...

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 ...

[](https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/firewire.jpg) These days, the iPod is so entrenched in the market that most of us tell ...

For a moment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the future looked uncertain for the Universal Serial Bus (USB). At the time, it was IEEE 1394 (better known by the Apple trademark FireWire) that ...

connected to my external FW HD) Sigh. I can’t say I disagree. It’s disappointing that some of the versatility of the iPod had been removed, although not entirely surprising. Firewire support was ...

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Apple has a storied history of being the first company to introduce an array of new technologies in its computers, or among the very first, at least. It all started with color graphics in 1977’s Apple ...

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 ...

A first-generation iPod user who read my column on What Jobs Didn't Say emailed me a link to a discussion on Apple's support boards about Firewire support for the iPod. Apparently, Apple has ...

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 ...

I was genuinely surprised when Apple dropped FireWire sync from the iPod nano. So much so that I almost returned mine when I first made the gruesome discovery. I thought for sure that FireWire would ...

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 ...