Mac Pro locking up when syncing with my iPod

Mac Pro, 2 gig memory, 3ghz quad, 5th generation iPod:
When trying to sync my ipod, everything seems to work fine, for about 200 files then it either:totally locks up my computer requiring me to press the reset button, or iTunes locks up, can not force quit, at this point can not eject ipod or any CD's in drives - can not log out (hangs) - have to press reset button.
This is what I have tried:
Total reset of ipod (using updater)
sync ipod on my laptop (works fine there) (also, works on my old G5)
Restarted computer
Unplugged all other USB devices.
All updates have been applied.
Did not touch computer while trying to sync. (even held breath)
Seems like an I/O error, but have no clue.
One time when trying, everything seemed ok, but then I noticed the song it was supposedly downloading wasn't changing. ie it was downloading the same song over and over in an endless loop. But mostly it just locks up, as described.
I also notice it takes alot longer to recognize the iPod when first plugging in.
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Yes, same thing happened.
At one point, iTunes was the only responding application. Any other action I tried to take literally took about 20 seconds. It was as if my Mac was in sloooooooo mooooooooootion...but when iTunes was the foreground app, it flew. This all occurred while iTunes was updating my iPod, mind you. You'd think it'd be the other way around, with iTunes being the slow app (it was busy updating my 60GB vPod) and everything else a little slower.
Opened Activity Monitor and iTunes wasn't hogging an abnormal amount of CPU cycles. Also, all that was listed in the 'Kind' column was 'Intel,' so it wasn't a Rosetta issue.
Very strange...eventually had to reboot.
However, this was before I did a clean install of OS X and hand copied the files from my old G4 to my new MP. The first time around when I used Migration Assistant to copy the files is when I had this and other problems.
And don't get me started on Safari...that application has it in for me. It crashed constantly on my G4 and is now crashing on schedule on my new MP. Arrrgggh!

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here is the log. as you will see it stops at 13:04 and then continues at 13:08 after reboot.
i've seen some parallel's VMs but i don't have Parallels installed. i used to have it, but then it never happened to work so i deleted it from the machine. can this be the case it is still somewhere?
pls guys, any thoughts are very welcome!!!
PS: i can cause Mac to crash the same way if necessary or if log looks inclomplete. the thing forgot to mention is: when Mac crashes and i reboot it, it will not necessarily boot up completely. i've noticed that i would have to reset the KVM switch prior to Mac's successful start up. so maybe i copied the wrong log (not the one immediately after the crash). pls advise here
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Mac Pro dual 2.6GHz, 1GB (+1GB aftermarket added half a year back, works perfectly), HDD 260GB, Nvidia 7300 256Mb.
PC - Supermicro dual xeon 1.6GHz, 4GB Ram, 4 x 36GB SCSI, Nvidia 5200 256 MB with Windows 2000 Server.
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: 64 bit mode enabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: vmpagebootstrap: 512109 free pages
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: migtable_maxdispl = 71
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: 77 prelinked modules
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI CA 20060421
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: ready
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=2 LocalApicId=7 Enabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=3 LocalApicId=6 Enabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=4 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=5 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=6 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=7 LocalApicId=0 Disabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: using 10485 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 01
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 02
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 03
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: BE5A00F3-0C3D-4125-9DE4-3F2193D3DAA8
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8025 built-in now active, GUID 0016cbfffe6cfb5c; max speed s800.
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleAHCI/PRT0 @0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDri ver/ST3160812AS P Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: replay_journal: from: 3560448 to: 7934976 (joffset 0x48b341000)
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: HFS: Removed 9 orphaned unlinked files
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: PXS1: family specific matching fails
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV40HAL loaded and registered.
Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost kernel[0]: PXS1: family specific matching fails
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Apr 18 13:03:38 localhost memberd[38]: memberd starting up
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Apr 18 13:03:39 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntel8254XEthernet: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:01:63:17
Apr 18 13:03:39 localhost diskarbitrationd[37]: disk0s2 hfs FDAB59BA-2B84-3AD5-AF66-4BD8CFA20261 Macintosh HD /
Apr 18 13:03:40 localhost lookupd[55]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Wed Apr 18 13:03:40 2007
Apr 18 13:03:42 localhost kernel[0]: Intel8254x -- Link Up -- 00:17:f2:01:63:16 -- called by interruptOccurred() --
Apr 18 13:03:42 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started
Apr 18 13:03:42 localhost kernel[0]: -- Auto-Neg Advertise Reg (04d) = 0xde1, Link Partner Ability Reg (05d) = 0x41e1, Gig Advertise Reg (09d) = 0xe00, Gig Link Partner Ability Reg (10d) = 0x4000
Apr 18 13:03:42 localhost mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Apr 18 13:03:43 localhost loginwindow[62]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Apr 18 13:03:46 localhost kernel[0]: Intel8254x -- Link down -- 00:17:f2:01:63:17 -- called by enableHardware() --
Apr 18 13:03:46 localhost kernel[0]: -- Auto-Neg Advertise Reg (04d) = 0xde1, Link Partner Ability Reg (05d) = 0x0, Gig Advertise Reg (09d) = 0xe00, Gig Link Partner Ability Reg (10d) = 0x4000
Apr 18 13:03:46 Alexs-Computer configd[34]: setting hostname to "Alexs-Computer.local"
Apr 18 13:03:46 Alexs-Computer TabletDriver[71]: RunApplication called while eRelaunching
Apr 18 13:03:52 Alexs-Computer configd[34]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-net work
Apr 18 13:03:52 Alexs-Computer configd[34]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Apr 18 13:03:52 Alexs-Computer lookupd[82]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Wed Apr 18 13:03:52 2007
Apr 18 13:03:52 Alexs-Computer ntpdate[94]: can't find host time.euro.apple.com\n
Apr 18 13:03:52 Alexs-Computer ntpdate[94]: no servers can be used, exiting
Apr 18 13:03:55 Alexs-Computer configd[34]: target=enable-network: disabled
Apr 18 13:04:15 Alexs-Computer configd[34]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Apr 18 13:04:15 Alexs-Computer lookupd[148]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Wed Apr 18 13:04:15 2007
Apr 18 13:04:15 Alexs-Computer SystemStarter[41]: "/Library/StartupItems/Tablet" failed security check: permissions
Apr 18 13:04:17 Alexs-Computer kernel[0]: Parallels Workstation Hypervisor started.
Apr 18 13:04:17 Alexs-Computer kernel[0]: Parallels Workstation VMM Main driver started.
Apr 18 13:04:18 Alexs-Computer kernel[0]: comparallels_kextPvsvnic: Ethernet address 00:01:23:45:67:89
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Apr 18 13:08:25 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabled
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here couple more logs right at the moment of crash (found in paic.log). hopefully then can shed som elight on the troubles:
pls advise
Wed Apr 18 13:04:16 2007
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A429B): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00004000, CR3: 0x01019000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x23a3d578, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00001000, EDX: 0x00004000
CR2: 0x00004000, EBP: 0x2544bc18, ESI: 0x23a3d578, EDI: 0x00004000
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x0019637c, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x2544b9d8 : 0x128d08 (0x3cb134 0x2544b9fc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x2544ba18 : 0x1a429b (0x3d0e4c 0x0 0xe 0x3d0670)
0x2544bb28 : 0x19ada4 (0x2544bb40 0x23a39578 0x2544bb98 0x84ae50)
0x2544bc18 : 0x84b148 (0x23a39000 0x2 0x2544bc68 0x1a1738)
0x2544bc38 : 0x8393d4 (0x2544bddc 0x0 0x2544bc68 0x4b0000)
0x2544bd18 : 0x6ca33a (0x23a39000 0x2544bdaa 0x2544bdaa 0x84)
0x2544bd78 : 0x6be697 (0x3c34000 0x2544bdaa 0x2544bdaa 0x84)
0x2544bdf8 : 0x6a72e3 (0x3c34000 0x1 0x2544be48 0x1a1738)
0x2544be18 : 0x6aee4a (0x553f8000 0x0 0x3ff96a27 0x3d87)
0x2544be78 : 0x546b55 (0x3c34000 0x2544beac 0x1 0x1a26ce)
0x2544bec8 : 0x54a1d0 (0x3a21e00 0x3 0x3f60ddf8 0x3d87)
0x2544bee8 : 0x54bc8d (0x3a21e00 0x7abf 0x5cbd220 0x5cbd160)
0x2544bf28 : 0x39c536 (0x3a21e00 0x3a40280 0x8 0x2)
0x2544bf78 : 0x13d7d9 (0x3a40280 0x3a87e78 0x0 0x0)
0x2544bfc8 : 0x19ac1c (0x0 0x0 0x19e0b5 0x397fcec) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(4.5.2)@0x6c9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5e0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.5)@0x69f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.5)@0x6ba000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.5)@0x6ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5e0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.5)@0x69f000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.5)@0x69f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5e0000
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.4.10)@0x531000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.9.1: Thu Feb 22 20:55:00 PST 2007; root:xnu-792.18.15~1/RELEASE_I386
Wed Apr 18 17:06:26 2007
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A429B): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00004000, CR3: 0x01019000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x23a4d578, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00001000, EDX: 0x00004000
CR2: 0x00004000, EBP: 0x25443c18, ESI: 0x23a4d578, EDI: 0x00004000
EFL: 0x00010206, EIP: 0x0019637c, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x04080010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x254439d8 : 0x128d08 (0x3cb134 0x254439fc 0x131de5 0x0)
0x25443a18 : 0x1a429b (0x3d0e4c 0x1 0xe 0x3d0670)
0x25443b28 : 0x19ada4 (0x25443b40 0x23a49578 0x1 0x4065004)
0x25443c18 : 0x84b148 (0x23a49000 0x2 0x25443c48 0x713bbf)
0x25443c38 : 0x8393d4 (0x25443ddc 0x0 0x25443c68 0x7116c2)
0x25443d18 : 0x6ca33a (0x23a49000 0x25443daa 0x25443daa 0x84)
0x25443d78 : 0x6be697 (0x3c61c00 0x25443daa 0x25443daa 0x84)
0x25443df8 : 0x6a72e3 (0x3c61c00 0x2 0x25443e28 0x1e)
0x25443e18 : 0x6aee4a (0x523e0000 0x0 0xfd8e30e2 0xc93)
0x25443e78 : 0x546b55 (0x3c61c00 0x25443eac 0x2 0x1a26ce)
0x25443ec8 : 0x54a1d0 (0x3a21e00 0x3 0xfcf5a332 0xc93)
0x25443ee8 : 0x54bc8d (0x3a21e00 0x1917 0x4336be0 0x4336b20)
0x25443f28 : 0x39c536 (0x3a21e00 0x3a40280 0x8 0x2)
0x25443f78 : 0x13d7d9 (0x3a40280 0x3a39ff8 0x0 0x3303)
0x25443fc8 : 0x19ac1c (0x0 0x0 0x19e0b5 0x5cb2144) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(4.5.2)@0x6c9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5e0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.5)@0x69f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.5)@0x6ba000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.5)@0x6ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5e0000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.5)@0x69f000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.5)@0x69f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x5e0000
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(1.4.10)@0x531000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.9.1: Thu Feb 22 20:55:00 PST 2007; root:xnu-792.18.15~1/RELEASE_I386

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Otherwise the deleted contacts are gone.

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Hi! I've just bought a bluetooth adapter so I can sync my phone with ical. I'm convinced this will bring me one step closer to a digital synchronized heaven, but (of course) I encountered a problem:
When I have added an event to my phone (Sony Ericsson T610) and syncs the calendar with my laptop (iBook G4 933 MHz), the event is "postponed" by two hours. For example: I have an appointment with - say - Pamela Anderson from 12:00 to 15:00 which I add to my phone. When syncing with iCal, the event has changed to 14:00-17:00.
When I add the event to my laptop first, and then syncs it with the phone - the time of the event is set two hours earlier . To take my great example again, the event would then appear to be from 10:00-13:00.
I've gone through all preferences etc. I can find in both iCal, iSync and on the phone. I've found no help online either... Does anyone have a clue? If so, please give me a hint on what to do, I would be immensely grateful!

I was convinced that my time zone was GMT, but when I checked it was GMT +2 hrs, which solved my problem! Thank you so much Julian for helping me solve this, I cant wait to start a synced life
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IPod classic freezes when syncing with iTunes

This is a complicated story involving my two brothers, a traded ipod, and sadness - here goes...
Brother "A" had an iPod, which was traded to brother "B". Brother "A" was on windows, brother "B" was on a mac. The ipod would not sync with the mac, even after being reformatted and restored with latest software of both itunes and ipod. When syncing it gets to song 25 and stops. Every time, no matter the song.
Here is what I have tried:
• All software updated
• Ipod was reformatted and restored
• iTunes library was rebuilt - all unauthorized songs and duplicates removed (my brothers library was a mess)
After all this it still freezes when it is copying song 25. The ipod was working fine (so brother "A" claims) when syncing with the windows machine. Any suggestions?

Make that another person WITH AN IPOD PROBLEM<<<</div>
This forum is like a hospital - you're going to see a lot of sick people!
i bought it at apple.com<<<</div>
Then Apple has a record of the purchase.
i don't think that my nearest apple store will help me either<<<</div>
Why wouldn't they? Remember - Apple has a record of the purchase.

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Don't mean to be a PITA but I need to get this right before I drop three to five grand on a new set of music tools. I'm trying to decide between Mac Pro and iMac for use with Logic. Seems there are a lot of posts regarding glitches with the new Mac Pro and Logic, whereas the posts from people with older G4s and G5s seem to indicate they are running rock solid. So you new Mac Pro folks or anyone else, please weigh in. Is the new Mac Pro "glitch heavy" or is it just a matter of tweaking the system to where it runs smooth? In general, how do you new Mac Pro folks like the way it works with Logic?

I'm mostly pleased with my MacPro 2.66. Almost no crashes with Logic, although I experience a few more bugs here and there than with my G4. Occasional CoreAudio errors, I have to restart CoreAudio if my external word clock is set to the wrong sample rate when I open a session, there seems to be a bug between high fader levels (above +4dB) and panning... little things like that.
Then again, compared to my G4, the FireWire bus is screaming fast--with most sessions, I can run a buffer of 128 samples at 96k with my MOTU 828mkII, while my G4 would sometimes glitch at 96k with 512 samples. At 96k, 256 samples, my MacPro/828mkII rig is rock-solid... I informally tested it by recording 12 test tracks simultaneously for 20 minutes, with the CPU nearly maxed out (which was difficult to do--took a bunch of Space Designers and Ultrabeats)--absolutely zero clicks or pops.
And of course, WAY more processing power than my G4.
I'm assuming that MacPro compatibility is a fairly high priority for Apple these days, so hopefully the bugs will get worked out soon. And as things are, Logic is definitely usable on a MacPro--the bugs I encounter rarely slow down my work.
So, far from perfect, but as far as new technology goes, I'd say Logic on the MacPro is above average.
Good luck!
James
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why mac pro shuts off when idle, even while charging ipad?

Thanks for replying. I have a macbook Pro. In my energy saver, I ticked the following: put hard disk to sleep when possible, wake for network access and automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep. My boyfriend has the same settings but I can charge my ipad with no interruption on his macbook Pro and it doesn't shuts off when idle. Thanks for your help

ICal change hours when sync, iCal is systematically changing hours in the calender when synced with iPad. How avoid this?

iCal is alteing the time of events in teh calender when synced with iPad. Events are moved. All times are set at the same time on iPad, Iphone and Macbook pro, but the calendars are altered on all devices when synced. How can I avoid this?
Pat V

Hi,
What timezone is your iCal set to (this may be different from your computer timezone look at the top right of the iCal window)?
What is the timezone on your iPad under Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Calendars > Time Zone Support ?
Best wishes
John M

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My macbook pro not syncing with my ipod and ipad. What do I do?

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Deleted songs on my iPod by sync with new Mac - ups! Can I sync with iPad to get all song back?

deleted songs on my iPod when sync with new Mac - ups! However all songs are still on my iPad library. Can I sync with iPad to get all song back?

You can use the transfer purchases feature to put the songs back into iTunes from the iPad - as long as the songs were purchased from iTunes.
Connect the iPad, launch iTunes and then right click on the iPad name under devices and select Transfer Purchases. But ..... Before you do that - turn off auto sync first.
Launch iTunes and the go to iTunes>Preferences>Devices>Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from syncing Automatically. Check the box at the bottom that says that. Then click OK. Then you can connect the iPad to the new Mac to transfer the purchases.
This will only work for music purchased from iTunes. If you have music ripped from CD's, you will need a third party app - like TouchCopy.
You can also download the songs again in iTunes as long as you use the same Apple ID. But read this about downloading past purchases as there are some restrictions based on where you live.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

Can I buy a Mac Pro in the U.S., with a German keyboard?

can I buy a Mac Pro in the U.S., with a German keyboard?

The Mac Pro Tower is NOT a laptop computer. It weighs 65 lbs, and holds four full-size Hard Drives. It uses a detachable keyboard.
US English
Western Spanish
French
Japanese
... are readily available at the Apple Online Store, in wired and wireless.
For German, you would have to call them and make special arrangements, or pick one up an additional keyboard when you get back home.
This thing won't fit in your suitcase. Are you sure you want to pay to ship it home again? I would be tempted to sell it when you are leaving, and buy a new one at Home.
A laptop would be a better choice. These are also available with the same four choices of languages (in all models) through the online store.
You can make all the German characters and accents with the USEnglish keyboard, but some are two keystrokes.

HT1386 How do we keep one phone contacts seperate from the other when syncing with itunes

How do you keep one phones contacts, calendar, etc from another phone when syncing with itunes?

Disable auto-syncing. Here’s how:
1. Before you plug the iPhone or iPod into the computer, go to iTunes.
2. On a Mac, go to the iTunes menu -> Preferences -> Devices.
On a PC, go to Edit -> Settings -> Devices
3. In the pop up window, look for the icon or tab that says Devices. Choose it.
4. Just below the box, you’ll see a checkbox reading "Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically."
5. Check it and click OK at the bottom of the window.
Now when you plug the phone in it won't automatically star syncing.

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