First of all, i'm 19 and have not got enough money to buy a new computer equipped with firewire. I did, however, have enough money to buy a new 10GB iPod which i am obsessed with! The only problem is, my computer will only recognise iPod as a drive, it will not sync with iTunes. To show my devotion to the iPod, i burned all my MP3s onto several CDs and took everything over to my friend's house and installed it on his PC, and then after 2 days of tedious activity, i put my songs on the iPod at last. My friend doesn't have an internet connection, so i can't update my iPod with any cool software updates that i hear so much about!

I have tried everything i can to get my iPod to work on my iMac but to no avail; and then to taunt me, iTunes opens automatically when i plug the iPod in using a USB 2.0 cable! I thought it was finally working, but it still doesn't recognise it, so i don't know why it opens automatically, i guess just to p*ss me off. Whenever i get a new album, i have to go over to my friend's and it's really a pain in the a**, i was hoping that Apple would release a firmware update to allow older mac users to experience easy iPod use. They gave more support to PC users which is unfair to loyal mac users, i have emailed them but they don't reply to feedback, so i have no idea if there is anything being done about it. This really makes me want to tear my hair out! I think this is the strongest love/hate relationship between man and machine. Does anyone have any news on whether Apple will provide support for USB mac users? Any suggestions or alternative solutions would be greatly appreciated...

Gal19