Connecting Apple iPod to Vista-based Computer – Caution

It seems that if you connect your Apple iPod to a PC running Windows Vista (the latter being one of the most flawed products of our time, in my humble opinion), you run the risk of “corrupting” your iPod.

I don’t mean your iPod will turn to a life of crime. I mean “corrupt” in the data sense, in that your iPod no workie so good. It comes from using the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon while the iPod is connected. “Safely,” in this case, apparently means “with damage to your hardware.”

But fear not, iPod-to-Vista users, for Microsoft has released another one of its famous (infamous) upgrades to solve the problem. Here’s some history on the subject.