The two advantages of using something like jHymn is that you don't get the loss from converting from AAC to WAV and then to mp3, and you don't have to re-enter the meta data (artist, title, etc.) Some of the smart tagging tools like MusicBrainz may take care of the latter problem. --rick Matt Waters wrote: > Richard Hoffbeck wrote: >> You just have to import the music from the iPod. Its stashed in a hidden >> folder with munged file names but most music managers will let you >> rename the files when you import them using the meta data embedded in >> the .mp3. >> >> In Windows you just have to go into Explorer->Tools->Folder >> Options->View and enable Show Hidden Files and Folders. This is mostly >> useful if your disk crashes since otherwise you have the files in the >> iTunes Library. >> >> Linux doesn't care about the hidden attribute so you can just mount it, >> find the directory and copy over the music. >> >> If you have a bunch of stuff from the iTunes store the easiest thing to >> do is grab a copy of jHymn, copy all of the .m4p files to a >> subdirectory, drag them into jHymn, and then re-import the .m4a files >> without the DRM wrapper. >> >> Right now jHymn doesn't work with iTunes 6.0 or above so if you've >> upgraded the only option is to mark the protected files, burn them to CD >> and the rip them again > Interestingly enough, I just burned my ITMS music to a CD, ripped it > with Windows Media Player, and it's working fine, even with iTunes (And > yes, I deauthorized my computer to make sure) It seems too easy, tho. Am > I missing something? > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list