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Whose iPod

Whose iPod iPods, iPods, everywhere... ...Which means they are frequently lost or stolen.  ...Which means they end up in my office with a request attached stating, "Can you please try to figure out who owns this?" Device Name iTunes, the principal means for managing iPod content, allows users to name their device.  Usually, owners put their names, like John Doe, so the the device is reported in iTunes as John Does iPod.  In a fat32 formatted device, like an iPod Nano, the device name is recorded as the volume label.  When it comes to linking the device to owners, though, the device name is seldom enough.  John Doe might be too common a name, not listed in the phone book or in your records management system.  Worse, the device name might be Wookie.  What then? What Apple Doesnt Tell You The Apple Store, commonly known as the iTunes store, sells media for playback on the device.  Music and Video are popular purchases, and are sold in the MPEG-4 for...