Feb 1, 2005 
Today I got my iPod mini, and Magnus got his Mac mini. It was probably the same TNT guy who delivered them.
After putting it in my pants and taking a picture, just like Magnus did (yes, that’s an insider joke), I proceeded to plug it in.
So here are the steps required to install an iPod under Windows.
- Eagerly unwrap the iPod and the dock.
- Optional: put it in your pants and take a picture.
- Plug the Firewire cable into the PC and connect the dock, and put the iPod in the dock.
- Wait while nothing happens.
- Unpack the USB cable, and plug it straight into the iPod.
- Wait while nothing happens.
- Spot the “Install software before connecting iPod” sticker.
- Install software.
- Do the mandatory Windows™ reboot.
- Yay, is working! Format it, copy a few songs to it.
- Sigh at the crappy USB 1.1 on your motherboard.
- Put the iPod back in the Firewire-connected dock.
- Wait while nothing happens.
- Wonder if dock is broken.
- Realize that you need to push the iPod into the dock with holy crap, did I break it? force.
- Do the mandatory Windows™ reboot, since Windows needs to reinstall drivers every time you put external hardware in a port it hasn’t been connected to before. Roll eyes, think degrading thoughts about Gates, all that.
- All is well with the world.
The dock does look a bit flimsy and plastic, but it has some nice weight to it, is quite sturdy, and has a rubber bottom to prevent it from sliding around.
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