iPod owners will be happy to know that crispSofties has recently released a new build for the iPod.iTunes tool for your Apple iPod. For the guys asking what this does, it synchronizes your iPod and computer, and evaluates the source for songs, videos and/or playlists (either from your machine or from the iPod) and only adds these.

And unlike the iPod's default auto-update function, iPod.iTunes doesn't delete content in its target, and can  transfer song-dependent data like My Rating, Last Played, Album Artwork, and more. This latest build is now at version 3.6.1 - we'll post a sample of the current changelog to give you an idea about what's been improved:

• Version 3.6.1
• For slower Macs with large iTunes libraries some functions have higher timeout values.
• Version 3.6
• iPod.iTunes has now the ability to update itself, as soon a newer release is available. This is done with one single click, making it much more easy to update the application. So I can release more often fixes/changes as soon they are done. If an update is available, you are presented by a list of the changes between your current version and the new version.
• Connecting/disconnecting iPods: No need to relaunch iPod.iTunes any longer to recognize an iPod.
• Synchronization to iPod: A possible "No more space left on iPod"-message (when there was space) will no longer appear.
• Mac OS 10.3.9: Fixed a possible problem regarding the recognition of the iTunes library file.
• Some fixes regarding the program flow.
• Various smaller changes in the user interface (mostly message texts).
• Version 3.5.2
• Compatibility for iTunes 7.4.2
  

Before you download this tool, keep in mind that iPod.iTunes reportedly does not work on either the iPod shuffle or the iPod Touch. There are two version available: One if for Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.10, the other is for Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.3.8. The downloads are available at the crispSofties site, via the read link.