NormanD - OK, thanks for clarifying that. (about the syncing).

I haven't done the upgrade yet myself - I was trying to get a sense first of whether most people were able to do it successfully. It sounds like that's the case, so I will probably do it soon, probably within the next week or so, when I get a space of free time. Version 7.2 is supported to be mainly for the new IPod shuffle, but is also supposed to add more stability to iTunes7.

By the way, if anyone doesn't already know about this, a good very detailed resource for iTunes and iPod is iLounge . I especially like their detailed product reviews, which include lots of close up photos of the items, and give the pros and cons of the products, and, often, comparisons with similar products.