With the release of the iPod Support Plug-in for Winamp 5 you can finally start using that PC formatted iPod for something other than a stylish paper weight.

Installing the plug-in will add an iPod device listing to your Winamp Media Library. Then all you have to do is connect your iPod to your PC, point Winamp to the drive letter that your iPod was assigned, and start sending your MP3 or M4A tracks from your PC to your hip little portable device.

Winamp will also play tracks directly from your iPod so you can take your collection to a friends house and blast your tunes in style without ever having to touch his/her dirty dirty hard drive.

You can even free up space of your own hard drive by deleting useless programs like iTunes and Music Match.

What's New in version 3.05:

• new: hierarchical subfolders for playlists
• new: using the notes feature for playlist folders for older iPod models
• new: Move audioscrobbler status dialogs to lower-right corner
• new: Eject Button Failsafe
• new: different resize methods for images, depending on size. (to scale down, BOX, to enlarge use BICUBIC)
• new: get iPhone FWID from serial string, no need to query registry etc.
• fixed: some dependencies in sync preferences dialog
• fixed: don't remove special podcast playlist during sync
• fixed: wrong title in folder selection dlg for photos
• fixed (maybe): Ctrl-Space hotkey on Vista?
• fixed: problem with smart view selection if empty rules existed
• fixed: MHOD_ID_JUMPTABLE should fix the problems with A-T-B-T-C-T in the fast scroll box
• fixed: better diagnostics for unpaired iPhone problems
• internal: preparation to use AmdConnection in other project

Note: Since version 5.2, Winamp has had iPod support built in. Also, it supports almost all other portable media players.