How do I transfer files from my iPod to my hard drive?

I have a 30G video iPod, and I want to transfer some files on the iPod to my PC. There doesn't seem to be any easy way to do this.
Can anyone help?
I'm on a PC with Windows XP by the way.
Thanks

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304304
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