Hi all,

I've been reading through various threads on the forum, and i've noticed a lot of reference to 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation ipods...can anyone tell me how i can tell whichgeneration iopd i have? I've only bought mine a few days ago (a 20gb one) so does this mean it's a 3rd gen? or has the 3rd gen not been released yet?

Also, i've noticed mention to updating ipod software: does the itunes software need to be updated as well as the actual ipod software - or does the itunes update do this for you? ..how can u tell which version of itunes you have? and what's the latest version? and if i DL an update does my current library stay in tact?

Thanks for any answers!