Product Review: Apple iPod, iTunes & Anapod

I bought an Apple iPod awhile back, because I thought it was a good idea, since working on computers of having a data storage system small enough to fit into a shirt pocket, but large enough in size to hold sizable amounts of data. Plus, I sold my old RIO MP3 player, and was into the iPod for the obvious reason. I bought the 20 gig version, and am very satisfied with it. I will however say that iTunes, isn't that great. (I am an old Musicmatch Jukebox junkie) I don't care for iTunes interface, and really don't like the "automatic" sync when device is plugged into it. Last complaint is the "double files" you seem to get when sync*ing with iTunes. 30% of the 4 gigs worth of tunes I have on my iPod are duplicates. (Very annoying, seems that they copy from iTunes a second time for some reason, from PC to PC) Another thing that kinda annoyed me about the iPod, is that at the time, there did not seem to be a way to "explore" the iPod for files, etc. After some searching on the net, I have came across a highly recommended program for the iPod to use like Windows Explorer. It is called Anapod, and you can find it here: http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/ This program costs $25.00 for a personal license, and is worth every penny. It validates your iPod serial number, and generates a unique key to let you register the product. Since I have began using this program on the iPod, I have been able to easily name, replace, delete and move files on the iPod through my computer using an explorer interface.

I would rate the iPod a 4.5/5.0 (Battery life still sucks)
iTunes 2.0/5.0 (Looking for replacement program as we speak)
Anapod 5.o/5.0 (Awesome little app, does exactly what it says)