Synchronize your iPod to last.fm, without using iTunes
Most likely, the overwhelming part of subscribers to last.fm will know that you can send to last.fm not only the songs you hear on your computer with iTunes or any other audio player that supports plugins audioscrobbler, but also listen to the songs on your iPod, provided you do not listen to new songs on your computer, before sending the songs played on the iPod on last.fm.
However, not all users use Windows, OSX and can therefore take advantage of iTunes to send the songs played on the iPod on last.fm, or maybe NOT want to use iTunes, by some people considered too heavy, or any other similar player.
This will help in some small programs written in Java, and can therefore be used on both Windows, that on OSX, and Linux.
The first (I use) is called audiopod and unfortunately is no longer available online.
I uploaded it online and made expressly downloadable this address.
The second is called lastpod and can be downloaded at this one address (Update 23 August 2010: the link does not work, I invite you to use audiopod ).
Formally, the two programs are identical, both in operation, both in the GUI.
Sufficient to have a any operating system and Java virtual machine to use one of these two programs. jar
Console (osx e linux) or from the command prompt (Windows) type in:
java-jar nomedelfile.jar
and the screen will display the program.
Sufficient to connect the ipod, note which letter will be taken from the (Windows) or what is the path (osx o linux), go Options–>Preferences and fill in the field Location of itunesDB.
The right path is of the type lettera_ipod iPod_Control iTunes
Fill in the username and password fields with the data access last.fm.
If the ipod is completed and these fields are filled, in the main window will appear on the list of the last songs played conl'iPod.
Then just press the button Submit Tracks and read in the window below the confirmation message that advises you to connect your iPod to iTunes to sync (is a suggestion, it is not necessary to send the songs to last.fm).
Going on your last.fm profile, you will see the newly synced songs in the last listened list 🙂