Mac OS X 10.4: Use iTunes for iPod syncing

In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you can sync contacts and calendars to your iPod with iSync 2.0. But you may notice that you cannot add iPod to iSync once the latest version of iTunes is installed. That’s because iTunes will take over these duties from iSync. Follow these steps to configure what contact and calendar information you want synced to your iPod:

1. Connect your iPod.
2. Open iTunes if it doesn't automatically open.
3. Select your iPod in the Source pane.
4. Click the Contacts tab.
5. To turn on contact syncing, select "Sync Address Book contacts."
6. To turn on calendar syncing, select "Sync iCal calendars" (you may need to scroll down to see this).
7. Click Apply and iTunes will sync the information to your iPod.

If you are using Mac OS 10.4 or later but haven't upgraded to at least iTunes 4.8, you can continue using iSync to sync contacts and calendars to your iPod. Please note that iSync will not automatically launch when you connect your iPod. Instead, your information will sync to iPod in the background whenever you connect it.

If you are using Mac OS 10.3.9 or earlier, you cannot use iTunes to sync contacts and calendars to iPod.

1. Once you start using iTunes to sync your contacts and calendars with your iPod, you won't be able to use iSync to synchronize with your iPod.
2. Calendars that have a colon ":" in the name may not sync to the iPod.