Since the wife is getting a new iPod Classic for xmas, I've inherited the old mini. The only thing I wasn't looking forward to was infecting my computer with iTunes and SlowTime and whatever other assorted garbage Apple saw fit to bestow upon me.

Luckily, I found that I don't have to suffer that indignity. It turns out that WinAmp detected the thing, let me easily move files to it, wipe out what's on it, etc.

Best things about WinAmp vs. iTunes;

1. No god-awful Apple UI.
2. No need to install extra software, as I already have WinAmp for playing back audio files. I know some people use the vastly inferior Windows Media Player for this purpose, I still prefer WinAmp because a) it doesn't use up half my RAM and CPU time, b) it plays FLAC files, c) it is much prettier than WMP.
3. You can copy files TO and FROM the iPod, not just TO it like iTunes.
4. It doesn't bind itself to one particular iPod, you could have 6 iPods with WinAmp.
5. In addition to playing FLAC files, it'll also automatically transcode them into mp3/AAC when syncing.
6. It's not Apple! (Although this might be a slight repetition of #1)

Doo-wah-ditty.