Syncing Iphone Over USB Hub

I'm having no luck connecting my Iphone to Itunes using my powered Belkin USB hub, so I'm unable to sync and I'm unable to upgrade to 3.0.
I'm working on a MacBook Air and am using vs. 2.2.1 of the Iphone software.
I require a USB hub because the Air has only one USB port and I keep all my itunes songs and aperture photos on a external (powered) USB hard drive. Both the external drive and my Iphone must plug into the USB hub.
Here's what happens... I open itunes... all my songs show up and play successfully. But when I plug in my Iphone, all I get is a twirling beach ball (in Itunes). ARGH!
Any suggestions? Thanks!

I don't think it will work on a non powered hub. Is it powered? you may need to connect to Air directly.
Good Luck
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And happy Thanksgiving, by the way!

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An IMAP account is specifically designed for this.
POP accounts are more common than IMAP accounts, but IMAP accounts are not being phased out - not by a long shot. Supporting SSL for the incoming mail server and outgoing mail server is up to the email account provider for the email account. Some POP account providers support this, and some don't. I've never accessed a POP account provided by an ISP that supported SSL or provided an authenticated SMTP server.
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