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I also use my iPod on both platforms. The one thing to look out for is that you have to hook it up to a PC first -- the first time a new (or newly reformatted) iPod is used, it will format itself to match the computer it's hooked up to*. Macs can read the PC format (just as they can read USB thumb drives, PC formatted disks, and so on), but PCs can't read the Mac format.
* Actually, I'm lying -- they all come in the PC format, and a Mac will immediately reformat a new one (that is, if you haven't typed in your serial number -- it doesn't matter whether you hit the button to submit your data to Apple) but will leave it alone once it's been initialized (Apple has never given me a good answer about why they do things this way -- my life would be a lot easier if they gave people the choice when they plug into a Mac.)
Macs can read the PC format (just as they can read USB thumb drives, PC formatted disks, and so on), but PCs can't read the Mac format.
OK, that explains it. Except that mine, purchased a year ago, and FAQWife's, purchased a few months before that, both came Mac Formatted out of the box. When I plugged them into my PC, they both needed to be reformatted for PC before I could proceed.
Until a certain point, they sold separate Mac and PC formatted packages (my first iPod came PC formatted, and I got the Powerbook a few weeks later. Bah!), but since somewhere after that first batch of 4G's, they've been shipping a universal version.
amych, thanks for the link to the extension. Unhappily, I haven't been able to download any Firefox extensions to my laptop -- when I try, it tells me extensions are disabled. So I click on options and tell it not to warn me when extensions are being installed, and it still won't install the extension. Help?
Unhappily, I haven't been able to download any Firefox extensions to my laptop -- when I try, it tells me extensions are disabled. So I click on options and tell it not to warn me when extensions are being installed, and it still won't install the extension. Help?
I had this happen with my Windows XP machine. In ended up having to go into a special Firefox file and changing something from "off" to "on" or vice versa. I'll see if I can dig it up.
I remember some more!
Type in your browser just words
about:config
and hit enter. Then you can right click on any line to change it's setting.
Let me see if I can find the line you need to change....
ETA: While I'm checking, here's a page of all the about:config settings:
[link]
ETA Much later, after 'Suela found the xpinstall:
There is a page that talks about this:
[link]
Firefox 1.5: If you previously disabled this option and then updated to Firefox 1.5, the disabled setting will be carried over. Since the option to enable software installation no longer exists in the UI, you will need to use about:config to reset the "xpinstall.enabled" preference to the default "true" value (bug 310737). Here's step by step how to do this: Type about:config to Location Bar and hit enter. Type xpi to filter and find xpinstall.enabled. Make sure it's value is true. (double click will toggle). Now you should be able to install.
Hm. I found my way there, but I can't figure out which one to change.
Woo hoo! Found it! xpinstall.enabled was set to False, dunno why. Thank you, Amych and Daniel!
You're welcome, Consuela.
